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MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama’s wage and salary employment measured 2,039,200 in March, the highest since December 2007. Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 24,600, …

MONTGOMERY-May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and May 19 is National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis and most of them do not know they …

Time to take your little one to the dentist for the very first time it can be a good experience…SRD on 5th gives you a few tips to make the …

Watch as centenarian and early TVA employee, Halie Forstner, 107, recalls how TVA changed lives and spread prosperity to one of the poorest places in the nation. What a story …

FLORENCE– Mayor Steve Holt is pleased to announce that the City of Florence has begun the process to develop an area at the corner of Jackson Road and Cox Creek …

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, June 2, 2018, at …

FLORENCE-Time constrained theater is all new to the Shoals area.  On Friday night, 6 writing teams, 6 directors, and a whole bunch of actors will meet for the first time. They …

MOBILE – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced a plan to grow Alabama’s skilled-labor pipeline by 500,000 workforce-ready employees by 2025. The Success Plus Initiative addresses Alabama’s increasing need for workers …

MONTGOMERY – Since 2014, Free2Be (formally known as GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services) has received a grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. As part of the grant …

MONTGOMERY-Teachers and pet owners should be aware that aquarium animals and plants should never be released into the wild. Releasing aquatic animals and plants is illegal, as they pose a …

FLORENCE – Last week approximately 25 practitioners of Strategic Doing were in the Shoals for their annual conference sponsored by the University of North Alabama’s College of Business.   This is the …

 SHEFFIELD-On May 17 at 7:00 PM the Ritz Theatre will hold The Ritz School for the Performing Arts Student Showcase 2018.  Tickets will be sold at the door All tickets general …

MONTGOMERY – Yesterday, Governor Kay Ivey joined the governors of Guam, Kansas, Mississippi, Maine, South Carolina and West Virginia, in support of the nomination of President Donald Trump for a Nobel …

Montgomery – The final deadline for spring 2018 Alabama Bicentennial Commission community grants is fast approaching. These funding opportunities are available to support activities, events and projects commemorating the state’s 200th anniversary. Awards range between …

FLORENCE. – Graduating senior Jordan Gage Cooper of Leighton, Alabama, was the recipient of the coveted Turris Fidelis and Keller Key Awards during spring commencement Saturday at Flowers Hall on the University of North Alabama campus. …

MONTGOMERY-The Game Check numbers from the recently completed wild turkey season are in, and a slight uptick in hunter success was indicated. According to Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) …

MONTGOMERY-On May 9, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) officials notified Auburn University of plans to investigate a case of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) identified in a student enrolled on the …

FLORENCE-Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area will host the Tennessee Valley Strummers on May 18 at the Visitor Center in McFarland Park.  The dulcimer group will play …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Eight days before the agency’s 85th anniversary, the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors today approved measures to help ensure the continued evolution of services that add …

TUPELO, MS – Historic Site Coordinator Joseph Smith from the Chickasaw Nation and Brian Mast from the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama will present programs at …