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FLORENCE–Dr. Beth Garfrerick, assistant professor in the Communications Department at the University of North Alabama, is the latest member of the campus to earn her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). …

Applications Due March 21, 2018 ATHENS-Athens Arts League is honoring Patti Malone, the “First Lady of Music in Limestone County,” by commissioning an oil portrait of her that will be on …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today called for entries in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition. “I am pleased once again to be a sponsor of the United States …

ATHENS-Athens State University’s Center for Lifelong Learning is pleased to announce our 3rd Annual Women’s Leadership Symposium on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Dynetics Solutions …

FLORENCE – A string of endowed professorships are setting the University of North Alabama up for years of future success. Officials with the University of North Alabama Foundation announced that the University …

 KNOXVILLE, TN – With spring just around the corner, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s seasonal campgrounds are ready and waiting for visitors to return to the outdoors as the 2018 camping …

FLORENCE-Actors ages 16 and up are invited to audition f.or Spamalot, a musical retelling of Monty Pythons Quest for the Holy Grail. Spamalot will be performed at The Z on June 23-24 …

MONTGOMERY-Vera Mitchell of the Madison County Health Department was selected as Public Health Social Worker of the Year for 2018. Awarded the honor of Social Work Manager of the Year …

MARION COUNTY-Marion County Public Fishing Lake will reopen on March 17, 2018, under the operation of new lake manager Barbara Goggans. The lake had been temporarily closed during the transition of …

 MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Del March, which provides the largest tax break in more than a decade to middle-class Alabamians. The new law …

THE SHOALS-Are you ready for the annual Shoals Dragon Boat festival?  Well, so are we!  Shoals Scholar Dollars is excited to bring you this year’s dragon boat races, formerly brought …

WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, March 13 Congressman Mo Brooks  praised President Trump’s remarks at the U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California on creation of the Space …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.7%, down from December 2017’s revised rate of 3.8%, and well below January 2017’s rate …

FLORENCE-Come join us on Friday March 30, 2018 as the Shoals Theatre welcomes James Leblanc! LeBlanc has written hits with artists such as Travis Tritt (“Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde”), …

FLORENCE – Student researchers from the University of North Alabama will display ongoing progress, highlight innovative achievements, and brainstorm future exploration in all academic disciplines during the 2018 UNA Research Days. “The …

SHEFFIELD– The Ritz Theatre in Sheffield will present the film ‘Swim Team’ on Friday, March 16, 2018 at 7 pm. a film by Lara Stolman.  After the film there will be a …

Washington, DC – Following the retirement announcement of NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot, Congressman Mo Brooks issued the following statement: “For years, NASA has benefited from Robert Lightfoot’s leadership, both at …

FLORENCE-Florence/Lauderdale Tourism is encouraging local residents to plan family reunions in Florence and the Shoals by offering Family Reunion Planning 101 on Wednesday, March 21.  The free seminar will take …

FLORENCE-Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area will host the Tennessee Valley Strummers on March 16 at the Visitor Center in McFarland Park.  The dulcimer group will play …

FLORENCE– Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area will host the “Women of Muscle Shoals Speakers Panel on March 17 at 2 p.m. in the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Visitor …