There are lots of tournaments in the Alabama area. Shooters is having their once a month tournament this Saturday (as I recall). A lot of players from the Chattanooga area show up for this tournament, and there are quite a few quality players from that area (7 ft. Diamond Tables are used). Diamonds Pool Room in Chattanooga has regular tournaments also. As for Birmingham (where I live), we have Friday and Saturday night tourneys at the Birmingham Race Course and a Friday night tourney for better players at Bumpers in Hoover. There are a great number of smaller bar-room tournaments throughout the area.
Other than weekly tourneys, the Southern Billiards Tour and Tommy Kennedy's Tour come through the area on occassion. Viking just had a good tournament at the Race Track, and we hope they will return this year. Poppas Billiards also has some big tournaments now and then.
Shooter's monthly 500 added tourny is on this saturday http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2810
also one on sunday which is weekly. sunday tourny starts at 3pm. Usually pays pretty good for a weekly tournament