Alabama

Special rodeo at Ala. National Fair
[Oct. 16, 2009] Ironmen Outdoor Ministries set up the rodeo event for people in the area who are either physically or mentally handicapped. Participants got to take part in ...

Arena gets 1st new contract, 11-month deal brings cutting horse show to Andalusia
[Aug. 30, 2009] Bullard said Friday, the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) has signed an 11-month contract to secure the first weekend in each month for a “cutting event” at the arena. The first show is slated for Sat., Sept. 5.

BamaJam Garners High Praise from Down Home
[Aug. 5, 2009] By Claire Ratliff

Rodeo player dies in weekend wreck
[Jul. 28, 2009] Troy University is mourning the passing of Daniel Clemmons, a 20-year-old sophomore from Florence, who was killed in a one-car accident Saturday morning near his hometown. By Nick Duke

Kenny Chesney to Headline 3rd Annual Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival
[Jul. 8, 2009]

Rodeo provides much for Wilsons
[Jul. 2, 2009] Besides the opportunity to travel around the country and meet new friends while competing for cash prizes and scholarship money, the siblings’ participation in the sport gives their parents peace of mind.

GEORGE JONES TO HOST THE JONES JAM
[Mar. 20, 2009] Dothan, AL – The first-ever Jones Jam is scheduled for Saturday, March 21st at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds. The concert will feature performances from George Jones, Clint Black, Lee Greenwood, Aaron Tippin and many more. The festival will help support the official groundbreaking of Country Crossing in Dothan, AL and to build awareness for the megaplex. By Heath Scott

PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series Storms into Birmingham, Alabama!!!
[Mar. 10, 2009] Don't miss any of the action when it airs on VERSUS.

PUEBLO, Colo. (March 9, 2009) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) will set Birmingham, Alabama on fire as the elite built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) tour heads into town! The BJCC Arena will host two performances of non-stop action on March 14th & 15th. In stop #14 on the prestigious tour, the top 40 bull riders in the world will compete against the toughest bulls the PBR has to offer, all riding to win the coveted event title. Action from the Pike Electric Invitational brought to you locally by Troy-Bilt will get underway on Saturday at 6:50 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Grand Ole Opry Star Hank Locklin Dies at 91
[Mar. 9, 2009] The smooth voice behind sweet love songs like 'Please Help Me I'm Falling' and 'Why, Baby, Why' has died at age 91. Hank Locklin was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 49 years. In the late 1950s, he was a pioneer of the Nashville Sound, a movement that gave country music more of a pop crossover appeal. By Beville Darden

Ethridge boys keep rodeo all in the family
[Jul. 11, 2008] Lance's specialty is riding bucking horses, Ty and Justin are ropers, and all three are steer wrestlers.

Chilton County will host the Alabama Junior Rodeo Association’s fall rodeo for the second consecutive year next weekend.
[Oct. 21, 2007] The two-day event will begin Saturday, Oct. 27 at 9 a.m. and will last for most of the day. Activities will resume Sunday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. and will be preceded by a “cowboy church service” at 9.

Officials line up top stock for SLE rodeo
[Mar. 6, 2007] Southeastern Livestock Expo Rodeo, March 8-10, Montgomery, Ala.

Officials line up top stock for SLE rodeo
[Mar. 6, 2007] Southeastern Livestock Expo Rodeo, March 8-10, Montgomery, Ala.

These 'boys' deserve only star treatment
[Jan. 18, 2007] The world-renowned Lipizzaner Stallions have been described as nobles of the equestrian world, compared to the mythical winged horse Pegasus and lauded as Baryshnikovs of equine ballet.