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 FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama’s Spring Commencement will feature Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. G. Rumay Alexander …

FLORENCE– Mayor Steve Holt and City Engineer Bill Batson are pleased to notify the public that work on Mall Road will begin the week of April 8. Signs will be placed …

TUPELO, MS –   The Natchez Trace Parkway will host a Wildlife Festival at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 10 am to 2 pm. Visitors can experience Mississippi’s …

MONTGOMERY-Boat owners can now help support conservation efforts in Alabama when renewing their boat registration. First made available in 2018, the purchase of a distinctive registration identification sticker for their …

 FLORENCE– Florence Mayor Steve Holt, announces that effective Friday, April 19, 2019, the intake will cease at the current Florence-Lauderdale Animal Services (FLAS) in preparation for the move to its new location …

THE SHOALS– Fresh Air Family and Shoals Enviromental Alliance are sponsoring nature/wildflower walks through the month of April. All walks are free and led by Charles Rose of the Shoals …

FLORENCE-Able Works Students at Florence High School have been participating in a pilot project for Southwire’s 12 For Life Program this year. These students are labeling the bags that wire …

 THE SHOALS-Rickey Butch Walker showcases the important role that cotton played in history along the Tennessee River Valley. Along with cotton stories, Walker released his first volume of the Alabama …

  FLORENCE-On April 25, 2019, at noon, ALFRA and the Exchange Club of Shelby County request you take 10 minutes to blow Bubbles for Love in support of Parental Alienation …

TUPELO, MS –  In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second week of April as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week,” bringing well-deserved attention and recognition to public safety telecommunicators who are invaluable …

FLORENCE – A team of Engineering Technology students representing the University of North Alabama (UNA) finished ahead of 18 teams at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) Chem-E-Car competition held at …

 FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Office of Title IX and One Place of the Shoals Sexual Assault Division are working to get the word out about Sexual Assault and …

 MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Labor is changing service providers for the Unemployment Compensation Debit Cards. Due to technical difficulties with this conversion, the release of the new cards …

 MONTGOMERY-“Watch Your Mouth!” This slogan reminds the public about the need for everyone to learn the signs of oral and oropharyngeal cancer and check their mouths each month.  This is …

THE SHOALS-Up to $175,000 of SEDF funds have been approved by the SEDA Board of Directors and the Shoals Industrial Development Committee (SEDC) for a new pilot program intended to …

MONTGOMERY-Thankfully, the late-winter deluges have transitioned into a spring dry pattern that has allowed the flooded rivers in many portions of Alabama to return to more normal levels. Earlier this …

 SHEFFIELD-On April 8, Bank Independent will kick off its sixth annual Food Share drive to benefit local food banks.  All locations of the Bank will serve as donation points through …

 MONTGOMERY-On March 27, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama signed a proclamation declaring April 25, 2019 as Parental Alienation Awareness “Bubbles For Love” Day and April 21 through April 27, …

 TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at …

TUPELO, MS –  Weather depending, the Natchez Trace Parkway will conduct three prescribed fires (controlled burns) prior to April 15, 2019. Prescribed Fire Name Milepost County Witchdance West 232.8 – …