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ST FLORIAN-20th Annual Oktoberfest – Antique Tractor and Car show, Live music, Arts and Crafts Vendors, Food and Food Truck Vendors, Children’s Games, 4-H Club, Historical Display, and more. The …

ATHENS-Athens State University will be welcoming old time music lovers of all ages to campus from October 6-8, 2022 for the 55th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, presented by …

HUNTSVILLE – The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified preferred locations for a new switching station and transmission line that would prepare for growth and increase power reliability in the Athens …

LIMESTONE COUNTY – A marketing video promoting Limestone County has won state and regional public relations awards. Pick Your Pace – Limestone County, Alabama – highlights several of the county’s …

  Most people know the “five-second rule”: the idea that if food that’s fallen on the floor has been there less than five seconds, it’s still acceptable to eat. No …

ATHENS – Kick off spooky season with the Athens Farmers Market Fall Market! On October 1, 2022, from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Farmers Market Pavilion located at 409 …

LAUDERDALE COUNTY-On 09/19/2022 Agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force executed a lawful search warrant at room 127 Lakeview Inn and Suites in Killen. Chance Thompson was located and …

MONTGOMERY-The M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County, Alabama, will host a series of deer hunts for hunters with physical disabilities from late November 2022 …

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

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL-This fall Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) has topped 4,000 credit students for the first time since 2010. Currently, NW-SCC has enrolled 4,071 credit students for the …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Robert Aderholt announced the news that Americans captured in Ukraine, Andy Huynh and Alex Drueke, have been freed according to Andy’s family. “The family of Andy …

THE SHOALS-Please note the following general membership meetings of the NAACP Tri County Branch in preparation for the November 2020 election of officers and executive committee members. All election procedures …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama State Parks will waive all entrance and parking fees on National Public Lands Day, which takes place Saturday, September 24, 2022. “The past few years have shown us just …

FLORENCE-The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will host a public meeting in Florence, Alabama, this Thursday, September 22, to …

FLORENCE  – The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has approved a Bachelor of Business Administration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and a Master of Health Administration at its most recent meeting. …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama reported 36 cases of congenital syphilis in 2021, the highest number of cases since 2006. Since 2019, Alabama has had increasing cases with 15 in 2019, 23 in 2020, …

KNOXVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority’s STEM Classroom Grant Program for science, technology, engineering and math education is now open for applications through Oct. 17. The program funds STEM …

DECATUR-A two-day celebration of the visual arts returns to downtown Decatur next month. Set for October 22-23, 2022, River Clay Fine Arts Festival welcomes 70 local and national artists who …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate held steady at 2.6%. August’s rate is well below August 2021’s rate of 3.3%. August’s rate represents 58,958 unemployed persons, a new record …

ATHENS – Several members of the Athens Rotary Club spent their Saturday morning doing a landscape refresh at the Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama’s residential home, Mapleleaf, on Elm …