{"id":276853,"date":"2025-06-06T09:27:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/the-alabama-news-center-made-in-alabama-hat-goes-national-now-available-for-purchase-the-alabama-weather-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:27:53","slug":"the-alabama-news-center-made-in-alabama-hat-goes-national-now-available-for-purchase-the-alabama-weather-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=276853","title":{"rendered":"The Alabama News Center \u2014 \u2018Made in Alabama\u2019 hat goes national, now available for purchase : The Alabama Weather Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-main-279536\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-279537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melvin-MIA-2-2048x1174-j.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By: Jerry Underwood<\/p>\n<p>What started as a proud moment for one Alabama family has turned into a wave of statewide pride \u2013 and some unexpected national buzz.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lauren Rowland of the Alabama Department of Commerce visited \u201cThe Today Show\u201d in New York City with her family, proudly wearing the department\u2019s signature \u201cMade in Alabama\u201d ball cap. In a spontaneous and lighthearted moment that aired live, \u201cToday\u201d anchor Craig Melvin not only admired the hat \u2013 he ended up putting one on.<\/p>\n<p>That simple gesture of support helped spark a big reaction. Since the broadcast, the Alabama Department of Commerce has been flooded with calls and emails from people asking the same question: \u201cWhere can I get that hat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Alabama Weather Blog is pleased to present an excerpt from a featured article in partnership with the Alabama News Center. For the full post including images, videos, and related links, please visit the article <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamanewscenter.com\/2025\/06\/04\/made-in-alabama-hat-goes-national-now-available-for-purchase\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cats\"><strong>Category<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?cat=667\" rel=\"category\">ALL POSTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?cat=656\" rel=\"category\">Partner News Stories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?cat=790\" rel=\"category\">Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"auth-bio clearfix\">\n<div class=\"bio\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c6efe757d923df31f43dbdc14295418?s=60&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c6efe757d923df31f43dbdc14295418?s=120&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author <span class=\"profile\">(<a rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\/?author=220\">Author Profile<\/a>)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\t\tAlabama News Center tels the stories of the people and businesses powering the states of Alabama, striving to make Alabama a wonderful place to live and work.\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- You can start editing here. --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script \n\t\t\tasync defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" \n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v12.0&amp;appId=347853477457474&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\">\n\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Jerry Underwood What started as a proud moment for one Alabama family has turned into a wave of statewide pride \u2013 and some unexpected national buzz. 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