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FLORENCE – During two days in January, the University of North Alabama administration welcomed members of the local legislative delegation to campus as well as to an off-site location in …

MONTGOMERY-Appearing like a miniature version of a mockingbird, the loggerhead shrike looks like any other songbird until you find evidence of the shrike’s lethal side. “Some people call them butcher …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that the state of Alabama is making necessary preparations ahead of the potential severe weather. The threat of impact is anticipated for Saturday, …

FLORENCE-The Shoals Theatre has just released up and coming events for January and February.  Also get you ticket to the Secret Sisters On Tour Show at the theatre in May.  …

WASHINGTON – The Senate has unanimously passed America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act, a legislative package which includes two bills Senator Doug Jones’ (D-Ala) cosponsored to expand federal nature conservation programs. The first bill …

  CHATTANOOGA, TN. — The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday that Dr. Noelle Currey, a TVA project engineer with eight years of service, earned the utility’s highest engineering honor — …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-Strong storms along with potentially heavy rain are forecasted to sweep through the region this weekend, with even more rainfall predicted next week. TVA continue to recover flood storage …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has designated Saturday, February 8, 2020, as the second of the 2019-20 hunting season’s Special Youth, Veteran and Active Military Personnel …

SHEFFIELD-On Wednesday, January 22, Keller Wellcare Center will host their “Live Better Longer” Free Community Health Fair. This event is held annually to help the community remember to stay healthy …

MONTGOMERY – In an ongoing effort to keep the people of Alabama updated on her health, Governor Kay Ivey issued the following statement: “Yesterday, my doctors performed a follow-up examination on …

TUPELO, MS– The Natchez Trace Parkway will conduct several small prescribed fires (controlled burns) during the month of January, 2020 in accordance with the schedule below. These prescribed fires will …

MONTGOMERY-The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to commit or re-commit to a healthier lifestyle. This year, Scale Back Alabama, the state’s largest weight loss and physical …

HUNTSVILLE-The 8th Annual Community Seed Swap is Friday, January 31st at the Church of the Nativity located at 208 Eustis Ave. E  in downtown Huntsville. The event promotes heritage seed …

MONTGOMERY– Secretary of Labor Fitzgerald Washington announced today that the Alabama Department of Labor’s Abandoned Mine Land Program (ADOL AML) will take applications for a third round of $10 million in grant funding available for AML related economic development …

The bill would curtail the “diagnostic odyssey” children with rare diseases endure, which lasts 5-7 years on average WASHINGTON DC– U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to …

Many people like to make a New Year’s resolution. As we start this new year and new decade, I think our state leadership needs to make a resolution: To improve …

FLORENCE – The Shoals Theatre brings to the stage a Neil Simon favorite “Rumors” to run January 16-18 with a January 19 2 PM matinee. Rumors Jan 16, 2020 – …

MONTGOMERY – New unemployment compensation claims filed in 2020 will be subject to the newly enacted Unemployment Reduction Act, which was passed by the Alabama State Legislature in 2019. Under …

SAVANNAH, TN-Rain is still falling over much of the Tennessee River Valley and is forecasted to continue into Saturday. Most areas in the central and northern Valley have already received …

  MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Troopers investigated 22 traffic deaths during the 2019 Christmas-New Year’s holiday travel period, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, to midnight Wednesday, …