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City and county prepare for new solid waste management plan

The Limestone County Commission and the Athens City Council have started the work to jointly finalize the new ... Read more

News

Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. It comes at a cost for Black people in the South

GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae ... Read more

Local News

Baby it’s hot outside. And TVA is doing something about that

This week set the record for the hottest days globally that humans have measured, with more record-breaking heat ... Read more

Lifestyles

These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds ... Read more

State And Nation

What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week

FENTON, Mich. (AP) — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil ... Read more

Local News

EPA grants TARCOG $1.5 million for environmental cleanup and redevelopment planning

The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Government is set to determine what it will take to transform ... Read more

Lifestyles

(Alabama Cooperative Extension) After the hunt: summer wildlife management

When deer and turkey seasons end, it is an ideal time to look at wildlife and forestry management ... Read more