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Earning the right to call yourself a pirate once meant living a rough-and-tumble life on the seas, robbing ships, and dodging naval law. However, modern swashbucklers enrolled at the Massachusetts …

TUSCUMBIA – A small, Experimental Type helicopter crashed alongside Highway 72A this morning shortly after 8:00 AM. The pilot escaped from the wreckage with no apparent injuries. According to the …

LAUDERDALE COUNTY-The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that two additional cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in hunter harvested, white-tailed deer have been confirmed in northern …

TUPELO —The closed section of Natchez Trace Parkway, Milepost 239.2 (near Highway 32) to Milepost 256.9 (Near Highway 6), has reopened to traffic. Travelers should expect single-lane closures into Summer …

ATHENS-On Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 6:30 pm, Athens Police Department Officers responded to the intersection of US 72 and Hine Street.  It had been reported that a West bound …

FLORENCE-The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present, This House Was Full of People:  The Art of Mary Wallace Kirk which will be on display Jan. 7- Feb. 29, …

TUPELO, MS-On July 14, 2003, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to a possible homicide on County Road 1792. Upon arrival, Wendy Benson was found deceased in the residence with …

ATHENS – For the second year in a row, EXIT Realty Downhome won the coveted Cider Cup. Hundreds of people participated in this year’s festival and voted online. The Sweetest …

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Career Center is hosting a job fair for Polaris. Positions are for all shifts and include:   Production Operator General Assembly Injection Mold Operators Moto Operators …

ATHENS-Forty-eight years ago, Steve Carter took a job with the City of Athens, repairing several gas leaks in the existing cast iron system. That was in December 1975, and a …

DECATUR-One of the nation’s premier catfish tournament events is set to make its comeback to the River City this January, drawing top catfish anglers from across the country. The Mississippi …

HUNTSVILLE– Just in time for holiday hikes and cooler temperatures, Land Trust of North Alabama has launched a new website to provide easy access to all the information needed to enjoy …

ATHENS-The annual Athens-Limestone County Christmas Parade was held on December 7.  The winners of the parade were announced on Monday by the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce.  Out of more the …

KNOXVILLE-Updates will include the scenarios to be evaluated, such as a future with higher economic growth driving increased electricity demand, and the strategies TVA will study to ensure affordable, reliable, …

Humans are members of the great ape family Hominidae, and the physical similarities between us and our primate cousins are clear. We have the same arrangement of internal organs and roughly the same …

DECATUR-Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (WNWR) in Decatur, Ala., gears up once again to host the highly anticipated Festival of the Cranes from January 12 to 14, 2024. Known for its …

ROGERSVILLE-The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close the Barnett Landing Public Boat Ramp on Wheeler Reservoir in …

NASHVILLE-Devastating storms and tornadoes ripped through TVA’s northern region Saturday evening, leaving behind a path of destruction. TVA line workers and team members arrived on scene soon after to work …

FLORENCE-On 12/08/2023 Agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment at 1150 Atlanta St Florence, AL. The search warrant was obtained due to …

FLORENCE-Our volunteer bakers have been in the kitchen all week creating the wonderful treats they have become well known for. We have Specialty Platters, cakes, cookies, pies, breads, doggy treats …