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

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday will present eight Alabama companies with the Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards for their success in exporting and their contributions to expanding the global reach …

FLORENCE-Local residents will have an opportunity to “Take a Walk on the Historic Side” by participating in the annual Walking Tours of Historic Florence April 1 – 29.  Florence/Lauderdale Tourism …

 MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ permitted, managed shark fishing season at the Gulf State Park Pier reopens this Sunday. The first two managed shark fishing events will …

 MONTGOMERY-Join us this spring to enjoy a fun-filled camping weekend learning about new (and familiar) ways to enjoy the outdoors. The workshop begins late Friday afternoon and lasts through Sunday mid-morning. …

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, April 6, 2019, at …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Kay Ivey wrote an op-ed on the hosting of the National Space Council this coming Tuesday, March 26 by Vice President Mike Pence:  I am so pleased that Vice …

 MONTGOMERY –  Alabama reached a new record low unemployment rate in February 2019, announced Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate is 3.7%, …

 SHEFFIELD-The 2019 Ritz Theatre season will open with “John & Jen” at 7:35 p.m., April 4-6 and at 2 p.m., April 7 at the Ritz Theatre, 111 W. Third St., …

TUPELO, MS – Spring wildflowers are blooming abundantly on the Natchez Trace Parkway.  Join a park ranger to learn about plants and flowers that thrived at the Chickasaw Village Site …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has become aware of a scam involving callers claiming to be  ALEA officers with warrants for an individual’s arrest unless the individual provides …

 MONTGOMERY –  Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama was awarded $5.1 million in federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation (AML) grants, distributed by the U.S. Department of …

 MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that the Department has successfully prosecuted several Alabamians for unemployment compensation fraud.  The following individuals were charged with a …

TUSCUMBIA-It’s that time of year again, time for spring, time for the celebration of Tuscumbia’s own Helen Keller. Auditions for William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” play at Ivy Green, the Birthplace …

 MONTGOMERY-Jim Denney of Alexander City, Ala., is the winner of this year’s Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest with his painting of a pair of Northern Pintails. This artwork will be …

 FLORENCE-The Florence Falcon Varsity Track Team competed in their first meet of the season at the James Clemens Invitational. There were six 7A schools out of the 30 competing track …

FLORENCE – Officials with the University of North Alabama (UNA) and North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) announced that they will team up to form a partnership to benefit NMHS employees. According …

FLORENCE-Mayor Holt is pleased to announce that ten new brick and mortar businesses received their business license during February 2019. The business list includes home health offices, an array of …

 MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) continues investigating a hepatitis A outbreak in DeKalb and Jackson counties. Additional cases that may be related have also been identified in Cherokee and …

FLORENCE-Florence High School Student Inducted into the Inaugural Class of “100 High School Students America Needs to Know About™” Ciera Thompson, a senior at Florence High School was inducted into …