With Special Guest Speaker,
​Brigadier General Phillip S. Jolly, US Army (retired)

The U.S. Census Bureau released results today from the 2020 Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Study (CBAMS). The national survey and series of focus groups were designed to better understand the nation’s attitudes toward the 2020 Census, potential barriers that may inhibit participation, and possible motivators of responding. The CBAMS research is...

​The Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA) recognized Calhoun’s Public Relations team for their creative marketing efforts during its annual Pyramid Awards Competition, which was held in Orange Beach, AL on September 4-6, 2019.

The competition recognizes creativity, branding and best practices in marketing and public relations among two-year community colleges across the state of Alabama. Over 260 entries were submitted among almost 20 colleges, and Calhoun received a total of 17 awards, as well as being named...

Online registration is currently open for waterfowl hunters to secure one of 30 hunting blind locations on the Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) during the regular 2019-2020 waterfowl season. Registration will close at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Registration is free. To register, visit www.outdooralabama.com/swan-creek-wma-dewatering-unit-duck-blind-drawing.

The Swan Creek WMA duck blind drawing is the only...

The Athens Grease Festival is thrilled to have food trucks frying for us this year! With creations from the Spud Truck, specializing in fried spud creations, you’re sure to find the fry that fits your taste. Catch BBQ from Old Town Queing, seafood from Battered by the Bay, New South Hot Dogs, something exciting from Hildegard’s German Cuisine. More fried options include: Eastern Point Bistro, Our Little Kitchen, Good Eats and A Thyme for All Seasonings! Trucks will start frying at 11 am. Come see what these creative minds have to fry! 
​Also returning to fry up something special are...

​The Limestone County NAACP is having its 7th Annual Educational Golf Classic. Funds raised go directly to our many Educational Youth Programs. The Limestone County NAACP understands the importance of preparing students today for future success. Therefore, we offer a variety of free Programming to include...

​Registration for Alabama’s first sandhill crane hunting season in more than 100 years will open on September 4 and run until September 25, 2019. The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) will conduct a computer-controlled random draw of 400 sandhill crane hunting permits on October 2, 2019. To register, visit www.outdooralabama.com/what-hunt/sandhill-crane-hunting-alabama during the dates listed above.
Registration is limited to...

​ATHENS, Alabama  –  The U.S. Census Bureau has started conducting neighborhood address canvassing in Limestone County for the 2020 Census.  This address canvassing will be taking place through October 18, 2019.  This is the first major field operation of the 2020 Census. Address canvassing improves and refines the Census Bureau’s address list of households nationwide, which is necessary to deliver invitations to respond to the census. The address list plays a vital role in ensuring a complete and accurate count of everyone living in the United States.
 
Census Bureau employees will have...

Collectible hard cards available for the first time!

​Those who appreciate wildlife art now have the ability to purchase new collectible licenses with a variety of flora and fauna from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). Licenses for Alabama’s 2019-2020 seasons and the new hard cards are available for purchase starting today, Monday, August 26.

Eight different cards that depict a variety of outdoors scenes are available for...

ATHENS, Ala. – Athens Main Street Executive Director Tere Richardson announced today [Aug. 27] the non-profit organization, which promotes historic downtown Athens, received five awards of excellence at the sixth annual awards banquet [on Aug. 22] during the aLABama Downtown Laboratory conference hosted by Main Street Alabama.
During the Awards of Excellence program, Main Street Alabama’s President and State Coordinator, Mary Helmer, honored projects and individuals that made tremendous impacts in Athens in the previous year. ​

As deer season approaches, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) remind hunters that it is illegal to import whole carcasses and certain body parts of any species of deer into either state.
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The import ban on deer in Alabama and Tennessee is part of a larger effort throughout the country to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a fatal neurological disease of ...