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ATHENS – Main Street Alabama celebrated local program successes at the ninth annual Awards of Excellence August 18, at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort Hotel & Spa at Grand National …

It’s often said that “there’s probably a German word” for unusual situations that are difficult to express in English, but sometimes there’s actually a Japanese word instead. Tsundoku, for example, describes the …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama State Parks is excited about the three zip line adventure courses; The Screaming Eagle Aerial Zipline at Lake Guntersville State Park, the Zipline Canopy Tour at Wind Creek State Park and …

FLORENCE – Students entering the Bachelor of Science in Nursing pre-licensure track in the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama received some additional …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate remained unchanged from June’s rate of 2.6%, well below July 2021’s rate of 3.4%. July’s rate …

TUPELO, MS – Through funding from the Great American Outdoors Act’s (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund and Federal Highway Administration’s National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program, the National …

DECATUR-A greased pig, frogs and a parade take centerstage when the town of Eva comes together next month for the town’s annual Frontier Days festival. Set for September 17-24, 2022, …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama’s abundant freshwater fish took center stage recently at the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) Wild Game Cook-Off State Finals at AWF’s Lanark Pavilion in Millbrook. Two of the top three …

In the 1950s, Americans were looking for ways to spend less time in the kitchen. Generations of home cooks, the overwhelming majority of them women, had made food preparation the …

FLORENCE-Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present a memorial exhibition and sale of works by one of the South’s most recognized artists, Jean Ellen Schulman that begins August …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new COVID-19 recommendations for schools and updated quarantine and isolation guidance for adults. …

Woolly mammoths seem old-school. Hunted by Neanderthals for tens of thousands of years, these elephant-like mammals, some with tusks up to 15 feet long, evolved hair and layers of fat to …

UPATE:  The man that died  in the traffic crash on US 72/Hastings Road was identified as Andrue Josiff Olson, 25, of Athens.  ATHENS-Officers from the Athens Police Department responded to …

MONTGOMERY-Learning to hunt may seem out of reach for those who didn’t grow up with hunting as part of their family experience. Fortunately, Alabama’s Adult Mentored Hunt (AMH) Program teaches …

ARDMORE – Live music, several vendors, and crape myrtles will be in the Ardmore community the third Saturday of August.   The Greater Ardmore Chamber announced exciting plans for the 30th …

HARTSELLE-The Depot Days Festival rolls into Hartselle September 17, 2022, bringing a day of family-friendly fun and entertainment to the historic depot and downtown area. Hosted by the Hartselle Area …

There’s a plant with sap that can be used to blow bubbles. The allure of bubbles spans the ages: Take, for example, their use in 16th-century art as a reminder …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Ivey announced that Alabama has sent support to Kentucky for their ongoing flood recovery efforts. The governor shared that the aid is coming through the Alabama Emergency Management Agency …

ATLANTA, GA-CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what …

FLORENCE – Officials with the University of North Alabama and North Alabama Medical Center today have signed a learning agreement that establishes the NAMC Scholars Program. In an on-campus ceremony, …