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FLORENCE  – A $3.5 million gift from the Sanders Family has named the Sanders College of Business and Technology at the University of North Alabama. The naming was made official …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health continues to encourage COVID-19 vaccines and boosters in addition to testing and treatment. A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Testing …

FLORENCE-The deadline for entry in Artistic Renderings of Youth is March 10.  This is a juried exhibit of artwork open to 7th through 12th grade students from Colbert, Franklin, and …

The ketchup we slather onto hot dogs, burgers, and fries today once had a different purpose: Doctors believed it was best consumed as a health tonic. Ketchup has come a long way …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-A team comprised of personnel from TVA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Dam Safety, Facilities Management, and GP&FS Environmental Support recently completed a pilot project at the Raccoon Mountain Pumped …

SHEFFIELD-The Ritz Theatre have two heartwarming films for there celebration of Valentines date.  So get your Valentine and come on down to The Ritz for a little romance during Valentine’s …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s efforts to extend access to broadband service to unserved areas received a boost today with the U.S. Treasury Department’s approval of the state’s plan for the Capital Projects …

 ATLANTA, GA-On Tuesday the CDC launched the COVID-19 Testing Locator website, which will allow consumers to search for free COVID-19 testing sites near them. The locator is part of the …

FLORENCE – The MBA program in the College of Business and Technology at the University of North Alabama is, for the seventh consecutive year, ranked as the largest in the …

  ATHENS-Athens Limestone RSVP is sponsoring Free Tax Help through VITA.   The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, at locations in Athens, Ardmore, and Decatur. VITA offers free tax help to …

ATHENS-The City of Athens has several events scheduled for the month of February. Feb 4th 8:00 am – 9:30 am Coffee Call Veterans of all wars and their families are invited for …

THE SHOALS-The Shoals Symphony invite you to attend the Shoals Symphony concert, Movies of our Generation, at Norton Auditorium, this Saturday, January 28, at 7:00pm. Imagine the silver screen without a score, yet the music becomes almost …

FLORENCE-The Pope’s Tavern Archaeology Club will host a historic potter workshop on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023, from 6:00pm -7:30pm at Pope’s Tavern Museum, 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence, AL. The Pope’s Tavern Archaeology Club is …

  Compared to dinosaurs, humans have occupied only a speck on the timeline of Earth’s history. Modern humans appeared on the stage 200,000 years ago (up to 7 million years …

 The just-discovered near-Earth asteroid 2023 BU (about five meters in size) will sweep extremely close to Earth today (January 26, 2023). It’ll pass less than 3% of the moon’s average …

MONTGOMERY-The Oral Health Office of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announces the winners of the sixth annual smile photo contest for third grade students in Alabama. A boy …

DECATUR-North Alabama’s premier Mardi Gras style celebration will hit the streets of downtown Decatur February 18, 2023, when the Carnegie Visual Arts Center holds its annual Carnegie Carnival. Now in …

MONTGOMERY – Passengers accounted for 62 percent of traffic fatalities nationwide in 2019, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It’s imperative that passengers take responsibility for their own …

MONTGOMERY – Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that as of December 2022, the yearly comparison of online job ads is …

ARAB – The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on proposed transmission system improvements to prepare for growth and increase power reliability in the Arab area of Marshall …