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LAUDERDALE COUNTY-On October 23, 2026, at approximately 6:20 p.m., deputies responded to a reported stabbing in the 7000 block of Highway 157. Upon arrival, deputies located a female lying on …

MONTGOMERY - Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Workforce’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that in September 2026, there were 130,504 job ads posted in Alabama. This …

FLORENCE-In conjunction with KD’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present “The Historic Florence Project” beginning November 8, 2026 and continuing through January 7, …

ATHENS-The Older, Wiser, and Livelier Seniors from the Athens Activity Center (the O.W.L.S.) have returned from this year’s statewide Master’s Games in Trussville with medal after medal.   More than …

MONTGOMERY-In Alabama and nationwide, there have been recent increases in human exposure to rabid or potentially rabid animals. In Baldwin County, several people have been treated at local emergency rooms …

MORGAN COUNTY-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident near Somerville in Mrgan County has taken the life of a Haleyville man: “A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately …

THE SHOALS-Alan Phillips, of Sheffield, was named the winner of this year’s Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area’s photo contest. Phillips’s entry of a Tennessee River bluff house decorated for a …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday awarded $27 million to Public School and College Authority (PSCA) projects. Auburn University will receive $22 million and the newly established Alabama School …

FLORENCE-On October 9, 2026, Florence Police Department detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the uploading of child pornography at a residence …

KNOXVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public comment on a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) evaluating the environmental effects of transmission system activities associated with generator …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced Nucor Corp. is expanding its advanced manufacturing footprint in Decatur with a $60 million investment expected to create 60 additional jobs in …

ADDISON-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident in Winston County that has taken the life of one person: “A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, …

FLORENCE-Join us for Storytime Atop the Mound! Saturday, November 14th, 11am-12pm – Keepunumuk, Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Buten and Gratitude Quilt Making Activity. Each …

DECATUR-On October 17, 2026, at approximately 11:45 p.m., officers with the Decatur Police Department were dispatched to gunshots call in the 100 block of Ridgewood Court SE. Officers were also …

MONTGOMERY – Dr. Ruby L. Perry, retired Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University, was elected today to chair the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC). The Commission …

FLORENCE-Chloe’s Fund is getting ready to pack our new location in Downtown Florence at the First United Methodist Church (FUMC) with tables full of baked goods – assorted, decorated and fun treats and …

ELKMONT-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a single-vehicle accident near Elkmont has taken the life of a Tennessee man: “A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:18 a.m. Tuesday, October …

DECATUR – After eight and a half years of dedicated service, Decatur Morgan County Tourism President and CEO Danielle Gibson has announced she will step down from her role, closing …

THE SHOALS-Matthew Massey, PharmD, of Massey Drugs in Florence and Tuscumbia, has received the 2026 L. David Sparks Advocacy Award from PCCA (Pharmaceutical Compounding Centers of America). The award honors …

FLORENCE-On October 8th, 2026, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office Investigators received information from the Halifax Police Department in Canada concerning an adult male residing in Lauderdale County communicating with a juvenile …