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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). …

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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 …

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, August 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday released his proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, which would authorize an Alabama Lottery and dedicate the proceeds to the …

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FLORENCE—Mayor Mickey Haddock and the Florence City Council announced  that the City of Florence  hosted the dedication ceremony for the 2016 Walk of Honor Inductees Thursday, August 4, 2016, at …

ATHENS–  On Thursday, August 4th 2016 Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association will be hosting Ms. Jay Lamar for an introduction on our Bicentennial program coming up in 2017-2019. As most of …

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TUSCUMBIA-Kellye Cash is the great niece of the one and only Johnny Cash and was crowned Miss America in 1987, capturing preliminary honors in both talent and swimsuit. She is …