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Ever wonder where the Fall traditions come from?  Here are eight origins of Autumn Traditions:  Corn Mazes In 1993, Joanne Marx and Don Frantz created the “Amazing Maize Maze,” a …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold Metallica Scholars Manufacturing Day Wednesday, October 26, on the Shoals campus from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The open house networking …

FLORENCE – Outdoor-recreation organizers have scheduled two public meetings in Colbert County – 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Sheffield Public Library and 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at …

FLORENCE-What’s under your hat?  The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present The Tangled Tale of Hats and Hair that begins October 21st and continues through December 27th. Our hats and hair speak …

  FLORENCE – Germanfest, an annual event sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of North Alabama, is scheduled for October 12 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in front …

FLORENCE-As the Salt & Pepper Series moves into SEASON 7, it is honored to be one of the recipients of a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The music series is presented quarterly at UNA’S The Mane Room in partnership with The Music Preservation Society,  the presenters of the annual W.C.Handy Festival, and The Alabama Folklife Association (AFA), a partner of the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA). Season 7 of the Salt & Pepper is continuing to focus on Traditional and Roots Music and its influence on the Muscle Shoals Music Industry’s contributions to the American Soundtrack. Gospel, Soul, Blues, Country, Rock and Roll, and Folk Music are at the roots of the American Soundtrack and very much a part of the Sound of the Shoals. Russell Gulley, a long time AFA board member and director of the series, along with associates, Dick Cooper, Bob Garfrerick and Tori Bailey are proud to announce the premier of Season 7 on Oct. 28th featuring the Deep Roots of Celtic Music and Blues. The October 28th Presentation will feature Celtic Music, one of the earliest Roots of American Country Music as performed by the internationally acclaimed CHAMBLESS AND MUSE  and introduces The Blues of Music Maker Foundation artist, CHARLES “SUGAR HARP” BURROUGHS. Special Guest, MAXWELL RUSSELL, the Muscle Shoals “Blues Guru”, will open the performance at The Mane Room at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Tickets at the door will be $20.00. Advance tickets are available for $15.00 at Counts Brothers Music in Muscle Shoals,  Ye Ole General Store in Florence, and at WZZA Radio in Tuscumbia. Online advance Tickets are available at https://SaltandPepperpresentsDEEPROOTS.eventbrite.com . Media Release/Russell Gulley

DECATUR-The City of Decatur, Alabama is pleased to announce its inaugural celebration of Día de los Muertos. The event will take place in downtown Decatur on Wednesday, November 2.   …

  MONTGOMERY-In a first of its kind partnership, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and binx health, a healthcare technology and diagnostics company, enables access to routine remote sample …

FLORENCE-Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present “Art Expressions”, an exhibition of the latest works by the Shoals Artists Guild members from October 14th through November 14th. An …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has set a record for fundraising, securing $22,865,000 in the most recent fiscal year, which officially concluded Sept. 30. Among the other highlights …

HUNTSVILLE-The Sand Mountain Seed Bank is a critical piece of the Southeast (US) regional seed sovereignty movement. It needs support to transition to a new space that will usher in …

MONTGOMERY-More than 200,000 hunters will pursue the abundant game in Alabama this season, which means hunter safety should be at the forefront of any outdoors adventure. Captain Marisa Futral, Hunter …

WASHINGTON, DC-From raging wildfires to tornadoes, floods and hurricanes, the U.S. sees its share of natural disasters every year. The latest of these disasters, Hurricane Ian, may have done as …

TUSCALOOSA-A federal grand jury last week indicted a Gadsden man for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau …

TUPELO—The National Park Service will close a section of Natchez Trace Parkway including the John Coffee Memorial Bridge at 8 PM, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The bridge is located 6 …

COLBERT COUNTY-Fall is in the air! Take a look at the exciting events happening in our area… family-friendly or spooky, there’s something for everyone! See the exciting list of events …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports at least 139 cases of monkeypox as of October 4. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently noted that severe …

MONTGOMERY-In the continued effort to enhance recycling and assist economic growth, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has awarded $2.3 million in recycling grants to communities across the state for …

HAMILTON – The Hamilton City Career Center is hosting a hospitality training session featuring the Marion County Extension Coordinator Carla Lewis. The training is designed to help frontline service industry professionals …

FLORENCE  – The third Pawloween event, sponsored by the Town and Gown Task Force on behalf of the City of Florence and the University of North Alabama, is set for …