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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 …

It’s not exactly clear what ancient Celts did during Samhain, the pagan holiday we now link with Halloween, but historians have some idea thanks to a surviving bronze calendar. The …

Americans have been celebrating Halloween for just as long as Thanksgiving, and longer than Independence Day. But while the costume-friendly, sugar-filled holiday feels timeless, the version celebrated today — in …

TUPELO — The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on the John Coffee Memorial Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation project along the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway), six miles north …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is aware of yesterday’s vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that COVID-19 vaccine be part of the Vaccines for Children …

FLORENCE – The Mitchell-West Center for Social Inclusion at the University of North Alabama will observe National First-Generation Celebration Day November 8, which coincides with the signing of the Higher …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate continued to hold at its record low level of 2.6%. September’s rate is well below September 2021’s rate of 3.2%.  September’s rate represents …

  FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has been named one of the best schools for online higher education in healthcare by EduMed.org. UNA’s online programs in the medical …

FLORENCE-“Autumn in the Park” will have something for everybody, such as Arts & Craft Vendors, a Classic Car and Truck Cruise In, Pet Fashion Show, Live Music, Games, Food Vendors, …

MONTGOMERY-Latest data reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) shows that influenza-like illnesses are increasing in most parts of the state. Six public health districts are seeing influenza-like …

  CULLMAN – The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Monday that it has identified a preferred location for a new transmission line that would prepare for growth and increase power reliability …

FORT PAYNE-Autumn’s colorful foliage and cooler temperatures in November provide an ideal setting for some of DeKalb County’s most popular free festivals and holiday events. From a festival celebrating one …

RUSSELLVILLE- TVA and local dignitaries dedicated a new fishing and recreation pier at Little Bear Creek, in Franklin County, Alabama Monday, October 17, 2022. The new pier is part of …

FLORENCE  – Join us Thursday, October 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Connie D. McKinney Center on the corner of Seminary and College streets for the Shoals Designer Showcase fashion …

The number of global languages fluctuates each year — as of 2021, linguists recorded 7,151 actively spoken languages. But one dialect that has gone uncounted is the only language we can …

As beloved as the crisp fall weather seems to be, English speakers haven’t always paid attention to it … at least not linguistically. Historically, the more extreme seasons have always …