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Before the Civil War, Davis was the nation's most outstanding statesman and quite possibly could have been the 16th president of the United States had he accepted the state of Massachusetts nomination to run for president against Abraham Lincoln in 1860, he said. It was one of the many little-known facts of Davis' life that Sydor shared. Here are 15 more:

When he was hired, a local newspaper did a feature story on him, and word quickly spread that an African American was managing the former slave holder's birthplace. Then, the media blitz hit, he said, including a reporter from the New York Times.

Showers and thunderstorms are predicted for Friday morning and afternoon ,according to the National Weather Service in Huntsville.

A Lauderdale County man has been reported missing. Deputies say Tony Joshua Allen, 32, was last seen on May 2, reports AL.com news partner WHNT News 19.

During a recent fundraiser, United Cerebral Palsy auctioned off a chance to serve as an honorary City Council member for a day. Reed's daughter, Debbie Batson, was the high bidder and gave Reed the seat as a Mother's Day gift.

City officials say they were led to believe Dwight Wright would install a standard decorative fence on public right-of-way. Instead, he erected a 15-foot-high wall of wood and chicken wire along Kildare Street that remains unfinished.

The city will pay the money to Billy Killian in a lump sum and then be reimbursed by its excess liability insurance carrier, AIG.

The Probate office employs 120 iPads at its precincts sites to allow poll workers to quickly verify the latest voter information.

Given the bipartisan committee support, NASA looks good to get at least this much next year and possibly more

Two women face drug possession charges after arrest warrants were served in their home at 320 Vine Street, Athens police report.