April Spotlight

Alabama Living Magazine

Academy of Honor seeks nominations

The Alabama Academy of Honor is accepting nominations for inductees into the Class of 2021.  

Cynthia Tucker Haynes is inducted into the 2017 Alabama Academy of Honor on Oct. 23, 2017, in the Old House Chamber in the State Capitol.

The Legislature created the Alabama Academy of Honor on Oct. 29, 1965, to bestow honor and recognition upon living Alabamians whose outstanding accomplishments and service have significantly benefitted or reflected great credit on the state of Alabama. 

Recent inductees include Tim Cook, Nick Saban, Condoleezza Rice, Randy Owen, Cynthia Tucker Haynes and Bryan Stevenson. 

Current members of the Academy will elect new members in a ceremony to be held later in 2021. Additional details will be released in the coming months. The Academy is accepting nominations until April 12, 2021.

Nomination forms are available online at AlabamaAcademyofHonor.org or by calling the Academy’s office at 334-242-4441.


Civil Rights Trail app redesigned

The Alabama Civil Rights Trail mobile app has been redesigned and provides a better user experience to explore the history of Alabama’s role in the civil rights movement. Originally released in 2014, the updated app allows for exploration of key landmarks, museums, trails, and public spaces to assist those planning a visit across the state or anyone wishing to learn more from afar.

Users who share their location can learn more about nearby destinations to visit and explore more about civil rights history; bookmarking favorite destinations, media and people offers the ability to continue visits at a later time. 

The app features a media library and an interactive timeline to explore the events of the era. The free app is available in the App Store and Google Play Store.


Take us along

We’ve enjoyed seeing photos from our readers on their travels with Alabama Living! Please send us a photo of you with a copy of the magazine on your travels to: [email protected].  Please include  your name, hometown and electric cooperative, and the location of your photo. We’ll draw a winner for the $25 prize each month.

Rufus Mitchell of Pittsview took his magazine along on a recent ski trip to the Eldora Ski Resort in Nederland, Colorado, just north of Boulder. He’s a member of Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative.
Rufus Mitchell of Pittsview took his magazine along on a recent ski trip to the Eldora Ski Resort in Nederland, Colorado, just north of Boulder. He’s a member of Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative.
Kimberly Ramsey, a member of Baldwin EMC, braved the winds at Jolly Beach, outside Georgetown in Exuma, the Bahamas. “It was an extremely windy day with gusts up to 45 mph,” she wrote. “I was trying to read my magazine and saw the part about taking a picture of it on your vacation.”
Kimberly Ramsey, a member of Baldwin EMC, braved the winds at Jolly Beach, outside Georgetown in Exuma, the Bahamas. “It was an extremely windy day with gusts up to 45 mph,” she wrote. “I was trying to read my magazine and saw the part about taking a picture of it on your vacation.”
Bob Watkins, a member of Cullman Electric Cooperative from Hanceville, brought his magazine when he visited the Wright Brothers Memorial on the  Outer Banks of  North Carolina.
Bob Watkins, a member of Cullman Electric Cooperative from Hanceville, brought his magazine when he visited the Wright Brothers Memorial on the Outer Banks of  North Carolina.
With so many beautiful places right here in Alabama to enjoy, Brad and Sandra Peppers of Cullman say they often come to relax in the Bankhead National Forest and to catch up on reading Alabama Living! They are members of Cullman Electric Cooperative.
With so many beautiful places right here in Alabama to enjoy, Brad and Sandra Peppers of Cullman say they often come to relax in the Bankhead National Forest and to catch up on reading Alabama Living! They are members of Cullman Electric Cooperative.

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