2011 Archives
Beef for Father’s Day
Proclamations
WHEREAS, the beef cattle industry is one of the largest segments of the agriculture community, consisting of 28,000 cattle farms statewide and representing a two billion dollar industry
Foster Care Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem and support, is the very foundation of our communities and our State
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders characterized by excessive instability of the joints; fragile and hyper-elastic skin that bruises, scars and tears easi…
Governor Bentley Requests Direct Federal Assistance for Alabama Public Waterways
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY—.Governor Bentley announced today that he has asked FEMA to provide the State with direct Federal assistance to clean the tornado storm debris from Alabama's public wat…
Governor Bentley Withdraws Names of Auburn Trustee Recommendations
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley has withdrawn the names of nine individuals recommended to serve on the Auburn University Board of Trustees. Governor Bentley took this action s…
The 1961 Freedom Rides 50th Anniversary Commemoration
Proclamations
WHEREAS, in 1961, the Freedom Riders, over 400 brave men and women committed to nonviolence, boarded buses and traveled across the South to challenge the non-compliance with a three-yea…
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Expands Engine Plant
Press Releases
MONTGOMERY – Governor Bentley and HMMA President and CEO Young Deuk Lim sign project agreement before making the plant expansion announcement. Looking on as the Governor signs t…
Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge
Proclamations
WHEREAS, the Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge will be an annual event in Cullman, Alabama
Hartselle’s Cotton Pickin’ Barbeque Cook-Off
Proclamations
WHEREAS, from the Gulf of Mexico to beyond the mighty Tennessee River, Alabama is known throughout this nation for its fine barbeque
The 24th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup
Proclamations
WHEREAS, Alabama Coastal Cleanup encompasses the cleanup of over 300 miles of beach front, bays, coastal waterways, state and federal highways, county roads, bridges, causeways and coas…