Thousands of Wiregrass high school students received career guidance during the eighth annual Southeast Worlds of Work at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan. More than 80 organizations from the region offered a highly immersive hands-on experience to teach students about their businesses and the types of jobs they offer. Exhibitors offered a snapshot of […]

Demopolis City Landing, a new waterfront recreational facility featuring multiple boat launches, parking, pavilions and docks, has state and local officials ready to reel in major fishing tournaments and other lucrative events to west Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey recently joined Demopolis and Marengo County officials, residents and supporters to open the facility on the banks […]

High school students from Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston Counties gathered in Ozark last week for the 2021 Power of Youth Leadership Forum, an event designed to enhance their leadership and networking skills through mentoring by local business leaders. Alabama Power Community Relations Manager David Norwood kicked off the event by telling the 150 students about […]

Mobile is the birthplace of America’s first Mardi Gras, and with pandemic safety guidelines in place, Mobilians have found an unusual way to commemorate this annual event with the Mobile Porch Parade. Front yards throughout Mobile’s downtown neighborhoods have been transformed into Mardi Gras floats, with some even calling the alternate celebration “Yardi Gras.” “As a […]

It’s the final week of the 2020 Census, and Alabama is counting on every household to submit its survey by Sept. 30. This quick, easy questionnaire collects information that determines Alabama’s federal representation in the U.S. Congress and funding levels for the next decade.

Sisters Allie Corcoran and Cassie Young loved growing up on a farm in Eufaula, but once they left home and earned their degrees at Auburn University, they realized their hearts were still at the family farm. “I always knew I wanted to come home and be part of the farm, but I didn’t know where I […]