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DECATUR– North Alabama’s premier Mardi Gras style celebration will take place February 13, 2021, when the Carnegie Visual Arts Center holds its annual Carnegie Carnival. Now in its tenth year, …

  MONTGOMERY-A new and more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in three Alabama residents. Two are from Montgomery County and one is from Jefferson County; two are …

FLORENCE-The Florence Police Department is asking for assistance in locating Clifton Bernard Rowell (09/27/1981) and Jahleal Doshea Jarmon (09/28/1988). Both have an indictment from the Lauderdale County Grand Jury for …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Ivey participated in the National Governors Association call earlier this afternoon to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine distribution with officials in the new administration, specifically Jeff Zients, the White House …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Ivey has reached out to Fultondale Mayor Larry Holcomb and Center Point Mayor Bobby Scott following last night’s devastating severe weather. The governor has issued the following additional statement. …

MONYGOMERY-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 …

  MONTGOMERY-ADPH is conducting clinics daily, including drive-though clinics in some counties. Limited vaccine remains the greatest challenge in Alabama and other states. COVID-19 Cases—443,009 COVID-19 Deaths—6,662 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (as …

 UPDATE: The victim in Saturday’s Florence murder has been identified. Florence Police said Hattan Atif Mashat, 29, died at North Alabama Medical Center.   FLORENCE-January 23, 2021, Florence Police officers responded …

TUPELO, MS – On January 22, 2021, Natchez Trace Parkway law enforcement arrested a commercial vehicle operator for driving while under the influence of drugs near Milepost 265. The arresting …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.9%, down from November’s rate of 4.4%, and above December 2019’s rate of 2.7%.  December’s rate represents 87,534 unemployed persons, compared to 100,374 in November and 61,530 in December 2019. “This is the lowest …

ATLANTA, GA-Masks are an additional step to prevent people from getting and spreading COVID-19. They provide a barrier that keeps respiratory droplets from spreading. When we all wear masks, we …

FLORENCE – The annual Step Sing competition is set for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28 and 29, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. in Norton Auditorium …

BIRMINGHAM-Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Johnnie Sharp, Jr. and Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray on Thursday, January 21 announced rewards totaling $18,000 for information that leads to the arrest and …

MOULTON – The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the North Alabama Utility-Scale Solar Project in Lawrence County. Details of the …

 MONTGOMERY-For the past four weeks, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been distributing its full federal allotment of 50,000 to 60,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to providers in Alabama. …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of January 10 – January 16, 2021. 11,983 initial claims were filed either …

FLORENCE-A phone scam involving Florence Utilities customers has been reported. The pretend caller demanded payment and threatened disconnection. Please be advised that Florence Utilities will NOT call customers to ask …

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. At March of Dimes, we know the health of a community is reflected by the health and well-being of its babies, and in …

NOTE:  Letter from the four Senators follows the ADPH response MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) would like to provide a response to the information included in a letter …

MONTGOMERY-A newly created map is available on the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Dashboard.  The map depicts sites other than hospitals that have been selected to …