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THE SHOALS-Florence-Lauderdale Tourism is pleased to bring The Old Railroad Bridge Company president Dave Reasons and Board Secretary James Bedsole for a presentation called “Preserving the Past for the Future: …

FLORENCE – Officials with the University of North Alabama announced this weekend that music icon Rick Hall will be the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from UNA. Hall is …

MONTGOMERY  — Governor Robert Bentley on Monday commended the Alabama Tourism Department for its work last week in New York City. The Tourism Department set out on a takeover of …

MONTGOMERY– Alabama’s 11th Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5, and end at midnight on Sunday, August 7. “You don’t have to be a student or …

Q: How do I get a doctor in my on the job injury case when my employer denies that I even had an injury at work but I did. Randy …

Mission accomplished! The entire Tennessee Valley now meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 standard for ozone. KNOXVILLE, TN-It has been a long road, and breathing easy in the Tennessee Valley …

TUPELO– The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Beavers: Making a Splash” a special Junior Ranger program held at the parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, August 6, …

ATHENS – A juried showing of art by alumni and faculty of Athens State University and Calhoun Community College will be on display July 25 through September 29 in the …

ATHENS-The fight to end cancer is a daily event in many lives in our community and the desire and dedication of the Limestone County Relay for Life Teams to raise …

FLORENCE – For University of North Alabama photography professor Robert Rausch, it’s always about the next project coming up. “I’m usually always doing something different and new,” he said. Rausch is …

ARDMORE-Many may not know but Ardmore Alabama-Tennessee is the Crape Myrtle Capital of the South and each year the community celebrates with the Crape Myrtle Festival. The festival hosted by …

MONTGOMERY-Registration opens August 1 for the next Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) sponsored event takes place at the 4-H Center …

FLORENCE – Once a coach, always a coach!  That’s a statement Ron Patterson agrees with concerning his new role as the associate vice president for Enrollment Management at the University of …

FLORENCE – On Tuesday, July 19,  Britton Watson qualified to run for the Board of Education in District 6.  Her platform: New ideas. Fresh perspective. Common sense.   “I’ve been behind the …

ROGERSVILLE-Join us at the Lauderdale County High School Cafeteria at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 16 for an evening with Coach Pat Dye. Coach Dye graduated from the University of Georgia …

TUSCUMBIA-The Alabama Music Hall of Fame will be hosting numerous events in participation with the Annual W.C. Handy Music Festival on July 25-30. They will be kicking off Handy Week …

Typically Tom and I use this column to respond to one of the many questions we receive from our readers each week. We appreciate every question and try to answer …

BIRMINGHAM-The National Weather Service is calling for extreme heat in much of the Midwest and Southern regions of the United States this week. A heat dome will cover much of …

MONTGOMERY- Governor Bentley on Monday announced the Alabama State Capitol will be illuminated blue every night this week to honor the men and women who willingly put themselves in harm’s …