Published On: 12.28.24 | 

By: Michael Tomberlin

Best of Alabama News Center 2024: Entertainment and travel

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From festivals to farewells, these were your favorite entertainment and travel stories of the year. (file)

As the final days of 2024 wind down, we want to look back on some of the stories that interested you the most this year – and one we think is worth another look.

These are the top entertainment and travel stories that appeared on Alabama News Center in 2024.

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Alabama TV news legend Pam Huff announces her retirement

Alabama fall festival guide: 7 religious and cultural food festivals

They’ll be breaking out the baklava this fall at several Greek-themed food festivals around Alabama. Other fests focus on Latin American food and culture. (contributed)

Alabama’s Taylor Hicks – ‘American Idol’ winner, Broadway actor, TV host – set to release first album in 15 years

Since winning fame on ‘American Idol’ in 2006, Hoover, Alabama’s Taylor Hicks has had a busy and varied life that has included a No. 1 record, the Broadway stage, a residency in Las Vegas, a TV show, the restaurant business and a lot of touring. (David McClister Photography)

13 Alabama strawberry farms and festivals to visit this season

It’s almost strawberry-picking time at Alabama farms such as Sugar Hill Farms in Verbena. (Sugar Hill Farms)

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