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FLORENCE-Dr. Will Boyd, former Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama’s 2017 special election, is announcing his run for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the 2018 primary. “Alabama needs …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is 3.6%, down from September’s previous record-tying rate of 3.8%, and well below October 2016’s …

KNOXVILLE, TN  ̶   The Tennessee Valley Authority announced another successful year in economic development activity by stimulating $8.3 billion in capital investment and growing or retaining 70,000 jobs in the …

FLORENCE – Mayor Holt says, “No Butts About It, this is litter, too!”  Cigarette butts are the number ONE litter item, and can take up to ten years to decompose.  …

TUPELO, MS – Do you know that the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) is one of the 417 units managed by the National Park Service? Do you know that the National Park …

  MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health announces that the infant mortality rate of 9.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2016 is the highest since 2008. This represents …

MONTGOMERY-Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan made the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate election: “On Wednesday evening, the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee, comprised of 21 members, met to discuss the …

WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Robert Aderholt today released the following statement on the passage in the House of Representative of the tax reform bill. “The bottom line of this tax bill …

FLORENCE-Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts presents Storytelling Time, an exhibit and talk with contemporary folk artist, Marian Baker November 27 – December 28. Baker has been producing folk art for almost a …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health announces a request for Pharmacy Benefits Management proposals. All entities submitting proposals must have experience with managing AIDS drug assistance programs (ADAP). The goal …

FLORENCE-Savannah Performing Arts Company (SPAC) will be bringing their production of Little Women to The Z next week.  Performances will be Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18 and Sunday, …

MONTGOMERY-About 70 percent of smokers really want to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Thursday, November 16, the Great American Smokeout challenges smokers to take the …

MONTGOMERY-Kicking off U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week November 13-19 and World Antibiotic Awareness Week, the Alabama Department of Public Health joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in encouraging patients, families …

TUSCUMBIA-Colbert County Historical Landmarks Foundation Quarterly Meeting    Helen Keller Public Library Main Street, Tuscumbia  Program:  Saving Grace – The Restoration of Old Grace Church By David Milstead, Architect     …

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 November 25, 2017. The …

MONTGOMRY-Many of Alabama’s deer hunters have already spent time this season hunting the rut in several Midwestern states. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reminds those hunters that …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday proclaimed Saturday, November 11, 2017 as Veterans Day in the state of Alabama and signed Executive Order 712 expanding the purpose of the Alabama Executive Veterans …

TUSCUMBIA-On​ ​November​ ​21st​ ​at​ ​2:30​ ​pm,​ ​the​ ​Hall​ ​of​ ​Fame​ ​will​ ​host​ ​an​ ​unveiling​ ​for​ ​the hit​ ​country​ ​group,​ ​Heartland. Gold​ ​record​ ​country​ ​group​ ​Heartland​ ​is​ ​being​ ​honored​ ​with​ ​a​ …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health (OPCRH) and the Alabama Hospital Association, are honored to join the National Organization of State Offices of …

NAUVOO, AL-On Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9, 2017, the Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) will host a statewide event called the Food & Farm Forum, which it describes …