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FLORENCE-The Tennessee Valley Strummers will return to the Florence/Lauderdale Visitor Center in McFarland Park to play dulcimer music in the Gallery on Friday, July 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. …

ROGERSVILLE – Town of Rogersville, Alabama, has entered into an agreement with Air Evac Lifeteam, giving residents peace of mind with county-wide membership coverage. Air Evac Lifeteam is a participating …

FLORENCE-The Shoals Community Theatre is excited to announce our 2016–2017 season! We invite you to immerse yourself in a small town’s murder mystery, get “all shook up” by the King …

TUPELO –The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) partnered with local volunteers, Tupelo Public Schools Summer Environmental Camp participants, and Dr. JoVonn Hill from the Mississippi State Entomological Museum, to plant 6500 native …

  ATHENS-The next couple of weeks holds a lot of different and fun events in Athens.   You can get dirty with Mud Volleyball or you can listen to some …

ATHENS– The Athens-Limestone Community Association has received $4,050 in donations for the repairs to the Pincham-Lincoln Center because of the recent vandalism. · $2,000 from the Athens Cars and Bikes …

    TUSCUMBIA-Tuscumbia received a donation to help complete the Singing River Sculpture. Media Release/Singing River Sculpture/David Anderson and Bill Matthews

Q: My wife had a car wreck in March. The guy who caused the wreck’s insurance company wants to record her over the phone telling them about what happened, should …

TUPELO – 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 July 23, 2016. …

MUSCLE SHOALS– The Youth Success Program at Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) has been funded for $527,549 for the 2016-2017 by the Alabama Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This is …

Op-Ed by Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson – July 8, 2016 I am heartbroken to see stories from communities across this country where animosity and distrust have developed between citizens and …

    FLORENCE-Florence Main Street is looking for ‘creatives’…designers, artists, or even doodlers… to submit original artwork, designs, or drawings for our official 2016 Bacon Crawl t-shirt.  There’s even a …

FLORENCE – Officials from Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) were on the University of North Alabama campus Thursday afternoon for a special meeting.  NW-SCC President Dr. Humphrey Lee and UNA President Dr. …

ATHENS – Athens State University’s College of Education Educational Technology Minor course, Issues and Trends in Educational Technology (ED408), is featured in the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) …

MONTGOMERY– Governor Bentley has taken a strong leadership role in preparedness and prevention measures against a possible future Zika virus outbreak. Though Alabama has been relatively unaffected by the virus, …

MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Friday issued a statement regarding recent tragedies across the United States. “Alabamians are strong in love and in faith. As the people of our state have done …

MONTGOMERY-Seventeen domestic violence agencies across Alabama will begin receiving additional funds to provide services for victims. The Domestic Violence Trust Fund, which went into effect in January, will supply supplemental …

ATHENS-In response to some customers concerns about readily identifying meter readers, Athens Utilities has issued bright orange hats to employees who conduct meter readings. Customer Accounts Manager Bill Vaughn said …

ATHENS– Athens State University will host a series of Homecoming activities on Friday and Saturday, August 5-6.  Boots & BBQ, a barbecue dinner buffet, will be held on Friday evening …

MONTGOMERY – This spring Alabama’s Conservation Advisory Board took steps to strengthen existing hunting regulations aimed at preventing the unintentional import of disease pathogens associated with game animals harvested outside …