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MONTGOMERY – Alabama has elected to participate in the Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program. This program is part of the Continued Assistance Act (CAA) which provides extension provisions to …

LIMESTONE COUNTY– An upcoming cornhole tournament hopes to raise hundreds of dollars in the fight against cancer.   County for a Cure, Limestone County’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life …

ATHENS-Throughout the month of March, the Athens-Limestone Hospital Foundation will be honoring ALH physicians through our 2021 Doctors’ Day campaign. Our hospital and community has been blessed beyond measure to …

PHIL CAMPBELL- Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) competed on the national stage last Saturday (2/27) as Bryant Gillespie led the NW-SCC College Scholars Bowl team to a 13th place overall finish …

MONTGOMERY– Secretary of Labor Fitzgerald Washington has announced that the Alabama Department of Labor’s Abandoned Mine Land Program (ADOL AML) will take applications for a fourth round of $10 million in grant funding …

MONTGOMERY-Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Alabamians as quickly as possible is our goal.ADPH is conducting clinics daily, including drive-though clinics in some counties. Limited vaccine remains the greatest …

FLORENCE– Kimberly Hughston has been named the Director for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of North Alabama. Hughston, a Shoals native and UNA alumna, has strong …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that $4.93 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and …

FLORENCE– University of North Alabama alumnus and Florence native Joel R. Anderson II has been appointed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to fill the vacancy on the UNA Board of …

  DECATUR-Spring 2020 was not the brightest spot for most small businesses, including those located on historic Bank Street in downtown Decatur. This year has dawned brighter, and to celebrate, …

  ATLANTA, GA-The risk of severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age. This is why CDC recommends that adults 65 years and older are one of the first groups to …

 ATHENS-The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 started a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage this past weekend after generating more than 19 billion kilowatt-hours of carbon-free electricity …

FLORENCE-Each year, thousands of Native American objects are stolen from burial sites around the Shoals. The Thousand Eyes Program helps to monitor these sites for theft and environmental damage. The …

MORGAN COUNTY-Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson announced today that Frederic Allen Rogers, 23 years old of Woodville, Alabama, and John Michael Legg, 20 years old of Hartselle, Alabama, were …

MONTGOMERY-Winter weather offers a great opportunity to see a wide collection of birds at your feeders. While food resources are lower in winter, bird seed provided in your back yard …

MONTGOMERY-Scale Back Alabama, the state’s largest wellness program, is extending the 2021 start date to Monday, April 5. Originally slated to start on Monday, March 1, the program will now …

  MONTGOMERY – On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, six individuals appeared in court after being indicted on charges related to the fraudulent enrollment of students in Alabama virtual schools, announced …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of February 14 – February 20, 2021. 11,395 initial claims were filed either …

FLORENCE– Toby, the K9 Officer at the University of North Alabama, has passed after a brief illness. He would have been 12 on Feb. 27. Toby worked alongside his handler …

FLORENCE– Student Publications at the University of North Alabama celebrated Student Press Freedom Day on Friday with a ribbon cutting and tours of the newly renovated space on campus.   …