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HUNTSVILLE – Education and workforce facilitators have been looking at ways to accelerate the point from high school graduation into the human resources pool indirectly. Calhoun Community College might now […]

MONTGOMERY – Cullman’s downtown revitalization plan has received a boost or, more like 500,000 of them, for improvements at Depot Park. Through a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission […]

HUNTSVILLE — Sorry, kids. There won’t be any snowball fights any time soon. While a mix of rain and snow may occur Thursday night, the National Weather Service’s Huntsville office […]

ATHENS — The city of Athens has received a federal grant to help improve safety on the city’s streets and roads. Athens will join other cities across the country in […]

HUNTSVILLE – The number of influenza cases reported to medical officials increases at this time each year. That’s not unusual. But now, there’s something else to keep and eye on […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama joins all 50 states in the national First Day Hikes program designed to celebrate the new year and the great outdoors at the some of the country’s […]

HUNTSVILLE – Christmas has come and gone and the time will soon come to take down the tree. The cities of Huntsville and Madison have teamed with Madison County in […]

An ode to Alabama Christmas Welcome to Alabama Christmastime where the stars fell and continue to shine. James Spann is calling for a high of sixty-two; Only a tall glass […]

DECATUR — Big Bob Gibson created a distinct style of barbecue in 1925 when he started combining mayonnaise and vinegar as a sauce for chickens that he pit-cooked whole at […]

HUNTSVILLE – Do not believe French racer Jean Girard from the movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” France did not invent democracy. Neither did America, though the fledgling […]

ATHENS – A limited number of tickets are available for the most popular event in Athens this New Year’s Eve. The second annual Athens-Limestone Hospital Foundation Starlight Ball presented by […]

HUNTSVILLE – For the fourth year, the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association 28-2 has teamed up with Drake State Community & Technical College’s Veteran & Military Affairs office to bring Christmas […]

HUNTSVILLE – With courses ranging from studying J.R.R. Tolkien to beginning ukelele and a timely “Trends in Presidential Election,” the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Alabama in Huntsville […]

MONTGOMERY – Morgan and Marshall counties joined the City of Madison as posting unemployment rates that are among the lowest in Alabama for the month of November. Among counties, Morgan […]

HUNTSVILLE — A resolution authorizing the city attorney to settle a lawsuit filed following a 2021 incident involving police was passed Thursday night at the regular meeting of the Huntsville […]

HANCEVILLE — Amid growing reports of misuse of state prisoners for using inmates for private labor statewide, a Cullman County mayor has resigned after pleading guilty to 15 misdemeanor counts. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville City Council approved a move at its regular meeting Thursday night that is designed to improve living conditions at one senior low-income rental housing facility. The […]

HUNTSVILLE – With Christmas closing in, one of the nation’s oldest charities is asking for community help making up a $20,000 shortfall in an iconic holiday event.  The Salvation Army […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama   Naughty or Nice? OTR’s making a list and checking it twice.  Read on to see who made our […]

NEW YORK — Blue Origin and equity firm Cerberus are competing to buy United Launch Alliance, according to the Wall Street Journal. Blue Origin has a rocket engine plant in […]

DECATUR — A year ago this weekend, Christmas lights went dark. Stoves and ovens, filled with food for Christmas dinners, weren’t cooking. North Alabama was cast into darkness as the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Fireworks and music highlight the weekend schedule at the second annual Christmas on the River at Ditto Landing.  The fireworks, sponsored by Redstone Gateway, start at 7 p.m. […]

HUNTSVILLE – There was no shortage of luminaries as Leidos celebrated delivery of its first Enduring Shield launchers at the company’s Chase facility on Wednesday. Company officials, military representatives and […]