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 FLORENCE – Mayor Holt is pleased to announce that four new brick-andmortar businesses received their business license during December 2018. The business list includes a regional hospital, computer programmer, a …

MONTGOMERY – Alabamians who received unemployment compensation benefits in 2018 can now view and download their form 1099-G online at www.labor.alabama.gov. The Form 1099-G details how much unemployment compensation claimants received …

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ATHENS-Please join us for a community breakfast of remembrance and reflection with guest speaker Dr. Carolyn McKinstry, Survivor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham 1963.   The breakfast will …

 SHEFFIELD – Over 3,275 toys and $1,016 were donated to the eighth annual Bank Independent and WAFF48 Toy Share toy drive over the holidays, meeting 2018 goal totals and helping hundreds …

MONTGOMERY – On Friday, December 28, Governor Kay Ivey released a statement on the appointment of Brad Mendheim to fill a vacancy on the Alabama Supreme Court created by the election …

MONTGOMERY – Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for retail salespersons, registered nurses, and …

TVA’s River Management team is continuing its work over the holidays by doing what it’s been doing a lot this year: handling above average amounts rainfall and runoff across the …

FLORENCE-Plein Air painter and Birmingham artist Amy R. Peterson will display her new collection of work at Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts January 8 through February 15. The gallery talk will …

MUSCLE SHOALS – With the spring semester right around the corner, Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host a registration event next Saturday, January 5, 2019, on the Shoals Campus. Next …

 JACKSON COUNTY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is investigating an increase in hepatitis A cases  in Jackson County, Ala. This outbreak may have spread to surrounding counties. Persons at …

 MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who are in danger of becoming homeless. The funds from …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on a proposal to make more efficient its review process for historic properties that could be affected by TVA actions. …

 MONTGOMERY-John Kelly decided he needed an early Christmas present after enjoying an Adult Mentored Hunt at the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division’s Portland Landing Special Opportunity Area (SOA) near …

MONTGOMERY – As a courtesy to the dry cleaning community, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is providing complimentary compliance calendars again this year.  This offer marks the 19th year of …

  MONTGOMERY –   Employment and job counts have once again reached record levels.  In November 2018, 2,128,082 people were counted as employed, an increase of 46,330 from November 2017.  Wage …

TUPELO, MS – A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at …

TUPELO, MS – During the shutdown of the federal government due to the lapse of appropriations, national parks will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable laws and …

BIRMINGHAM – Morgan County Sheriff ANA WOODARD FRANKLIN has been charged in a one-count information charging failure to file a tax return announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent …

DECATUR – Interstate Billing Service announced today it has surpassed funding $2 billion of invoices in a single year.  This breaks all funding records in the company’s 35-year history.  Interstate …