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Sweet Potato Home Alabama! Governor signs official state vegetable bill

Sweet Potato Home Alabama! Governor signs official state vegetable bill
FIRST. SWEET HOME ALABAMA COULD B THE BILL TO MAKE THE SWE POTATO OUR STATE VEGETABLE NOW SITS ON GOVERNOR KAY IVEY’S DESK FOR A POSSIBLE SIGNATURE. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTED 94-4 FOR THE BILL. THE IDEA WAS PROPOSED BY A HARVEST HOME-SCHOOL CLASS. TODAY GOVERNOR IVEY WILL BE HE
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Sweet Potato Home Alabama! Governor signs official state vegetable bill
Alabama now has an official state vegetable: the sweet potato.The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill to make the sweet potato the official state vegetable. The House of Representatives voted 94-4 for the bill, sending it Gov. Kay Ivey's for her signature. Ivey's office said Friday that the governor signed the bill naming the sweet potato as the state vegetable.Alabama, nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State" after the state bird, has a long list of official state emblems, including an official state fruit, rock, nut, tree, insect and even folk dance.Official State EmblemsVegetable: Sweet Potato Bird: YellowhammerSong: AlabamaMotto: We Dare Maintain Our Rights Salt Water Fish: (Fighting) TarponFlower: CamelliaMineral: Hematite (Red Iron Ore)Rock: MarbleHorse: Racking HorseFreshwater Fish: Largemouth BassGame Bird: Wild TurkeyAmerican Folk Dance: Square DanceNut: PecanFossil: Basilosaurus cetoidesRenaissance Faire: Florence Renaissance FaireAlabama State Championship: Horse ShowOfficial Mascot & Butterfly: Eastern Tiger SwallowtailInsect: Monarch ButterflyReptile: Alabama Red-bellied TurtleGemstone: Star Blue QuartzShell: Scaphella junonia johnstoneaeOutdoor Drama: William Gibson's The Miracle WorkerBarbecue Championship: Demopolis Christmas on the River Cook-offAgricultural Museum: Dothan Landmarks ParkHorseshoe Tournament: Stockton Fall Horseshoe TournamentHistoric Theatre: AL Theatre for the Performing ArtsOutdoor Musical Drama: The Incident at Looney's TavernTree: Southern Longleaf PineSoil: Bama Soil Series

Alabama now has an official state vegetable: the sweet potato.

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The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill to make the sweet potato the official state vegetable. The House of Representatives voted 94-4 for the bill, sending it Gov. Kay Ivey's for her signature.

Ivey's office said Friday that the governor signed the bill naming the sweet potato as the state vegetable.

Alabama, nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State" after the state bird, has a long list of official state emblems, including an official state fruit, rock, nut, tree, insect and even folk dance.

Official State Emblems

Vegetable: Sweet Potato

Bird: Yellowhammer

Song: Alabama

Motto: We Dare Maintain Our Rights

Salt Water Fish: (Fighting) Tarpon

Flower: Camellia

Mineral: Hematite (Red Iron Ore)

Rock: Marble

Horse: Racking Horse

Freshwater Fish: Largemouth Bass

Game Bird: Wild Turkey

American Folk Dance: Square Dance

Nut: Pecan

Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides

Renaissance Faire: Florence Renaissance Faire

Alabama State Championship: Horse Show

Official Mascot & Butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Insect: Monarch Butterfly

Reptile: Alabama Red-bellied Turtle

Gemstone: Star Blue Quartz

Shell: Scaphella junonia johnstoneae

Outdoor Drama: William Gibson's The Miracle Worker

Barbecue Championship: Demopolis Christmas on the River Cook-off

Agricultural Museum: Dothan Landmarks Park

Horseshoe Tournament: Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament

Historic Theatre: AL Theatre for the Performing Arts

Outdoor Musical Drama: The Incident at Looney's Tavern

Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine

Soil: Bama Soil Series