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MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, and TENNESSEE – Did you know that crash rates are three times higher at night? Did you know on the Natchez Trace Parkway 33% of all serious injury crashes …

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 October 28, 2017. The …

THE SHOALS-The Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area recently approved seven grant awards totaling almost $60,000 to help fund projects such as creek access for kayakers, an updated sound system for …

MUSCLE SHOALS-The 2017 NW Alabama BEST Robotics Competition was held Saturday, October 7.  The event, hosted by the Shoals Chamber of Commerce and Northwest-Shoals Community College, is the culmination of …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Choirs will present the annual Fall Choral Showcase and Honor Choir, Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m., at Highland Baptist Church, 219 Simpson St., Florence.   …

FLORENCE – Vicinidi, a social media notification app that sends messages within a specified predetermined zone, took home first prize in Tuesday night’s Shoals Idea Audition.  App developer Carl Holden received …

First-of-its-Kind Solution Will Create Jobs, Spur Investment and Modernize Public Safety Communications across Alabama  MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to …

TUSCUMBIA-In the words of General Douglas McArthur upon receiving the Sylvanus Thayler Award in 1962, “These three hallowed words dictate what you ought to be, what you can be and …

FLORENCE-The fourth in the series of monumentally scaled sculptures is expected to be unveiled during the city’s Bicentennial next year.   With a unanimous vote at this week’s city council …

MONTGOMERY-Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Birmingham have charged two Northport, Ala., men with knowingly transporting and receiving white-tailed deer into the state – a violation of state law …

MONTGOMERY – President Donald Trump on Sunday approved Governor Kay Ivey’s request for a Presidential Emergency Declaration for the State of Alabama. The President declared that an emergency exists in the State of …

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

BIRMINGHAM – Governor Kay Ivey, while speaking at the Southern Automotive Conference Friday, announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), through a partnership with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC), will …

MISSISSIPPI and ALABAMA – The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) is making preparations to handle downed trees and road closures resulting from high winds and rain associated with Tropical Storm Nate. …

TUPELO, MS-“The next time you drive by the Chickasaw Village Site on the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway), take a second look to figure out what you don’t see,” challenged Parkway …

FLORENCE – Downtown Florence Unlimited and its committee, Movie in the Park, will feature “La La Land,” Saturday, October 14, in Wilson Park in historic downtown Florence. The film will …

MONTGOMERY-When hunters take to the woods Oct. 14 for the start of archery deer season in Alabama, Hunter Education Coordinator Marisa Futral hopes that those using treestands will remember to wear and …

MONTGOMERY– Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday issued a statewide State of Emergency in anticipation of the potential impacts for Tropical Storm Nate. According to the National Hurricane Center, Nate is expected to reach …

MONTGOMERY-Are you new to hunting and interested in learning how to hunt, or has it been a while since you’ve been hunting? If so, Alabama’s new Adult Mentored Hunting (AMH) …

THE SHOALS– To all who wish for more Outdoor Recreation opportunities, Alabama Hiking Trail Society (AHTS) comes to the Shoals ! There is a ground foor opportunity to help design & …