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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 …

HOHENWALD, TN – The Meriwether Lewis Visitor Information Center on the Natchez Trace Parkway will reopen Sunday, March 25, 2018. Spring hours of operation will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays …

THE SHOALS-There will be an outingt hat has been rated as an offical Bicentennial event Byler Historic Road Tour will be held Saturday, March 17th. There will be meet-up at …

FLORENCE – On Thursday evening, 10 presenters vied for almost $3,000 in prize money at the Shoals Spark competition in front of an audience of over 100 at UNA. The participants, …

TUPELO, MS – The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2018. …

 KNOXVILLE, TN– The Tennessee Valley Authority kicked off a public comment period on March 9, 2018, seeking input on a draft Environmental Assessment that explores potential environmental and economic impacts …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL-Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Phil Campbell Campus (Alpha Zeta Iota chapter) and Shoals Campus (Alpha Sigma Beta chapter) recently received 17 awards at the 2018 Phi …

FLORENCE – For the second time in school history, the University of North Alabama has two students competing as semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program. This year marks UNA’s second …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will host the SkillsUSA Northwest Alabama District competition on the Shoals campus for over 200 high school students Friday, March 9, 2018, beginning at 8:30 …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Theatre will present Eurydice, April 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14, at 7:30 p.m., and April 8 and 15, at 2 p.m., in the George S. Lindsey …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday, during a press conference, unveiled her “Smart on Safety Initiative.” Governor Ivey is committed to keeping Alabama’s schoolchildren safe, and this plan will aid in …

FLORENCE – Mary Barnes, a junior at the University of North Alabama, is the latest winner of the Tau Beta Sigma Concerto Competition. The competition was created to honor outstanding student musicians …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday, March 1 — alongside state Representative David Faulkner, state Senator Bobby Singleton, Ride for Alabama coalition members and local rideshare drivers — signed Alabama’s rideshare legislation into …

FLORENCE. – The Anderson College of Nursing at the University of North Alabama will host the “Let’s Pretend Hospital,” April 27, starting at 1 p.m. Assistant professor of Nursing Will Brewer said …

FLORENCE-The City of Florence is celebrating its 200th birthday and we’re throwing a year-long party! And to help kick off the celebrations, we’re having a parade!  As always the parade …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama experienced the largest over the year drop based on annual averages, Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will honor alumnus Wendell W. Gunn ‘63, Wednesday, March 14, at 5 p.m., at a naming ceremony on campus. The University Commons will now be …

TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Beavers: Making a Splash” a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, …