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FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Board of Trustees today voted to approve the restoration of the Harrison Fountain at the Harrison Entrance of campus as part of its …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that ADOL has disbursed more than $1.5 billion in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. Alabama is paying benefits under all three programs covered in the …

BIRMINGHAM – Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) released the following statement this evening after the Senate approved legislation to reform the Paycheck Protection Program, an emergency small business loan program included in …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of May 24-30, 2020. 21,335 initial claims were filed either online or by …

FLORENCE-On Thursday, June 4 Florence announced the recipients of the Florence First:  A Local Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. “We are very grateful to offer this needed assistance to our …

MUSCLE SHOALS-Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host the 2020 Shoals Student of the Year Banquet in the form of a drive-through ceremony Monday, June 15, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. on …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced a Coronavirus Relief Fund Expenditure Request Form has been developed for the public to submit for reimbursement for expenses incurred from the Coronavirus …

FLORENCE-Beginning Thursday morning, June 4th, North Alabama Medical Center will allow one support person during specific visiting hours.   Since March 20th, NAMC has been operating under a zero-visitor protocol. Please …

ATHENS-It’s that wonderful time of the year again and we are excited to welcome you back to Athens Saturday Market. Beginning June 6th, come down to the market at 409 …

  FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has released its inaugural North Alabama Online Annual Report that highlights the tremendous growth in online education at UNA and features several …

FLORENCE-As a trail-blazer in Alabama public education, Florence City Schools (FCS) is excited to announce the creation of the Florence Virtual School program for kindergarten through sixth grade. This announcement …

  ATLANTA, GA-As communities consider a gradual scale up of activities towards pre-COVID-19 operating practices in centers for learning, such as K-12 schools and summer day camps, CDC offers the …

TUSCUMBIA-On Tuesday June 2, the Alabama Music Hall of Fame will be reopening to the public during normal operating hours. (T-F 9:00am-5:00pm; Sat. 10:00am-4:00pm)   The Hall of Fame will …

MONTGOMERY-You may have heard that the newly discovered coronavirus disease came from bats. However, that is not exactly accurate. Coronaviruses, abbreviated “CoVs,” are a family of viruses that cause a …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday issued the following statement in response to the Birmingham protests: “Like so many others throughout the country and around the world, I, too, was …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Ivey has issued the following statement on the first day of the 2020 hurricane season:  “June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season, and as we know, Alabama …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has signed into law an expanded version of Alabama’s Missing Senior Alert, now to be known as the Missing and Endangered Person Alert, effective Monday, June …

WASHINGTON, DC-Alabama has shown the country and the world how to properly reopen for business. Our state started loosening restrictions several weeks ago, and with each new set of expansions …

MONTGOMERY-All Alabamians are invited to join Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in celebrating World Environment Day by participating in the Alabama Backyard BioBlitz on Friday, June 5, 2020. The …