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FLORENCE-The Tennessee Valley Historical Society will host a trolley tour Saturday, April 14 at 11:00 a.m. This one-hour trolley tour will visit Florence sites significant to the story of the …

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama alumna Madeleine Frankford ‘14, has been selected as a 2018 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Honors Student.   Frankford is a 2014 graduate of …

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed into law HB470, sponsored by Representative Rod Scott, which requires online marketplaces to collect and remit use taxes on sales made through their marketplaces by …

MONTGOMERY– At the Alabama Community College System board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker announced the selection of Dr. Glenda Colagross as president of Northwest-Shoals Community College. Colagross …

MUSCLE SHOALS-Connectivity to the rest of the world just became as easy as booking a ticket with Boutique Air at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL).   Boutique Air is …

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 …

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama College of Arts and Sciences will host a reception celebrating an exhibition by UNA of the Paul R. Jones Collection of Art, Friday, April 13, …

TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Disappearing Act,” a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April …

MONTGOMERY-The fate of a turkey hunt’s outcome is indeed fickle. High-fives can be the celebratory conclusion just as easily as the dejected hunter’s incessant second-guessing of the tactics that caused …

 FLORENCE-The world of travel is constantly evolving, as is the way in which travelers want to experience a destination. Airbnb was founded in 2008 to meet that need and has …

FLORENCE– Current and former staff members of the Flor-Ala were recently honored for being finalists in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. The University of North Alabama student …

KNOXVILLE, TN – Spring has officially arrived and the Tennessee Valley Authority will be opening visitor centers on Sat., April 7, at its first dam, its tallest dam, its longest …

FLORENCE. – The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi recently announced that the University of North Alabama (UNA) is one of six semifinalists for its 2018 Excellence in Innovation Award. The …

FLORENCE-Mayor Steve Holt and the Florence City Council are pleased to announce the launch of the Florence Forward Sustainable Partner Program. This program is a revamp of the Certified Green …

JASPER-Wheeler Pounds will premier his new series at a book signing on April 8, 2018 at the Jasper Public Library, 98 18th Street East, Jasper, Alabama 35501. The book series, Secrets of the Cherokee …

FLORENCE– Dr. Jonathan Rieder is currently working on a book on the racial dynamics of the Muscle Shoals music scene over the past 60 years, and he also happens to be …

FLORENCE – Three University of North Alabama professors are the latest recipients of a National Park Service (NPS) grant. UNA History professors Dr. Brian Dempsey, Dr. Carrie Barske and Dr. Ansley …

FLORENCE-On Wednesday, April 18th, the Shoals Chamber of Commerce and the Shoals Symphony Orchestra will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Symphony Office in Downtown Florence. In addition …

FLORENCE-Rickey Butch Walker, author of Hiking Sipsey—A Family’s Fight for Eastern Wilderness, will speak at the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism on April 14, 2018 at 1:00pm, with a book signing to follow. The Florence/Lauderdale …