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FLORENCE –The Alabama Retail Association has selected Florence as a 2018 host city for its third annual Shop Alabama for the Holidays tour! During the busiest shopping weeks of the …

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Saturday released a statement on the death of former President George H.W. Bush. Also, in accordance with U.S. Code, Governor Ivey has ordered flags …

PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Music Department will hold a Christmas concert and show choir performance, A Christmas Celebration!, Sunday, December 9, at 3:00 p.m. in the Lou B. Bevill Center …

FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt is pleased to announce that the Florence-Lauderdale Government Building (102 South Court Street) and the Florence Municipal Building (110 West College Street) now feature a link to …

 SHEFFIELD-One of bluegrass’ hottest groups, Volume Five, will be headlining the 2019 Jake Landers Bluegrass Concert, 7 p.m., February 9 at the Ritz Theatre, Sheffield Ala. The group will be …

SHEFFIELD—Medical Associates of the Shoals recently delivered approximately 700 bags of classroom supplies to certified teachers in Colbert County. Each bag contained several items that teachers often pay for out …

 NEW YORK CITY, NY-College Media Association this week censured the University of North Alabama, a move that signals the association’s strongest possible condemnation of a university as being hostile toward …

FLORENCE– University of North Alabama undergraduate geography student John Crowell is the most recent recipient of the Merle C. Prunty Scholarship Award. The Prunty Award recognizes “an outstanding geography student …

SHEFFIELD-“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” will be presented by Timeout for Theatre at the Ritz Theatre on Sunday, December 9, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $7 for students: …

FLORENCE – Deadline for the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area’s photo contest is Monday, December 3.  Both professional and amateur photographers may enter. Prizes include dinner at the Marriott Shoals …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) received a request Friday, Nov. 23, from Tenth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Mike Anderton to investigate two shooting incidents that occurred Thursday, Nov. …

 FLORENCE-Fans of the Florence Wine Fest, recently chosen as the “Top Drink Festival” in Alabama, have an opportunity to purchase tickets early this year as they go on sale at …

 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, December 8, 2018, at …

TUPELO, MS-A small portion of the Blackland Prairie section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail from Lakeshire Drive to Highway 78/I-22 has been re-opened (milepost 263.3 to 263.8). This …

FLORENCE– The University of North Alabama and Northeast Mississippi Community College are forging a partnership for student success. Administrators from both institutions met to sign an articulation agreement, which will …

 SHEFFIELD-All locations of Bank Independent are now accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for area children through December 14 as part of the Bank’s eighth annual Toy Share drive.   …

MONTGOMERY-While Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) officials continue to do all they can to keep chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of Alabama, unfortunately the latest news from our neighbors …

TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway hosted over 200 local students at the Living History Timeline, an event representing several eras of Natchez Trace Parkway history. The programs took …

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday joined Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. to break ground on their new $1.6 billion plant in Huntsville. The jointly owned-and-operated automotive production plant, which is …

SHEFFIELD − Bank Independent, a 28-branch community bank headquartered in Sheffield, Alabama, has opened a new location at the corner of Nance Road and Highway 72 in Madison, Alabama. The …