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HUNTSVILLE – A group of 12 youngsters from Morocco and Algeria are getting an intensive look at what it’s like to be an astronaut during a visit this week to …

MUSCLE SHOALS– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) and the Shoals Chamber of Commerce are giving Shoals area voters insight into the candidates vying for Mayoral and City Council offices in Florence, …

TUPELO, MS – The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on August 27, …

Tommy Barnes sees a better future for Colbert County and The Shoals by working together with all stakeholders to attract steady & good paying jobs and more tourism.   Having traveled …

MONTGOMERY— Students enrolled in advanced career training programs in Haleyville will have access to new, state-of-the-art training equipment thanks to a $36,936 grant announced by Gov. Robert Bentley. The Appalachian …

LAUDERDALE COUNTY-The Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council gave $1,000.00 to Central High School for the purchase of materials, such as lumber, other building supplies, plants and seeds, …

FLORENCE– The University of North Alabama Rocketry Program is already gearing up for 2017, but if you’re interested in the program you’ll need to start now! The program will host …

THE SHOALS-Florence/Lauderdale Tourism has announced future dates for its popular Swampette Tours of music heritage venues in the Shoals area. Dates are September 3 and December 3. Tours are led …

MONTGOMERY–Coosa River Trifecta, Smoked Quail over Rice with Piney Woods Lodge Tomato Gravy, and Smoked Caribou were some of the tasty dishes served up to close to 300 people at …

TENNESSEE VALLEY-The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a critical summer blood shortage.   The summer months are among …

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GUNTERSVILLE-Mike O’Neal of Guntersville was recently awarded the Hunter Safety Instructor of the Year Award at the 2016 Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet. The Alabama Wildlife Federation …

Meteor showers occur when the earth, traveling on its annual orbit around the Sun, passes into the dust left behind by a comet. Comets are small icy objects that originate …

MONTGOMERY— Governor Robert Bentley has announced a $400,000 grant to establish a loan fund focusing on small businesses in Appalachian Alabama. The grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used …

 WETUMPKA– The House Judiciary Committee has been asked to report at least one article of impeachment against Gov. Bentley during the Aug. 15 special session. State Auditor Jim Zeigler made the …

MONTGOMERY-Governor Robert Bentley has awarded a $601,189 grant to improve Alabama’s continued efforts to take unsafe drivers off the road. The grants will enable the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences …

MONTGOMERY  — Governor Robert Bentley is honored to continue to lend his support to the Ride4Gabe foundation, as they cycle across the state raising awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). …

I had a couple of calls this week about last week’s article and what accident and injury lawyers charge. Lawyers in divorce, criminal or commercial cases typically work on an …

TUPELO –  The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Animal Masquerade,” a special Junior Ranger program at the Parkway Visitor Center at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 20, …

MONTGOMERY  – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that he has approved the use of emergency funds to support the state’s efforts against the Zika Virus. Governor Bentley approved the …