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FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library has a couple of events coming up and some that will end soon.  Plus backpacks are ready for checkout….check them out.  Hurry this exhibition will end …

MONTGOMERY-Nearly three in five Alabamians (59.3%), including 56.1% of Republican voters, support legislation that would remove the state sales tax on groceries without cutting education funding, according to a new …

ATHENS – After a recent 4-0 vote by the Limestone County Commission, Athens Main Street is now managing two weekly markets for patrons at the Green Street Farmers Market Pavilion. …

ATLANTA, GA-You should get a COVID-19 vaccine even if you already had COVID-19. No currently available test can reliably determine if you are protected after being infected with the virus …

FLORENCE-The Arts Alive Festival, presented by the Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts, is an annual two-day arts and crafts festival that takes place in Wilson Park each May. This …

KNOXVILLE, TN – With spring just around the corner, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s seasonal campgrounds are ready and waiting for visitors to return to the outdoors. The 2022 camping season …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.1%, unchanged from December 2021’s rate, and below January 2021’s …

ELKMMONT-Elkmont Band will host their 17th annual beauty walk on April 8th and 9th.  Registration is going on now until March 24th.  Entry fee is $40.00 (if you are going …

MONTGOMERY– The Alabama Department of Senior Services is seeking nominations for outstanding individuals to be considered for induction into the 2022 Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Married couples who …

FLORENCE-The Florence Arts and Museums Speaker Series is a monthly program meant to inspire conversations about the history and culture of north Alabama, with a focus on how the past …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama placed in the high-performance tier in comparison with other states in the Trust for America’s Health 2022 report on public health preparedness, Ready or Not 2022: Protecting the Public’s …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed House Bill 272, known as the constitutional carry bill, into law, defending law abiding Alabamians’ Second Amendment rights. “Unlike states who are doing …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama College of Business and Technology received the largest charitable gift in the College’s history, totaling $2,457,500. The generous donation comes from the estate …

FLORENCE-The Shoals Storytelling Festival, listed as a Top Twenty Events in the Southeast, began in 2011 as the Front Porch Storytelling Festival, was originally hosted on the campus of the …

WASHINGTON, DC-“Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize and …

WASHINGTON — Congressman Aderholt released the following statement after Congress approved several Community Project Funding items he requested for the 4th District.  Those projects include $725,000.00 the Capstone Rural Health Clinic-Nauvoo and $625,000 for …

    MONTGOMERY – Weather forecasts are calling for a mix of rain, wind, severe storms and winter weather for some portions of the state during the next 24 hours. …

ROGERSVILLE-Calling all photographers! The 2022 Joe Wheeler State Park Photo Contest has begun. With two different age groups (18+ & 17 and younger), photographers old and young are welcomed to …

ATHENS– Patrons who visit downtown Athens can now enjoy music EVERY Friday this Spring and Summer in Merchants Alley.   The new Athens Main Street Merchants Alley Happy Hour Music …

  MONTGOMERY-Governor Kay Ivey today signed Senate Bill 77 into law, which prohibits state agencies or institutions from purchasing U.S. and Alabama flags manufactured outside of the United States. Governor …