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Athens State: Listerhill $25,000

8/25/2021

Listerhill Donates $25,000 To Help Fund
Athens State Reading and Literacy Lab

Athens State University’s Reading and Literacy Lab will be getting a much- needed upgrade thanks to a $25,000 donation from Listerhill Credit Union. Listerhill’s donation will allow for the purchase and provision of a smart board, books, software, games, journals, assessment tools, technology, and site visits so the Lab can better prepare pre-service teachers for the classroom.

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Calhoun: Program's 1st Lady Lineworker

8/25/2021

Calhoun’s Lineworker Program Makes History with First Female Graduates

In April 2021, Calhoun Community College received a grant from The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham to afford females the opportunity to participate in the College’s Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Program. On Friday, August 13, 8:00 am, Calhoun will graduate the first female to complete the program under the women’s recruiting initiative. The ceremony will also feature a Lineworker Rodeo, which will be held at the pole yard across from Calhoun’s Decatur Campus at the intersection of Highway 31 North and Sandy Road.

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ADCNR: Sandhill Crane Season 2021-22

8/25/2021

Sandhill Crane Season Returns
for 2021-2022

Registration opens September 8

By Kenny Johnson, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

James Michael Moyer and Jack after a successful sandhill crane hunt during the 2020-2021 season.

Alabama’s sandhill crane season returns for 2021-2022 with 400 permit holders having the opportunity to hunt sandhill cranes in north Alabama. Registration for the permits opens on September 8, 2021. The 2021-2022 season is split in two segments. The first segment runs from December 3 to January 9. The second segment runs from January 17-31.

Seth Maddox, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF), said...

Athens State: History of Fiddling Event

8/25/2021

ATHENS STATE TO HOST HISTORY OF FIDDLING EVENT FEATURING
JOYCE CAUTHEN

Dateline: August 20, 2021, Athens, AL

As part of Athens State University’s Bicentennial “Athens Forever Series,” the University will be hosting Crossing Bows for the Championship: A History of Fiddling in America & Limestone County, Alabama featuring Joyce Cauthen. The free Lunch & Learn event will be held on Thursday, September 2 at 12:00 pm and lunch will be provided.

Joyce Cauthen is...

McDonald's - Glazed Pull Apart Donut

8/25/2021

Attention Donut Lovers! McDonald’s USA Adds New Glazed Pull Apart Donut to the McCafé® Bakery Lineup

The limited time offering will be available all day long nationwide starting Sept. 1, alongside fan favorite Apple Fritters, Blueberry Muffins and Cinnamon Rolls

(CHICAGO, IL; Aug. 17, 2021)

Your go-to order at McDonald’s® just got a little sweeter. Beginning Sept. 1, we’re adding delicious bites of joy to the McCafé Bakery line-up with a new Glazed Pull Apart Donut, available for a limited time at participating restaurants nationwide.

Popping up just in time for Fall...

Cracker Barrel: #CareItForward

8/25/2021

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Continues to #CareItForward by Surprising Guests Across the U.S. with Free Breakfast

Care It Forward program artist and songwriter Brittney Spencer takes part in surprise and invites fans to care it forward with acts of kindness

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® surprised guests with free breakfast in all 663 of its restaurants Tuesday morning as part of its ongoing Care It Forward program. Instead of a check, guests who dined between 7-8 a.m. local time at Cracker Barrel restaurants across the country were handed...

A-L Hospital Joins Aug 6th Friday Fun

8/3/2021

Athens-Limestone Hospital collaborates with
Athens State University, Athens Main Street -
Friday’s After Five & Athens-Limestone
Tourism to offer Walk-In COVID-19 vaccine clinic
( No Appointment necessary)

ATHENS, AL Friday, August 6, 2021, Athens-Limestone Hospital will have a Vaccine Clinic and will accept walk-ins for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on a first come, first serve basis for ages...

ADCNR: AL Youth Dove Hunts 2021

8/3/2021

Youth Dove Hunts Provide a Gateway to the Outdoors

Online registration opens August 16

Photo of Sydney and her dad, Pete, courtesy of Brenda Burns

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) provides several youth dove hunt opportunities throughout the state each fall. A simple hunting setup combined with a fun, family-friendly atmosphere makes WFF’s youth dove hunts an ideal way to introduce young people to the outdoors.

Registration for this year’s hunts will open at 8 a.m. on August 16, 2021. Although the hunts are free, online registration is required. The first youth dove hunts of the 2021 season begin on September 4. For more information including a complete hunt schedule...