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ATHENS-The City of Athens is pleased to welcome Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen to the community. Construction began last week on the site at the corner of U.S. 72 and Houston Street. …

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL– Four Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) employees were recognized at the 2017 Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor’s Awards ceremony in Montgomery. Chancellor’s Awards are given annually …

FLORENCE– Jonathan Pettus, associate director of the Marshall Space Flight Center and UNA alumnus, will be the featured commencement speaker at the University of North Alabama fall graduation ceremonies.  UNA …

MONTGOMERY – In the days leading up to and during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday travel period, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) promoted #ArriveAliveAlabama – and it seems the motoring public …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Office of Student Financial Services announced that they will soon be rolling out a new scholarship management system from AcademicWorks.   Set to go live …

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, December 9, 2017, at …

FLORENCE-The Florence-Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a special Sacred Way Horse Sanctuary presentation with the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area on Saturday, December 2 at 11:00 a.m.  The …

KNOXVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Valley Authority announced that its biologists have identified a new fish species. Percina apina, or Logperch, that lives in Duck River tributary streams in middle Tennessee. “This …

  MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation formally declaring November 25th as Small BusinessSaturday in Alabama. Small Business Saturday is designed to celebrate and support small businesses and the impact it has …

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 as “part …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health, Immunization Division, wants to increase awareness about a cancer-prevention vaccine, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The HPV vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food …

FLORENCE—Mayor Steve Holt announced today that the City of Florence will be accepting nominations for the 2018 Walk of Honor Inductees.  The public is invited to make nominations.  The Walk …

FLORENCE-Shoals Scholar Dollars and the Shoals Theatre present 9-time CMA musician of the year, Mac McAnally in concert at the Shoals Theatre in Florence. The concert is Saturday, December 16 …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health’s Immunization Division is investigating a case of Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcal disease, at Scottsboro Junior High School in Jackson County. No other cases …

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MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced first responders from across the state will receive Homeland Security grants totaling $1.5 million. The grants will provide sheriffs’ offices, police departments, fire departments and …

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 …