Ollie’s Bargain Outlet grand opening set for Wednesday, June 14
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Shelves are stocked and employees have been hired, and now the much-anticipated grand opening of the Sylacauga Ollie's Bargain Outlet is upon us.
Author: Jeremy Law
Demographic shifts could lead to household construction boom in the South
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Southeast is positioned to see tremendous growth in both population and housing over the next 10 years.
How Alabama catfish is helping to keep the world’s fish stocks from floundering
Farmed or wild? Local or imported? Organic? Or some certification you’ve never heard of?
Anyone who has tried to be an eco-conscious seafood consumer – or seen headlines about plummeting wild fish stocks or antibiotic-laden seafood from farms in China – has faced these questions.
There... Read More.
UAB students’ research work takes flight with drone technology
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Drones are quickly becoming a prolific part of modern society, and students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are doing cutting-edge research involving the flying machines.
Elizabeth Bevan, a doctoral student in the Department of Biology, is using drones in... Read More.
Total Solar Eclipse Set to Darken United States Aug. 21
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The month of August will usher a phenomenon which has not been seen by anyone in the US in nearly four decades.
Alabama wins Silver Shovel award for economic development
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Area Development, an economic development-focused publication, awarded Alabama a Silver Shovel for solid business recruitment and support in 2016, keeping alive a winning streak stretching back a decade.
In announcing the award, Area Development noted that Alabama’s economic development team... Read More.
Gov. Ivey; Atty. Gen. Marshall release statements on Robert Melson execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The execution of Robert Bryant Melson has been a controversial topic in the state of Alabama.
Gov. Ivey signs new law requiring School Emergency Notification System
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 89 into law. This bill requires the Alabama Department of Education (DOE) to develop and implement an electronic notification system to facilitate the sharing of school emergency-related information between local schools, local school systems,... Read More.
Alabama Attorney General warns against tech-support scams
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Attorney General's Office is warning Alabamians of tech-support scams as the AG's Consumer Interest District continues to receive an increasing number of reports of these fraudulent attempts.
Working together, the State of Alabama and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were... Read More.
Georgia man killed; another injured in Oxford single-vehicle crash
OXFORD, Ala. - A crash involving one vehicle has claimed the life of a Buford, Ga. man.
Lineville man dead after single-vehicle crash Tuesday night
ASHLAND, Ala. - A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Lineville man.
Pet of the Week, June 6, 2017 – Andy
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Dog Gone Beautiful Pet of the Week is Andy.
