What does alabama drop on new years

Since , the town has dropped a 3-foot-tall, pound brown flea named Jasper each New Year's Eve as an homage to its history. Many flip flops have been dropped on the sandy, Lowcountry beaches of South Carolina. The sandals glitter like sunlight off the Atlantic, and while crowds will not be allowed to see the drop this year, the city has announced that the event will be livestreamed for people to appreciate at home.

About 85 million years ago, a meteorite smashed into east-central Alabama just outside what would one day become the small town of Wetumpka. The event obviously had an impact. For those wanting to drop the mic on another year in the books, Nashville may be the closest you can get.

Music City lives up to its name and, in normal years, drops a large musical note while hosting a large public concert.

The event began last year and features a 7-foot-tall oyster that drops down a foot-pole. Buzzards can be a nuisance in Perry, which sits along the migratory pattern for the ignominious scavengers.

Jack Greene and his wife Jeannie of Destin, Fla. He said it's a good way to start the new year. Mobile Register, Bill Starling.

Alabama's coach Frank Thomas talks over Sugar Bowl prospects with the four men he will probably start in the backfield. This huddle took place at Baton Rough, LA. AP Photo AP. Auburn coach Pat Dye walks through his players as they begin workouts in preparation for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, in this Dec.

The series known as the Iron Bowl has a couple of things going for it that the others don't: Dueling programs in the same state that are, for all the inevitable ebbs and flows, evenly matched and traditionally among the best in the country. Alabama won the national title a year ago. Auburn is ranked second this season and could wind up playing for a championship of its own, but only if it gets by the No. Dye says, "I don't think there's any other game in the country that's talked about on a daily basis as much as this one is by the folks in the state of Alabama.

The Village People perform on the main stage next to Bienville Square. The chocolate-and-marshmallow treat is thrown from floats during Mardi Gras parades, which is how the city became known for it. Dothan is the peanut capital of Alabama and home to the annual National Peanut Festival each fall. The area where Wetumpka is located was struck by a giant meteor 83 million years ago.

The town of Livingston rings in the New Year with a parade. Locals dress up in elaborate costumes and march down the street in this annual tradition.