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MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL – The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will receive a federal Student Support Services (SSS) grant of $3,171,090 to …

MONTGOMERY –  Income rose and poverty declined in the United States in the calendar year before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of Americans without health insurance increased for the …

KNOXVILLE, TN― Attorneys and other legal professionals at the Tennessee Valley Authority, Office of the General Counsel, recently launched TVA’s first pro bono program, Generating Justice, to provide free legal …

MONTGOMERY-Based on a reduction in telephone call volume, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) toll-free COVID-19 hotline will operate only during regular business hours, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., …

WASHINGTON, DC-In more ways than we could possibly name, Alabama is the best state in the nation. However, when it comes to the 2020 Census, we are sitting in last …

ATLANTA, GA-If your pet tests positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, isolate the pet from everyone else, including other pets. Do not wipe or bathe your pet with chemical …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 5.6%, down from July’s rate of 7.9%, and above August 2019’s rate of 2.8%. August’s rate represents 127,186 unemployed persons, compared to 176,556 in July and 62,149 in August 2019. “The drop in …

BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama  issued the following statement on Friday night, September 18 on the news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death: “This news is …

FLORENCE – For the second year, the University of North Alabama has ranked among the best Public Regional Universities of the South category, according to the 2021 list released by …

FLORENCE-Chloe’s Fund is having a big Yard Sale; you don’t want to miss out on two days of great deals! Save these dates and times – Friday, October 2nd & Saturday, October …

KNOXVILLE, TN – The TVA STEM Classroom Grant Program is open for applications with $800,000 in funding available for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics learning projects in classrooms and schools in areas …

FLORENCE-The Alabama Family Rights Association encourages the entire state of Alabama to participate in this year’s “Family Day/Week”. On the last Monday of September (September 28th), Family Day brings together …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, September 17, U.S Senate Doug Jones of Alabama and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Disaster Relief for Southeastern Small Businesses Act of 2020. This bill …

FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt, Florence Council Members, and the Planning & Community Development Department are thrilled to announce the City of Florence has received an additional $244,324 in CARES Act grant …

  FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has been awarded $116,835 from the National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program to establish a partnership with the …

TUSCUMBIA– The Tennessee Valley Museum of Art (TVMA) is hosting two art exhibits this fall featuring sculptor Helene Fielder and painter Zack Underwood. These shows will be on display October …

FLORENCE-Leadership Alabama, a statewide program of Alabama leaders engaged in creating a network of relationships that seeks mutual understanding of problems and priorities for Alabama’s future, is pleased to announce …

  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN – The Natchez Trace Parkway will not hold the biannual “Car Free Parkway Experience” day for bicyclists and pedestrians in September 2020 in response to the …

NASHVILLE, TN ― For the 15th straight year, TVA tops the list of utilities for its economic development success. Site Selection magazine has honored TVA in its annual recognition of the …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has awarded $10 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to support the Tourism Industry Recovery …