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TUPELO, MS – “During March 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced an increase in the number of recreational visits over the 2015 figures,” stated Superintendent Mary Risser. “This year, 491,630 …

FLORENCE –Saturday, April 23, 2016, the Alabama Folklife Association (AFA) will present the third session of Common Threads II: Empowering Communities through Education in the Arts. Directed by Wanda Robertson, the …

ATHENS –The 25th Annual Athens State University Alumni Golf Classic is scheduled for Thursday, May 12th at Canebrake Club in Athens. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. and the tournament will …

MONTGOMERY-According to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the overall prevalence of diabetes in 2014 was 12.9 percent, affecting approximately 627,000 Alabamians. In 2013, diabetes was the seventh leading cause …

Q:        I was hit in a parking lot by a teenager who was on her cell phone and not looking at all when she backed into me.  She was still …

Perk up your containers and add a bit of sparkle to your landscape with bright colors, unusual materials or a unique purpose. Include an elevated garden to increase planting space …

NEW ORLEANS, LA-The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has approved the settlement reached between the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (Trustees) …

MONTGOMERY—At the request of the National Guard Bureau, Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday ordered Alabama National Guard support to protect the U.S. border with Mexico. Alabama will send one UH-72 …

FLORENCE– The University of North Alabama and FreightCar America are partnering to enhance UNA’s student learning environment.  FreightCar America recently announced that it is providing UNA’s College of Arts and …

MONTGOMERY –   At its March 26 meeting, Alabama’s Conservation Advisory Board made numerous changes to hunting and fishing regulations in the state. In a move sure to be popular …

MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced he has signed an Amicus Curiae, or friend of the court brief, to the United States Supreme Court along with six other governors to support …

FLORENCE– The University of North Alabama is hosting Dr. Jackson Katz, April 13 at 7 p.m., in Norton Auditorium. Katz’s lecture, More Than a Few Good Men: A Lecture on …

BIRMINGHAM-UAB archaeologist Sarah Parcak, Ph.D., along with a team of other leading experts, has discovered evidence of what may be North America’s second Viking site. With the use of pioneering …

 TUPELO –  The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come and enjoy “The Prairie that Nature Built” as part of the Read with a Ranger program at the …

Q:        I was hit in a parking lot by a teenager who was on her cell phone and not looking at all when she backed into me.  She was still …

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will offer a free basic computer skills class through Adult Education on the Shoals campus, building 112, room 108, beginning Monday, April 18, …

ATHENS – The Athens State University Alumni Association will host their Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 23 in the Sandridge Student Center Ballroom.  The event will begin at …

HENDERSON, TN—It will be “A Brand New Beat” when Freed-Hardeman University students take the stage April 8-9 for the latest edition of Makin’ Music, the annual spring musical extravaganza presented …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the Governor’s Combined State Plan on workforce development and training opportunities has been submitted to the federal government. The plan is meant …

KNOXVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, announced it is awarding 16.7 megawatts of carbon-free, solar capacity to four local power …