MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is 7.9%, up from June’s rate of 7.6%, and above July 2019’s rate of 2.8%. July’s rate represents 176,637 unemployed persons, compared to 166,668 in June and 63,414 in July 2019. “Following …
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LIMESTONE COUNTY – The Limestone County Economic Development Association would like to congratulate two companies in Limestone County that made the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing …
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ATHENS – Patrons in downtown Athens can win hundreds of dollars’ worth of prizes as the inaugural Win the Window contest is set to take place from August 22 through …
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MONTGOMERY-As more is learned about COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is providing updated guidance about testing priorities, listing and defining types of tests, and quarantine and isolation …
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MONTGOMERY-Learning to hunt may seem out of reach for those who didn’t grow up with hunting as part of their family tradition. For those individuals, the Alabama Department of Conservation …
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MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) hosted a Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) drive-through Signing Day last night (8/20) on the Shoals Campus as 18 students were sponsored …
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MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of August 9 – August 15, 2020. 11,048 initial claims were filed …
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FLORENCE – Officials at the University of North Alabama have today announced plans to postpone Homecoming events until the Spring 2021 semester in order to maintain health and safety measures …
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama will submit its application to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program …
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I am Fred Mason a lifelong resident of Sheffield. 1972 graduate of Sheffield High School and retired Chief Financial Officer at Sheffield Utilities. I am running for Sheffield City Council District …
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MONTGOMERY-Due to ecological, economic, and human health and safety concerns related to the potential impacts of nonnative animals, Alabama Administrative Code 220-2-.26 has been amended to prohibit any person, firm, …
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I’ve spent the last 10 weeks talking to citizens about running for mayor and listening to their views, concerns and issues. It was most important to hear from them before …
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MUSCLE SHOALS– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host a Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) drive-through Signing Day for 18 students on the Shoals campus Thursday, August 20, at 6:00 …
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MONTGOMERY-As Alabama continues the last push efforts to maximize census responses before the September 30 deadline, here are a couple of updates for the 2020 Census effort. Census workers now …
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I woke up today angry about our country’s leadership crisis, and how families with low incomes are suffering as a result. I couldn’t stop thinking about members of Congress going …
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FLORENCE– Mayor Steve Holt is pleased to announce that five new businesses received their business license during the month of July. The list includes a top quality automotive detailing service, …
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ATLANTA, GA-At this time, we do not know if someone can be re-infected with COVID-19. Data to date show that a person who has had and recovered from COVID-19 may …
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CULLMAN ― The Tennessee Valley Authority has identified a preferred route for a new transmission line that would provide for growing electrical load and increase power reliability in the Trade …
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FLORENCE– Three entities on the University of North Alabama campus – Community Service and Outreach, the Mitchell-West Center for Social Inclusion, and the Center for Women’s Studies – are co-sponsoring …
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MONTGOMERY– Governor Kay Ivey encourages the citizens of Alabama to participate in the 2020 Census with this PSA video: Governor Kay Ivey’s 2020 Census PSA Transcript: COMPLETE YOUR 2020 CENSUS …