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  FLORENCE – As students prepare to return to the University of North Alabama beginning Aug. 9, officials on campus have scheduled a virtual town hall in order to address …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor is warning Alabamians receiving unemployment compensation to be wary of fraud and to protect their personal identifying information. Unemployment compensation fraud has always occurred, but instances …

MONTGOMERY –  As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations spike across Alabama, our state is facing a critical moment in this pandemic. The Senate Republican COVID-19 relief plan released Monday won’t help …

  MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) annually updates fish consumption advisories based on data collected the preceding fall by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). ADEM, the …

UPDATE:  As of 12:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29 there are 81,572 cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Alabama with 1,489 confirmed deaths total number of people in hospital is 9,893. …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host a virtual registration this Saturday, August 1, 2020, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. for the …

FLORENCE-Dr. Ernestine Davis, a retired Professor Emerita of Nursing at the University of North Alabama, will receive an honorary doctoral degree as part of the Friday, July 31 commencement ceremonies …

FLORENCE-Downtown Florence Alliance is thrilled to announce the launch of the HartBeat of Main Street Grant Program. Grants of $5,000 to $15,000 will be awarded to support brick-and-mortar small businesses in commercial …

Information was added to clarify the difference between persons with ongoing exposure to COVID-19 and those whose contact is no longer occurring.  It depends on the situation. * Persons who are …

TUSCUMBIA-The Tennessee Valley Museum of Art has reopened, and our annual membership show, ArtWorks, is on display at the museum now and can be see on line as well.  The …

FLORENCE – Students returning to the University of North Alabama campus for the Fall 2020 semester will be required to take a free COVID-19 test through the GuideSafe™ Entry Testing …

I was born and raised in Sheffield, AL and have been married to Faye Kirk Johnson for 49 years. Life member of the First Baptist Church ( now York Bluff …

MONTGOMERY-Placement of nest boxes is a popular activity to aid cavity nesting birds and is a simple means of attracting birds to your property. However, construction and placement of the …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced today it has reached a landmark consent order with the 3M Company that holds the company accountable for cleaning up what …

  WASHINGTON – On an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars …

BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama today issued the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to include an extension of emergency unemployment benefits—which are set to expire in the next week—in …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of July 12 – July 18, 2020.   23,678 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during …

ATLANTA, GA-On Thursday, July 23 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing new science-based resources and tools for school administrators, teachers, parents, guardians, and caregivers when schools …

FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt, Florence Council Members, and the Florence Planning and Community Development Department announce three drive-thru Census Help Events! ROYAL AVE RECREATION CENTER  Monday, JuLY 27, 2020 5PM- 7pm …

Born in Jackson, Mississippi Kevin Leigh Robinson grew up in Huntsville & attended UNA in Florence.  He was hired as the 6 & 10 news producer at WOWL while attending …