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MONTGOMERY– To celebrate Earth Day and encourage high school and middle school students to pursue careers in the sciences, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management hosts an annual event to …

JASPER-The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board (CAB) will hold its second scheduled meeting of 2021 on Saturday, May 8. The meeting will take place at Jasper High School, 1501 Viking Dr., …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March 2021 unemployment rate is 3.8%, down from February’s rate of 4.0%, yet above …

DECATUR-As part of a five-year commitment, the Wilson Morgan Softball Complex will hold the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) softball championship tournament April 29 – May 1. Decatur Morgan County …

THE SHOALS-On Saturday, April 17 there will be a lot to do kicking off the warmer weather with a ballgame, a nice walk and and fun bike ride. Forks of …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of April 4 – April 10, 2021. 10,909 initial claims were filed …

MUSCLE SHOALS-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host the 2021 Shoals Student of the Year Banquet in the form of a drive-through ceremony Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. on …

DECATUR-SeaArk Boats, manufacturer of all-welded aluminum boats, will host its annual SeaArk Boats Owners Invitational Catfish Tournament April 24, 2021, on Wheeler Lake. The one day tournament is expected to …

FLORENCE – Winners have been named in the 2021 Shoals Spark competition that, this year, took place via Zoom. The participants, who were divided into elementary, middle, and high school …

MONTGOMERY-Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Alabamians as quickly as possible is our goal.  ADPH is conducting clinics daily, including drive-through clinics in some counties. COVID-19 Cases—520,780 COVID-19 Deaths—10,728 …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Music Department will hold a jazz band concert for the community on Saturday, April 24, at 12 noon at the newly constructed Muscle …

LYNCHBURG, TN ­ – A little sunshine will soon be in your next glass of whiskey as Jack Daniel’s partners with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, …

MONTGOMERY-Out of an abundance of caution, the Alabama Department of Public Health has asked all health care providers in the state to pause administering the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 …

ATLANTA, GA-Correct and consistent mask use is a critical step everyone can take to prevent getting and spreading COVID-19. Masks work best when everyone wears them, but not all masks …

MONTGOMERY — Alabama senior citizen centers will be allowed to reopen for indoor activities as of Monday, April 19, 2021. Senior centers are highly visible focal points within their communities …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama’s income guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (better known as WIC) have increased and additional people may qualify.  If you are a woman …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) announced Monday (4/12) it will host traditional in-person commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 15, on the Shoals campus of NW-SCC.   Ceremonies …

Scientists at the University of Tennessee are exploring the guts and gills of pickled fish for answers to a pressing question: Do microplastics in the world’s freshwater streams pose a …

FLORENCE-FLORENCE-LAUDERDALE ANIMAL SERVICES is teaming up with NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA for Tour For Life 2021 – the world’s largest national cooperative, life-saving pet adoption event – in partnership …

SHEFFIELD-Patterson Hood and John Paul White will be among the featured performers at the upcoming “Swampathon” virtual fundraising event for the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation. The event, which will be …