Staff

ATHENS-The Inaugural Limestone Music Festival is April 14, 2017 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Limestone County Event Center. Tickets are $10 and go on sale March 1. Tickets …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama College of Education and Human Sciences announced today that the Human Environmental Sciences Department will now be known as the Connie D. McKinney Department …

TUPELO – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Skins and Skulls,” a special Junior Ranger program held on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 10:00 am.  Animals along …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama Department of English will welcome author Peter Balakian as the featured guest of the 2017 Writer’s Series.   Balakian is the author of seven …

LEE COUNTY, MS– The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) law enforcement rangers will conduct high intensity patrols on February 5, 2017, as part of a national effort to promote traffic safety. …

FLORENCE -Carrying on a tradition that began in the 1990s, UNA Bands will once again present the February jazz concert, Valentine’s Big Band Bash, Feb.12 at 3 p.m., in Norton Auditorium. …

Natural Resource Management’s land condition assessments, most often conducted in the chill of winter, allow it to make smart decisions about land use, and allocate resources to where they’re most …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Association of School Boards announces its sixth annual statewide “How We Achieve Excellence in Our School” video contest. The contest allows entries from public school students in …

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will host a Best Practices in Experiential Learning Conference, Friday, Feb. 3, on UNA’s campus.    The conference will focus on best practices in …

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (SST) announced Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL) will continue to serve as vice chairman of the Space Subcommittee in the 115th …

THE SHOALS-Tuesday, January 31 the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center in Florence, Alabama announced that Shoals Shift (a grant project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission) will include business assistance and workforce …

Q:        My wife and I are going through a hard time in our marriage right now.  She is verbally abusive to me as well as our children.  I don’t have …

For a meteorologist at the nation’s largest public utility, there’s more riding on the line than whether you need to get your coat out. Forecasts help determine which generation assets …

FLORENCE – Deliberation is over, and the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival has selected this year’s screeners.   The Lindsey Film Festival selected 24 films in eight categories for screening during …

Tom McCutcheon Q:        My wife and I are going through a hard time in our marriage right now.  She is verbally abusive to me as well as our children.  I …

MONTGOMERY-According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every four female deaths in 2013 was due to cardiovascular disease, yet only 54 percent of women …

PHIL CAMPBELL, AL – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) sophomore student, Clay Hodge, was recently notified that he won the 2017 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Convention t-shirt design competition. His …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Bentley on Friday issued a statement in support of President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. The full statement is below. “November 2015, the State of Alabama took action …

TUPELO, MS – Justice and equality for all does not always come easy. Non-violent marches and demonstrations that engaged deeply committed men, women, and children were essential to the success …

FLORENCE– On Thursday, January 26 Mayor Steve Holt reported that we have a situation with bed bug infestation at Fire Station #2 at 3722 Florence Boulevard.   Because of this, we have …