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MONTGOMERY-When it comes to return on investment, very few programs can match the success of Alabama’s Forever Wild Land Trust. Forever Wild was established in 1992 as a vehicle to …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 5.4%, down from March’s rate of 5.8%, and well below …

Summer temperatures have arrived early in the Tennessee Valley. Try our top tips for painlessly curbing your energy use to keep your power bill under control. TENNESSEE VALLEY-This year—after a …

Phil Campbell, AL – Northwest-Shoals Community College Nursing Program honored 62 registered nursing graduates at its pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Director of Nursing, Brittany Humphres, faculty and students …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) would like to remind swimmers of ways to stay safe and healthy when swimming in any body of water.  All bodies of water, …

FLORENCE-As part of the Storytelling Festival in Florence, AL this weekend, May 19,& 20, from 9am-9pm, storytellers will go out into the community to speak to schools, libraries, businesses and churches …

FLORENCE-Florence’s historic Pope’s Tavern Museum presents the 29th annual Frontier Day Celebration on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. Relive the frontier heritage of Florence with crafts, music, period …

SHEFFIELD – On Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, a benefit concert will be held in downtown Sheffield (on Montgomery Ave.). The seventh annual Sheffield Street Party will benefit the Northwest-Shoals …

TUPELO, MS – Historic Site Coordinator Joseph Smith from the Chickasaw Nation and Brian Mast from the Black Belt Museum at the University of West Alabama will present programs at the Natchez …

FLORENCE – Graduating senior Natasha N. Thomas of Autaugaville, Alabama was the recipient of the coveted Turris Fidelis and Keller Key Awards during spring commencement Saturday at Flowers Hall on the …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-Electric consumers in TVA’s seven-state region will see monthly statements for June that will be nearly 10 percent less than the three-year same-month average.   Beginning June 1, the …

TUPELO, MS – “It’s so simple to put on a seat belt; it should just be automatic,” stated Chief Ranger Sarah Davis.  “As the Memorial Day weekend approaches and the summer travel …

HUNTSVILLE-Today, Congressman Mo Brooks announced his candidacy for United States Senate.  Brooks will travel across the state today and host press conferences in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile.   Congressman …

  MURFREESBORO, TN ― The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors today approved a $300 million strategic fiber initiative that will expand TVA’s fiber capacity and improve the reliability and resiliency …

MONTGOMERY-Initiated by the World Hypertension League and in partnership with the International Society of Hypertension, World Hypertension Day will be recognized on May 17, 2017. The theme for World Hypertension …

FLORENCE – TASUS was awarded 2017’s Small Supplier of the Year award by the Alabama Technology Network and the Business Council of Alabama.  The Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Awards …

MONTGOMERY – Upon the passage of HB574, Governor Ivey released the following statement of support: “Economic development is vital to this state. Since my first day in office I have …

“Some of us didn’t realize it until we left, but TVA’s mission gets in your blood,” says DeWitt Burleson, new Valley-wide president of the TVA Retirees Association. TENNESSEE VALLEY-Talk to …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Summer Theatre will present Katori Hall’s, The Mountaintop, June 29, 30, and July 1 at 7:30 p.m., and July 2 at 2 p.m.  Performances …

FLORENCE  – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold its 2017 commencement exercises Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum. Approximately 240 graduates will participate from the Phil Campbell and …