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FLORENCE-Main Street Florence and the Florence Foodies are hosting a Special Event … a 5 course dinner in the art of a cold kitchen including wine pairings for 3 of the courses. The Chef for the evening will be Chef Alan Phillips owner of the Red Clay Epicurean.   The event will be Thursday, September 24 from 6:30 […]

MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday released a statement on final passage of the FY2016 General Fund Budget. “We have made tremendous progress to fundamentally change the way our state budgets. Tonight is an important step forward in that process. I commend House and Senate members, including Speaker Hubbard, Pro Tem Marsh and Budget Chairmen Clouse […]

ROGERSVILLE-Have you ever found an interesting looking rock and thought that it was just more than a natural formation, that it looks like it might be an arrowhead or some type of ancient stone tool? Do you have a box of “Old Indian Rocks” that you picked up as a child or were given to […]

THE SHOALS-Florence Native Jacob Melton serving aboard the USS Ronald Reagan and Florence native Joshua Reding assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202 Virginia Beach, Va. are featured today for their service to our country. 150902-EM227-009 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2015) – Machinery Repairman Fireman Jacob Melton, a native of Florence, Ala., drills a hole in […]

The winners of the Alabama Tourism Department’s Barbecue Battle have been chosen competition garnered more than 1 million votes on-line This contest was held in conjunction with The Year of Alabama BBQ. And the Winners are… Legends category …the winner is:  Lannie’s of Selma In a big upset, little Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot, which first opened in Selma’s […]

ROGERSVILLE-The Rogersville Bluegrass Festival is now Shades of Bluegrass Festival in Rogersville, Alabama.  The Festival will still be playing some of the best Bluegrass Music around. Bluewater Road has been invited to play two shows at the Shades of Bluegrass Festival.  They will play a show on Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12. The […]

MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday released the following statement on the death of Civil Rights Activist, Amelia Boynton Robinson. “I am saddened to hear about the death of Amelia Boynton Robinson. She was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who began working to secure voting rights for African Americans in Selma in the 1930s. […]

TUSCUMBIA-The Tennessee Valley Art Association presents Artworks 2015  a list of Art Classes and Workshops coming up in October and November. Oil Painting Basics with Still Life This three-day basic oil painting workshop will be taught using a still life as the subject matter. The course will emphasize canvas preparation, usage of materials, drawing, color […]

COLUMBUS MS-Two students from Mississippi State University have admitted to federal officials their intent to join ISIS this information comes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Both Students Muhammad Dakhalla, 22 and Jaelyn Young, 19 were stopped at the airport in Columbus, Mississippi as they were trying to board a flight out of the country. Both […]