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Review of 2016 Third Grade Standardized State Test Results Shows Participation in Alabama First Class Pre-K Leads to Gains in Proficiency for Children in Poverty and Racial/Ethnic Minorities MONTGOMERY – Students …

MONTGOMERY-Kirk Wickizer of Huntsville, Alabama, is the winner of this year’s Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art Contest with his painting of a male Red-breasted Merganser. The winning artwork will be used …

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, March 10, 2018, at …

FLORENCE– Come on out for the very first First Friday event of 2018! The Z will be hosting Honky Tonk Lite, a local group of musicians who will be picking …

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama students Matthew Hatchel (Alpha Tau Omega) and Scott Griffin (Delta Chi) placed second in the Order of Omega Case Study Competition at the Southeastern Inter-fraternity …

Company to take control of full manufacturing process at state-of-the-art Shoals facility Chicago, IL— FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) (“FreightCar”) announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase …

FLORENCE– Do you love baseball? Do you love to sing? Well, here’s your chance to combine both! Come out to audition for the classic musical “Damn Yankees!  Auditions will be held …

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 …

FLORENCE– Both finalists from last Tuesday’s Shoals Alabama Launchpad Challenge received major funding to support their individual projects.  With up to $100,000 in prize money up for grabs, the finalists …

MONTGOMERY-The State Committee of Public Health has appointed Dr. Scott Harris as Alabama’s twelfth state health officer, effective February 21. “I feel honored and privileged that the State Committee of …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-The Tennessee Valley Authority says conditions on the Tennessee River and its reservoir system are volatile ‘at best’ especially in West Tennessee and Kentucky. With the heavy rains in …

TUPELO, MS-The National Park Service (NPS) Traffic Safety Coalition recognized Mary Risser as the 2017 Superintendent of the Year. Each year the Traffic Safety Coalition searches out superintendents who have …

MONTGOMERY-For 110 years, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been protecting the state’s natural resources. On Tuesday,February 20, Governor Kay Ivey and department officials celebrated that service …

FLORENCE– The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival will open this year’s festival will a full day of screenings and a Kick-Off Party, Thursday, March 1. Daytime screenings Thursday will include Alabama …

MUSCLE SHOALS-The Shoals Flight Center at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is a one-stop shop for its customers’ general aviation needs, and like larger Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), offers …

ATHENS-Athens Arts League is offering a juried art competition & exhibition…’Alabama Spring’.  Submissions due date is March 31, 2018.  Winners of the competition will be announced April 6, 2018. Athens Arts League …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) is providing a “Jump Start” on education for qualifying students of the 2018 graduating class by offering them one free class …

Help “The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary “ reduce hunger  “ONE BOWL AT A TIME”   FLORENCE-The 15th Annual Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Empty Bowls Luncheon will take place Wednesday, March 14, …

ATHENS– After generating more than 18 billion kilowatt hours of carbon-free energy over a 689-day operational run that included 653 days of continuous operation, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-Cotton Was King (ISBN 978-1-934610-99-2) was originally started by Dr. William L. McDonald. Mr. McDonald served on numerous historical boards and was the Florence City Historian for years. He was …