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  FLORENCE  – Dr. Robert Leslie Potts, former president of the University of North Alabama, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. He was 78.   “Robert’s life was a celebration of …

DECATUR-The Alabama Junior Cup Tournament, an Alabama Youth Soccer Association and United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) sanctioned tournament hosted by Premier Soccer Services, is set for November 19-20, 2022, …

MOORESVILLE– Singing River Trail is now calling Mooresville home base thanks to a generous Limestone County family. The McCrary family, owners of 1818 Farms in Mooresville, is providing Singing River Trail a charming home and …

  MONTGOMERY-Governor Kay Ivey issued the following statement voicing her support for Aniah’s Law on the November 8 General Election ballot: “Three years ago this week, the nation watched as …

THE SHOALS  –  Eleven teams from Northwest Alabama competed at Northwest Shoals Community College on Saturday, October 22 for the 2022 BEST Robotics Semi-Finals. BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) …

DECATUR-Eighty youth soccer teams from six states will travel to Decatur the second weekend in November to compete in the Alabama Super Cup. Returning for the fourth year, the Alabama …

  Samhain, Halloween, All Hallow’s Eve — a cluster of names surrounding October 31 can make it seem like the fall celebrations are all the same despite having different roots. …

ATHENS  – The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 1 resumed the safe and reliable generation of carbon-free electricity at 2:39 a.m. CT on October 27, following the …

MUSCLE SHOALS-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) was joined by nearly 400 on Wednesday, October 26 for  Metallica Scholars Manufacturing Day event on the Shoals campus. The open house networking event offered …

MONTGOMERY-Now that Halloween is right around the corner, many children are anticipating getting plenty of candy treats when they trick or treat. Candy consumption for most children will increase exponentially …

 FLORENCE-Mayor Andrew Betterton and Parks and Recreation Director Bill Jordan are pleased to announce that the City of Florence is nearing completion of the McFarland Park Master Plan process. The …

HAMILTON – The Hamilton Career Center is hosting a veteran appreciation event on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Hamilton Career Center, 1481 Military …

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

Do you believe in ghosts? If you do, you have something in common with 46% of Americans — not to mention several Presidents. Harry Truman, Abraham Lincoln, and even Winston Churchill are among …

MONTGOMERY-The monovalent and protein-based Novavax COVID-19 vaccine booster is now authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for adults. This authorization is for a first booster dose …

Halloween decorations primarily come in orange and black, and while there’s no definitive answer to when this color palette took root, both hues are fitting for the crisp, autumnal holiday. …

MONTGOMERY– The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results have been released, with Alabama’s standing either moving upwards, or holding its own against a backdrop national decline. The NAEP is the …

FLORENCE-Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is offering two “Grandparents’ Holiday Art Camp” workshops before the holidays (and visiting relatives!) are upon us. Join us and learn a creative activity or …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-“Do you know what this is?” Tennessee Valley Authority aquatic zoologist Jeff Simmons still remembers asking the question to a colleague as they pulled a snail darter from a …