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ATHENS– On Friday, June 19 at 5:00pm The Square Arts & Entertainment District will open in Downtown Athens!   The Athens City Council voted unanimously at the June 8th City …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of June 7 – June 13, 2020. 18,367 initial claims were filed either …

  KNOXVILLE, TN  ̶   Members of the public interested in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s mission and how it approaches energy-related activities, including its COVID-19 response, are invited to attend public …

ATHENS-Celebrate summer by enjoying all Downtown Athens has to offer the entire family!   Fridays After Five will be on selected Fridays of each month in June – August, beginning …

TUSCUMBIA-The Tennessee Valley Art Association Summer Art Camp for 2020 will be held July 6 through July 9 at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 North Water Street in …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) State Lands Division announces four Open Woods Weeks at the Forever Wild Sipsey River Complex located in Tuscaloosa County near Buhl, …

MONTGOMERY-Expanding Medicaid to cover adults with low incomes would build on the program’s successes and save hundreds of lives every year, according to a new report that Alabama Arise released …

WASHINGTON – Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today led a bipartisan commemorative reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail in the United States Senate chamber. After a special introduction from …

The Republican and Democratic Primary Runoff Elections are still scheduled to take place on July 14th, and many voters are understandably concerned about trying to vote while Alabama is seeing …

TUPELO -The Natchez Trace Parkway will conduct several small prescribed fires (controlled burns) during the month of June, 2020  in the Tupelo Area.  All fires will be small scale and …

FLORENCE – Commencement ceremonies at the University of North Alabama will take place following a hybrid format in Norton Auditorium on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1. The event …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama families may qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC. If you are a woman who is pregnant, who had a …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama taxes remitted by sellers located in and outside our state declined almost 4.5% in April compared with the same month last year. April was the month most of Alabama’s …

  BIRMINGHAM – U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him to appoint members to the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. While Congress passed …

WASHINGTON, DC-Throughout the past few months, it has seemed like only negative news gets reported anymore. It’s a sad reality of the 24-hour news cycle that we constantly are subjected …

  FLORENCE – Four University of North Alabama students have been offered Fulbright grants for the upcoming 2020-2021 year. The Fulbright Program is the United States government’s flagship international education …

TUSCUMBIA-An installation memorial to lives lost to COVID-19 has been installed at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art front entrance. Two thousand saffron orange ribbons flutter in the breeze as …

WASHINGTON – Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced today funding for key Alabama priorities was included in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was approved yesterday by the …

UPDATE:  As of 3:30Pm on Friday, June 12 there are 23,333 cases of confirmed COVID-19 with 764 confirmed deaths and 2,202 Alabamians in Hospital. MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of May 31 – June 6, 2020   19,950 initial claims were filed …