Clackmannanshire,or the County of Clackmannan,is a historic county,council area,registration county and lieutenancy area in Scotland,bordering the council areas of Stirling,Fife,and Perth and Kinross. In terms of historic counties it borders Perthshire,Stirlingshire and Fife.
Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth. Alloa is south of the Ochil Hills,5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Stirling and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north of Falkirk;by water Alloa is 25 miles (40 km) from Granton.
Alabama State University is a public historically black university in Montgomery,Alabama. Founded in 1867,ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Tillicoultry is a town in Clackmannanshire,Scotland. Tillicoultry is usually referred to as Tilly by the locals.
William Hooper Councill was a former slave and the first president of Huntsville Normal School,which is today Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in Normal,Alabama.
Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about five miles east-northeast of Stirling and is one of a string of towns that,because of their location at the foothill base of the Ochil Hills,are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots.
The Lincoln Normal School (1867–1970),originally Lincoln School and later reorganized as State Normal School and University for the Education of Colored Teachers and Students,was a historic African American school expanded to include a normal school in Marion,Alabama. Founded less than two years after the end of the Civil War,it is one of the oldest HBCUs in the United States.
Richard John Simpson OBE is a Scottish Labour politician,and was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Ochil constituency from 1999 until 2003 and for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2007 until 2016. He is a member of Unite.
Tullibody is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-west of Alva,1.8 miles (2.9 km) north-west of Alloa and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Stirling. The town is part of the Clackmannanshire council area.
The Bluebells of Scotland is the usual modern name for a Scottish folksong. It was written by Dora Jordan,an English actress and writer. First published in 1801.
The Alabama State University Historic District is a 26-acre (11 ha) historic district at the heart of the Alabama State University campus in Montgomery,Alabama. It contains eighteen contributing buildings,many of them in the Colonial Revival style,and one site. The district was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on August 25,1994,and the National Register of Historic Places on October 8,1998.
The 2011–12 season was Alloa Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Third Division,having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Alloa also competed in the Challenge Cup,League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Greig Spence is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stirling Albion.
Luke Donnelly is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Alloa Athletic. Donnelly began his career as a youth player for Celtic and has since played for East Stirlingshire,Morton,Queen's Park,Stranraer,Arbroath and is in his second spell with Alloa.
The Clackmannanshire Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017,on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It was the third successive election to run under the STV electoral system and used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with 18 councillors being elected.
Kevin O'Hara is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hamilton Academical. O'Hara has previously played for Falkirk,East Fife,Stenhousemuir,Alloa Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic.
Tullibody Academy was a school for African Americans in Hale County,central western Alabama. It was established by William Burns Paterson in the early part of 1870.
Sam Roscoe is an English professional footballer who plays for Altrincham.
Hillfoots RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in Tillicoultry,Clackmannanshire. The club plays its home games at the Public Park in Tillicoultry
Alloa Town Hall is a municipal building in Marshill,Alloa,Scotland. The structure,which was the meeting place of Alloa Burgh Council,is a Category C listed building.
