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TENNESSEE VALLEY-With an average wingspan of five feet, an osprey’s fully spread wings are capable of touching closely-spaced, energized equipment or connecting an energized wire and a ground wire. TVA’s …

  Lady Liberty opted to go green long before most New Yorkers. In 1885, French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi dismantled his gleaming copper-skinned creation — a gift to the U.S. …

BIRMINGHAM  –  Yesterday, a Hartselle man pleaded guilty to using the internet to orchestrate an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of …

ROGERSVILLE-It’s time to grab your kayaks and hit the river! On Saturday, July 9th, join Park Naturalist Sam Woodroof on an interpretive kayak adventure on First Creek. Learn about the …

LINDEN, TN – Michael and Kathy Dumont, proprietors of the historic Commodore Hotel, now offer a one-of-a-kind night kayaking adventure on the beautiful Buffalo River in the small town of …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Child Development Center will offer the 2022 Kids in College STEAM summer camp, Out of this World!, July 18-22, 2022. The space themed …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-July is National Picnic Month, and TVA has set the stage with everything you need for a fun day in nature. Long before Yogi Bear and Boo Boo swiped …

MONTGOMERY — Alabamaworks.alabama.gov, the state’s online jobs database, has been temporarily taken down after the vendor that operates the site suffered a service outage affecting its network operations. Geographic Solutions Inc., …

KNOXVILLE, TN-Hot enough for you? Chances are the answer is yes. In fact, a record-breaking heatwave plagued the east coast in June, making everyone sweat—including the utilities that serve the …

MONTGOMERY-As new cases of monkeypox virus infection are identified globally and in the United States, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control …

FORT PAYNE-Have you always wanted to learn more of the basics of bird identification? Birding is an excellent way to explore and connect to nature in a new and different …

MUSCLE SHOALS—North Alabama Rheumatology’s Eugene Jalbert, DO, MBA, FACR, and Madison Chastain, CRNP announced the relocation of their practice to 203 Avalon Avenue, Suite 130 in Muscle Shoals.   “We’re …

MONTGOMERY-As Alabamians prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July next week, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) offers tips on safely enjoying traditional activities including swimming, barbecues, fireworks, and …

FLORENCE-The Florence Gas Department will simulate a natural gas explosion causing a mass casualty event to overwhelm the hospital. This imitation will involve a disgruntled former gas department employee stealing …

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

FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library has a great schedule of events on tap for the next couple of weeks: FLPLs Summer Reading Program (SRP) is winding down its first month and …

FLORENCE-This past week, the Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau hosted the TBF High School World Finals which began on Wednesday, June 22 through Saturday, June 25. Teams from all 50 …

MONTGOMERY-National HIV Testing Day is observed annually on June 27.  It is a day to encourage people to get tested, know their status, and get linked to treatment and care. …

MONTGOMERY-Following up on the governor’s statement yesterday regarding Roe being overturned and following Judge Myron Thompson’s decision to dissolve the preliminary injunction on the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, Governor …

DECATUR-Top archers from around the world will be in Decatur July 20-24, 2022, competing at the USA Archery JOAD (Junior Olympic Archery Development) Target Nationals where an estimated 700 archers …