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MONTGOMERY-Eighteen men and women from across the state won cash prizes in the grand prize team prize drawing for Scale Back Alabama participants.  The participants’ names were drawn from a …

ATHENS– Athens State University’s graduation exercises will be held in the Carter Physical Education Gymnasium on Saturday, May 7 with three separate ceremonies. At 9 a.m., the College of Arts …

  FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama will be in the forefront as UNA’s own Dr. Patricia Sanders, assistant professor of Radio-TV-Interactive Media, Journalism, will be one of …

TUPELO  – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come and enjoy a “Noisy Bird Sing-Along” as part of the Read with a Ranger program. The program starts …

FLORENCE – On Sunday, May 8, 2016, at 3p.m., in Norton Auditorium, the Shoals Symphony at UNA will present the finale to what has been an outstanding season. “The 2015-2016 season …

On Thursday, May 5, 2016, the TVA Board of Directors will vote on the Non-Navigable, Floating Homes Policy. The new policy, if approved, will require these private homes, which have …

Q:        I was in an automobile accident and the other driver left the scene of the accident.  The police found the car but the person it was registered to said …

SAN DIEGO – A 2005 Muscle Shoals High School graduate and Muscle Shoals, Alabama native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Milius. Petty Officer …

  Red Cross urges blood and platelet donation in recognition of Trauma Awareness Month TENNESSEE VALLEY— May is Trauma Awareness Month and the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to …

MONTGOMERY-It’s a first step for Alabama State Parks and a potential giant leap for trail lovers in the Southeast. With the creation of the State Parks Trails Coordinator position, the …

MUSCLE SHOALS– Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) recently competed in the SkillsUSA Alabama State Leadership and Skills Conference where 14 career tech students brought home medals, with five winning state competition …

MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed an executive order authorizing Alabama county children’s policy councils to work with local Child Advocacy Centers to develop child sexual abuse prevention plans. “Children are …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) student Tyler Scott had one goal in mind when he decided to enroll in the Electrical Technology program at NW-SCC: Find a career that utilizes …

ATHENS – The Alabama Center for the Arts will host the 75th National Annual Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of Alabama.  The exhibition will hang from May 15 to July …

PHIL CAMPBELL— Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) Chorale will hold its finale Spring Concert Tour Sunday, May 1, 2016, with the group that performed in New Orleans earlier this month. The …

  FLORENCE – The third annual Über Region Fest was an event to remember. This year’s festival was open to the public, and the turnout was the largest yet.  Guests joined …

WASHINGTON – Doctors are increasingly writing new prescriptions for an old remedy- time in nature. As part of the burgeoning Park Rx movement, health care providers throughout the country are encouraging …

FLORENCE – The May First Fridays, which is scheduled for May 6 from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Florence, is a celebration of warm weather and outdoor activities, according to event …

Joel and I have been representing people or their families killed or injured by 18 wheelers for years. Most truck drivers are professional drivers who take their job seriously. These …

MONTGOMERY– Governor Robert Bentley announced on Tuesday that he has signed an executive order establishing the Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama. The Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama, created by Executive …