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Every December, shopping malls, markets, parades, and office parties call in an army of Santas to headline their Christmas festivities. Donning the red suit is no small responsibility: The best …

December brings together many traditions and cultures — it’s a time to include everyone in the festivities, and there’s language to do that. ’Tis the season for holiday phrases: Carols, …

CHICAGO, IL-The New York Times (12/21, Span) reports on an increasing number of “older adults who begin taking GLP-1s and related drugs…and then stop taking them within months. That usually means regaining …

While the official holiday lands on December 25, people often use the term to refer to the general season of festivities in December. The word “Christmas” is a combination of …

MONTGOMERY – Kick off 2026 with fresh air and a sense of adventure while enjoying some of Alabama’s most scenic views by participating in a First Day Hike at an Alabama …

ATHENS-On December 15, 2025, the Limestone County Narcotics Unit conducted a traffic stop at the Taco Bell located in the City of Athens as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. …

LIMESTONE COUNTY-At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the Pryor Field Airport Authority board approved authorizing its Chief Executive Officer, Adam Fox, to execute a three-year contract …

The United States and its currency seem inseparably linked, but for much of the country’s history, an official, standardized U.S. dollar didn’t exist. In its place was a Wild West …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed Executive Order No. 741 to establish the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group.  The Advisory Group will advise the governor on the progress, policy development …

Thomas Edison is known as one of history’s greatest inventors, but he was also a master of marketing. In 1879, Edison’s incandescent bulb was still in its infancy, but the …

MONTGOMERY — As families across Alabama prepare for holiday travel, celebrations and ringing in the New Year, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is preparing to kick off its annual …

FLORENCE-On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at around 5:00am, we were advised that an elderly patient with a medical emergency walked away from her home in the Forest Hills subdivision. The …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that convicted former Eleventh Judicial Presiding Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self has received a sentence of a total of 618 months of incarceration …

LIMESTONE COUNTY-On December 15, 2025, the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested James Alfred Kirby Jr., age 50, of Athens, Alabama, on charges related to drug trafficking. The arrest …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that the United States Space Force flag will be flown at all Alabama rest areas and welcome centers from December 17 through December …

MUSCLE SHOALS-On December 15, agents with Colbert County Drug Task Force along with assistance from Colbert County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 13305 County Line road in Muscle …

FLORENCE-On Tuesday, December 16, we had the privilege of honoring TaShayla Mason for her heroic actions on March 25, 2025. On that day, Florence Police Department officers responded to 210 …

FLORENCE-Florence Arts & Museums (FAM) is seeking proposals from local artists for a mural at Pope’s Tavern Museum, thanks to a grant from the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. The …

Some words perfectly call to mind a specific holiday, such as “independence” for the Fourth of July, “spooktacular” for Halloween, and “Yule” for Christmastime and holiday joy. But while the …

ATHENS-Athens Main Street is excited to invite eligible downtown businesses to apply for the Downtown Business Grant Program, made possible by City of Athens funding. This program is designed to …