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ATHENS – Katie Smith, a Management major and Human Resource Management minor from Decatur, was named the Athens State University Intern Student of the Year. As the Athens State University …

THE TENNESSEE VALLEY— The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets, urging all eligible donors to give now to replenish an extremely low summer blood …

Last week Joel wrote an article about workers’ compensation and what happens when injuries are not reported in accordance with the law and the injury happens on the job, BlueCross …

FLORENCE– It is that time again for another Trolley Ride Back In Time with the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and the Tennessee Valley Historical Society. Up from Slavery: A Tour of Black …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) encourages anyone who finds a seemingly abandoned fawn to leave it in the wild. Attempting to “rescue” a fawn can actually …

FLORENCE –The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website states antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world’s most pressing public health problems, and that’s why one University of North …

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service has modified the regulation governing the gathering of plants in national parks to allow members of federally recognized Indian tribes to gather and remove …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health supports efforts to restrict sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others, and to restrict the sale …

  BIRMINGHAM – A Morgan County man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to sexual exploitation of a child for videotaping a 13-year-old girl undressing and stepping into a shower, …

MUSCLE SHOALS– Proving to be some of the best in the nation, Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) students were awarded medalist honors in Cabinetmaking, Carpentry and Cosmetology (Job Skill Open Demonstration) …

BIRMINGHAM-Poisonous plants cause the most common allergic reactions to the skin, affecting as many as 50 million Americans each year, according to the American Skin Association. University of Alabama at …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Revenue is pleased to announce that recent statistical review by our analysts has demonstrated that the uninsured motorists rate is now at 12.9%, which …

LEXINGTON-The Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council gave $1,500.00 to the Town of Lexington to place a new wrought iron fence around the new Veteran’s Memorial in A.L. …

TUSCUMBIA-ArtWorks 2016, the member’s show at Tennessee Valley Art Associationis drawing near. So mark your calendar. There’s still time to paint that masterpiece and enter it in ArtWorks 2016! There will …

ATHENS-The fun the kids have been waiting for since last year arrives with the Athens Lions Club Kiddie Carnival at 309 East Forrest Street in Athens. Now through July 30th, …

MONTGOMERY-School is out, the temperature is rising and the beaches are calling – a typical summer in Alabama. Add to that summertime list an increase in black bear sightings outside …

FLORENCE – On Sunday morning July 10th just after sunrise, athletes from all over the southeast region will dive in the waters of the Tennessee River from the beach area at Mcfarland …

MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Monday issued a statement regarding his disappointment in the ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas abortion clinic regulation. “I am disappointed to see …

Q: My husband was injured on the job. He went to a couple of doctor visits on his own but after undergoing an MRI, he was told he needs surgery. …

MONTGOMERY-Don’t be surprised if a sighting that occurred recently in Oxford, Ala., becomes more commonplace. A young, male black bear strolled through several neighborhoods in the Oxford area and created …