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    FLORENCE — A Murfreesboro-born taco restaurant, Taco Garage is opening its second location in Florence, AL, on January 28. Taco Garage focuses on creating “real tacos for real …

KILLEN-Bluewater Creek Farm located at 2530 County Road 69 in Killen will be hosting a free tailgate training sponsored by ASAN about seed starting and on-farm compost making. This event …

 FLORENCE — “Shut Up and Dance,” an engaging and irreverent concert celebrating free speech through music, is coming to the University of North Alabama Monday, March 18, 2019. The show will …

 MONTGOMERY-The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to commit or re-commit to a healthier lifestyle and dispel some of the common health myths along the way. Scale Back …

 SHEFFIELD-Bank Independent is here to help customers who have been furloughed due to the recent government shutdown. There are many federal employees and government contractors in our communities, and we …

 MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) was recently approved to start two new Health Studies programs, Medical Sonography and Diagnostic Imaging program, during the 2019 fall semester. The Alabama …

MUSCLE SHOALS –  Alabama Career Center staff will join the Alabama Department of Commerce’s Rapid Response Unit to meet with laid-off employees of Freight Car America.  More than 140 employees …

ATHENS – Athens Main Street is proud to announce the 2019 Chocolate Walk is Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. You can fall in love with Downtown Athens, while …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will host the 2nd annual 2019 UNA Robotics Competition, Saturday, Jan. 26, from Noon – 4:30 p.m., in Flowers Hall on UNA’s campus. The theme for …

FLORENCE-Happy New Year from your friends here at the Shoals Community Theater! We want to thank you for making 2018 one of our most successful years yet and invite you …

 MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has deployed six self-service Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling stations in north Alabama as part of its increased CWD sampling surveillance …

FLORENCE-Local artists Craige Goode, Tom Moye, and Nicholas Strong present Light and Land: 3 Artists at Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts this January 11 – February 15, 2019. A reception to …

 FLORENCE– The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is a unique and growing program within UNA’s Continuing Education curriculum where student volunteers determine the courses and speakers for the eight …

THE SHOALS-Elementary and middle school students from across northwest Alabama will descend upon Northwest-Shoals Community College on Saturday, January 12 to play the 2018-2019 VEX IQ Challenge Next Level. Nineteen teams …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama’s fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and March will take place Monday, Jan. 21, on UNA’s campus. The Day of Service will …

 FLORENCE-The classic Tennesse Williams drama, The Glass Menagerie, will give you a look back to 1937 through the memory of Tom Wingfinld. It examines the family relationship between him, and …

 MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday that the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education was awarded $10,620,000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of …

THE SHOALS-Due to the local weather forecast, temperatures falling below freezing, and spilling water, the roadway crossing the Tennessee River on the Wilson Dam Roadway will be closed to traffic …

MONTGOMERY – Federal employees who have been furloughed due to the partial government shutdown can apply for unemployment compensation benefits.  Employees who are not working due to the shutdown should …

 MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) continues investigating multiple hepatitis A cases in Jackson and DeKalb counties. This outbreak may continue to spread to other surrounding counties. Persons at …