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FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt, City of Florence Council Members, and the Florence Parks & Recreation Department are excited to announce the opening of the newly renovated pools at Royal Avenue Recreation …

    Camp 2019   Sponsored by Tuscumbia Parks & Recreation Department TUSCUMBIA – The City of Tuscumbia Parks & Recreation Department will host a STEAM Camp this summer for …

 FLORENCE-Ethan Sak, former Florence High School Fine Arts student, is seeing the fruits of his labor as his pop single “Make My Heart Go” has broken into Billboard’s Top 40 …

HUNTSVILLE— The American Cancer Society is anticipating big crowds to join the Rocket City Best Fest in Big Spring Park on June 8, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. …

GUNTERSVILLE-This past Saturday, an aroma of delicious dishes filled the air at the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) / Kimber Manufacturing Guntersville Wild Game Cook-Off. Cook teams were on fire at …

FLORENCE – Dr. Trudy Abel, an associate professor of Collaborative Special Education in the University of North Alabama’s College of Business and Human Sciences has been appointed to the Alabama …

 FLORENCE-On Friday, May 17, RCA Records’ global superstars the Backstreet Boys (BSB) surprised fans by releasing a new version of their record-breaking single “I Want It That Way.” However, contrary …

TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) proposes to remove several structures within the Tupelo Homestead Historic District in Lee County, Mississippi. The houses were built in 1936 by …

ATHENS– Start the summer off right by enjoying all downtown has to offer for the entire family!   Fridays After Five will be held on selected Fridays of each month …

THE SHOALS-Steve Nesbitt was in the banking business in the Shoals for just under 40 years.  He was a long time Board member and advocate for the SBi.  Steve had …

MONTGOMERY-Travelers spent $249 million and were responsible for 2,927 jobs last year in Lauderdale County, according to a report conducted for the Alabama Tourism Department by Montgomery economist Dr. Keivan …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama was awarded the top prize in the Education Division of the 2018 United Way of Northwest Alabama Annual Campaign. The nearly $17,000 contributed …

 MONTGOMERY – The Alabama State Senate on Thursday, May 16 passed SB397. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Del Marsh, would change Alabama’s current elected State Board of Education to a Commission …

MONTGOMERY – For the fourth month in a row, more people are working in Alabama than ever before.  In April, preliminary estimates account for 2,139,379 people working, up by 32,335 …

FLORENCE – Mayor Steve Holt, City of Florence Council Members, and the Florence Fire & Rescue Department invite all the citizens of the City of Florence to join in the celebration …

FLORENCE – Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Nursing Program honored 86 nursing graduates at its annual pinning ceremony Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Woodmont Baptist Church in Florence. NW-SCC Director of …

TUPELO, MS – Removal of the non-native privet (Ligustrum) plant species in high-priority areas along the Parkway is in full swing this month. “Non-native plants live outside their original distributional range. As …

 FLORENCE– Über Region Fest will kick off Saturday, June 8, beginning at 11 a.m. at TMT America/ Trissl Sports Cars on Wilhite Street in Florence. It’s the fifth time Porsches …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College has announced its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2019 Spring Semester. Requirements for the President’s List are a semester grade point average …

FLORENCE – Dr. Katherine Cole Kinney, Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of North Alabama, has been named an Impact Academy fellow. Kinney joins …