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HUNTSVILLE — Thursday night, 18-year-old Lucas Hasting of Decatur walked across the stage at the von Braun Center to receive his Associate of Applied Science degree with a concentration in […]

GUNTERSVILLE — May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which serves as a perfect reminder to get your skin checked. As we head into summer, it’s also a crucial time of […]

Can you dig it? CoalFest weekend comes to Brilliant

BRILLIANT — A communitywide coal mining festival will kick off in Brilliant this month. CoalFest pays tribute to the roots of the coal mining industry with two days of family […]

Orion Amphitheater opens tonight with First Waltz

HUNTSVILLE — Upon first impression, the Orion Amphitheater is a song within itself. Standing outside the gates this bright, sunny morning, you can imagine the sound of musicians tuning their […]

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $500,000 grant to resurface and make other upgrades on a six-mile stretch of Mooresville Road, formerly a farm-to-market road, that has become a […]

UNION GROVE — PeopleTec is teeing up its ninth annual PeopleTec Helping People charity golf tournament at Cherokee Ridge County Club to benefit the Semper Fi Community Task Force. The event […]

HUNTSVILLE– Bridge Street Town Centre hosts Fido Fest this Saturday to benefit the Greater Huntsville Humane Society. The seventh annual event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the green space in […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville’s most enduring summer music tradition, the Concerts in the Park at Big Spring Park, returns June 6. The series runs every Monday through Aug. 1 from 6:30-8:30 […]

DECATUR — “Up, up and away “My beautiful, my beautiful balloon” So sang the Fifth Dimension in their 1960s hit “Up, up and Away.” On Memorial Day weekend, more than […]

MADISON — Toyota Field continues to offer a multitude of entertainment options and the next one up is The Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair. The popular event opens Thursday, May 12 […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville City School Board member Ryan Renaud has announced his campaign to run for a full-term. Renaud was appointed last June to fill the seat of Walker McGinnis, […]

VINEMONT — Cotton is king in North Alabama; with soybeans and corn not far behind. To celebrate the importance of agriculture and its heritage in the region, the Alabama Mountain […]

DECATUR — As Calhoun Community College prepares for its first-ever graduation ceremony at the Von Braun Center on May 12, the school recently recognized its “Top Ten Most Outstanding Students” […]

HUNTSVILLE — “Recharge,” a free online mental health resource for teachers, was launched Monday as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Leadership Greater Huntsville’s L-35 Flagship Class created the program to […]

ATHENS — Strap on those chaps, sharpen the spurs and practice your rope-spinning skills because the “Greatest Show on Dirt” is coming to Athens this month. As part of Rodeo […]

Sheffield’s Ritz Theatre brings stage to screen

SHEFFIELD — The Ritz Theatre here opened in 1927 during the silent-movie era. This month, the movies scheduled for the big screen are anything but silent.  Every Thursday evening in […]

Nature lovers were chirping last week when Huntsville Botanical Garden held a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the final phase of Tweetsville, a section of the Children’s Garden centered on […]

The best outdoor activities in North Alabama

With rolling green mountains, sparkling lakes, lush forests, and roaring rivers, “Alabama the Beautiful” is best experienced outdoors. Now that the weather has warmed and the days are longer, it’s […]

Arley’s Community Festival set for May 21

For 48 years, the Arley Day Festival has brought colossal fun to the small North Alabama town with a day filled with free, family-friendly activities. Set for May 21, the […]

Tourism officials to organize cleanup on Bear Creek Lakes

The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA), Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and professional angler Timmy Horton, in partnership with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), are hosting a river stewardship event […]

The Southeast Family YMCA is sponsoring a Ditto Landing Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 7, from 8 a.m. until noon as part of the YMCA’s Togetherhood Initiative. The campaign is […]

“Keep Huntsville Magical” is one of Fow Wow Design’s most popular T-shirts. Founder Johnathan Fowler said when he started in 2014, there weren’t a lot of local goods highlighting what […]

Arts Huntsville will continue the tradition of honoring local military at Panoply Arts Festival on Friday, April 29. Military Salute Night honors the sacrifices of men and women in uniform […]

MADISON — Only in a city of rocket scientists and engineers would you not be shocked to hear they are turning Toyota Field’s pitcher’s mound and home plate into goalposts […]