Hannah Holcombe
ReporterHannah Holcombe is a student intern at the Alabama Public Radio newsroom. She is a Sophomore at the University of Alabama and is studying news media. She has a love for plants, dogs and writing. She hopes to pursue a career as a reporter.
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Birmingham’s beloved and iconic fireworks show will once again be lighting up the sky around Vulcan for the Fourth of July in the Magic City. Thunder on the Mountain is one of Alabama’s largest Independence Day firework displays. -
The Helen Keller Festival is once again coming to the birthplace of the Alabama-native in Tuscumbia to honor the state historical figure. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia on June 27, 1880. A childhood illness left Keller both blind and deaf when she was just 19 months old. -
Invisible Histories in Birmingham collected its 150 LGBTQ+ archival last month after six years of working to preserve materials that represent the rich history of the southern LGBTQ+ community. -
Invisible Histories, which locates, collects, researches and creates community-based, educational programming around LGBTQIA+ history in the Deep South, is hosting a virtual discussion about southern sapphic history. Registration for the event closes on Monday, June 24. -
The annual spring Alabama State Fair recently rolled through the Birmingham Racecourse. Alabama Public Radio explored the sights and sounds of the state showcase. -
Alabama Senate Joint Resolution 85 has proclaimed June 2024 as Tick-Borne Disease and Illness Awareness Month in Alabama. The resolution aims to educate Alabamians about tick prevention and of the symptoms associated with many tick-borne diseases and illnesses. -
Alabama residents are being invited to visit the state’s first cat café to consider giving a feline friend a home during Adopt-A-Cat Month in June. Gatos and Beans opened in 2019 in the Birmingham neighborhood of Avondale, where patrons can latte and relax among feline friends looking for forever homes. -
The Alabama Department of Public Health is reminding residents of Lowndes County to complete an Environmental Health Assessment. The evaluations will help the department identify which households need septic tank installations. -
Alabama’s new Hands-Free Law is going into effect on Saturday, June 15. The law makes is illegal for Alabamians to use a cell phone or other electronic devices while driving. -
The U.S. Supreme Court is ruling to uphold access to one of two pills used in medication abortion. Meantime, the first over the counter birth control pill is still on the shelves in Alabama, but abortion rights supporters caution of a possible federal contraceptive ban.
