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ATHENS-The City of Athens will start its mosquito control measures on Monday, May 19, weather permitting. Brad Gee, who oversees the program, said spraying will occur each week on Monday, …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced today that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for April increased to 57.9%. This represents a half of a percentage point …

ATHENS-High school students in Athens received $1,600 to invest in their community and chose seven projects that range from healthcare to community events to the arts. Members of the Athens …

TUSCUMBIA-On Friday, May 16 the Alabama’s Examiner of Public Accounts released the results of an audit at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.  The audit was conducted for the years …

FLORENCE-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports a head-on-collision accident involving a motorcycle has taken the life of an 18-year-old near Florence: “A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:05 p.m. …

FLORENCE-Mayor Andrew Betterton invites the community to the 2025 STATE OF THE CITY program on Thursday, June 12, at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum.  This year’s theme, “Celebrate Florence: Catch the Spirit!” celebrates the momentum, spirit, …

FLORENCE-On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Florence Police were notified that Deputies with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s were involved in a pursuit with a stolen vehicle. Deputies had discontinued the pursuit …

MONTGOMERY-OpEd submitted by Alabama Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter: As National Police Week comes to a close, we should celebrate the fact that the Legislature has taken historic steps this session to …

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has signed the FOCUS Act, prohibiting students’ use of smart phones and other wireless devices inside Alabama’s public schools.   Flanked by middle school students, …

MOULTON-The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports an update on a traffic fatality that took place in Lawrence County on May 7: “A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 8:15 a.m. …

MONTGOMERY – This week, the Supreme Court of Alabama adopted new ethical rules addressing lawyer advertising. “Our new rules accomplish two important things. First, they bring our rules up to …

Key Points – TVA has priced $1.5 billion of new 10-year global power bonds with an interest rate of 4.875%. TVA’s largest bond transaction since 2011 and fourth offering of …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced today its support of “Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day,” which will be held on Friday, May 16, as part …

HARTSELLE-On May 13, 2025 Sheriff Office Investigators, assisted by our Fugitive Unit, executed a search warrant at an Apartment on Mitwede St in Hartselle in connection to a suspect wanted …

HUNTSVILLE-The Land Trust of North Alabama is excited to announce a $50,000 contribution from Senator Steve Livingston in support of the organization’s planned Nature Discovery Center, a future hub for …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) annually updates fish consumption advisories based on data collected the preceding fall by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). ADEM, the Tennessee …

ATHENS-Kudos to our Athens Fire & Rescue heroes for another job well done.   C shift saved 3 cats from a structure fire on Wentworth Drive on Monday morning. Engine 1, …

ATHENS-A band that debuted in 2005 with a mission to “serve the world one ear at a time” will return to its Athens roots on Saturday. Plato Jones, a Tuscaloosa-based …

LIMESTONE COUNTY-Limestone County Economic Development Association joined the City of Athens and Limestone County Commission officials to proclaim this week (May 11 – 17) as National Economic Development Week. The …

MONTGOMERY-An Oped by Representative Andy Whitt of District 6 in Alabama regarding Bill HB445 pertaining to Alabama’s first comprehensive legislation regulating hemp products: Last week, the Legislature was successful in …