FLORENCE – Dr. Pat Sanders, a Professor in the Department of Communications at the University of North Alabama, has been elected as the District 2 board representative for the Broadcast Education Association. Sanders has been in the role since becoming a member of the board earlier this year; she has been serving an unfulfilled term […]
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY– Feeding the homeless and those in need has been an ongoing mission for the Manna House—a non-profit serving the Huntsville, Alabama, community since 2004. Through a partnership with TVA, the Manna House now harvests 5,250 heads of fresh lettuce each week to help provide for the basic needs of approximately 3,000-5,000 families […]
The word “sacrifice” gets used a lot, but it can be difficult to truly appreciate the full meaning of that word. For one group of people, “sacrifice” takes on a special meaning. This weekend we honor our nation’s veterans. While Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who died in military service, Veteran’s Day […]
MONTGOMERY-To celebrate Children’s Dental Health Month, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Oral Health Office announces the third annual “Share Your Smile with Alabama” statewide photo contest. Two third grade students, one girl and one boy, will be selected from photo submissions as the overall winners of the campaign. The pair of third graders […]
MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Alpha Zeta Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will host an honors forum on Early Childhood Education: Transforming Education and Society on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m. at the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield, Alabama. Each year, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society focuses on a central honors […]
TUSCUMBIA-The location of the Veterans Day concert featuring Darryl Worley at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame has been moved due to the weather. The concert previously scheduled at the outdoor stage at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame has been relocated to Launch Point Church in Tuscumbia. “Everything is still the same, the concert […]
TUSCUMBIA-A Visual History of Muscle Shoals Music will be presented at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art beginning Thursday, November 14 through November 17. This vast collection of photos show a behind the scenes look at the recording artists, studio musicians, producers, and friends in the iconic studios that produced some of the greatest hit […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have introduced a resolution to establish a fellowship for wounded American veterans to hold two-year fellowships in the United States Senate. The program, called the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship, would offer each Senate office one fellowship, which would last two years. The positions could be in a […]
MUSCLE SHOALS, PHIL CAMPBELL-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC), partnering through the Alabama Community College System’s (ACCS) Clean Home Alabama Initiative, will hold a beautification event, Clean Home Shoals, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, for the Phil Campbell and Shoals campuses. The event will start at 9:00 a.m. in the Hospitality Center on the Shoals Campus and […]
FLORENCE – University of North Alabama Alumnus of the Year and Grammy Award winner John Paul White will perform as part of the “Home for the Holidays” concert set for 7 p.m. Dec. 4 in Norton Auditorium. Tickets are on sale, and proceeds will benefit the John Paul White Entertainment Industry Endowed Scholarship. “It’s […]
