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ALBBAA adds new marketing director to staff

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association has added Prattville resident Rhett Hollon as the organization’s new marketing director.

May 10, 2023

The annual Big Gobbler Photo Contest is designed to showcase Alabama’s Black Belt.

March 27, 2023

Two watchdog groups filed the Title VI complaint, alleging the state has not adequately addressed the ongoing sanitation problems.

March 7, 2023

“I am devastated and heartbroken by the tornado damage in my hometown of Selma and throughout the Black Belt," Sewell said.

January 13, 2023

The legislation will designate 14 counties in the Alabama Black Belt region as a national heritage area.

December 26, 2022

The $348 million include more than $77 million in grants approved for communities in Alabama’s Black Belt.

September 16, 2022

This legislation would designate areas within the 19 counties in Alabama’s Black Belt as a National Heritage Area.

July 20, 2022

The underlying prevailing theme emerging from the Alabama political arena this year is that women have arrived politically in the Heart of Dixie.

July 13, 2022

The University of Alabama’s Education Policy Center report, the last in the series, focuses on local leaders in the Black Belt.

April 26, 2022

The Education Policy Center report notes Alabama has made strides since 2019 toward addressing infrastructure problems, but more is needed.

April 19, 2022