Andrea Tinker

The City of Huntsville has announced registration is officially open for the inaugural Teen Career Summit. The event will allow teens to explore various career options, get advice from career professionals and learn essential skills such as job interviews and paying bills.

The City of Montgomery has been selected to host the Sun Belt Baseball Championships yet again. The city will now be hosting the championship games until 2030. Montgomery's contract for hosting the tournament was originally set to expire this year.

The newest report from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, also called the Poarch Creek Indians (PCI), shows the tribe has generated over $4 billion in economic impact for Alabama in 2023. PCI stated in a press release that the tribe employs over 21,000 people through more than 40 companies.

Core Scientific is expanding operations into Auburn. The tech company, known for providing digital infrastructure for high-performance computing, plans to invest over $130 million to establish operating in the pre-established AUBix data center.

For an eighth year, the University of North Alabama is preparing to celebrate French film through the university's French Film Festival next week. This year's festival will feature six movies and is set to begin March 3 and conclude March 19.

The Alabama Writers Hall of Fame is set to induct eight authors on March 7. The Hall of Fame was created in 2014 through a partnership between the Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Writers' Forum.

February marks Body Awareness Month in the United States, including here in Alabama. The month is meant to encourage positive self esteem as well as raise awareness to the signs of disordered eating.

The Alabama Department of Public Health is celebrating 150 years of service. The organization began in 1875 when leaders decided that a state system was needed to advocate for public health.

The City of Mobile is currently celebrating Mardi Gras. But with the celebration comes trash that ends up on roads, sidewalks and in waterways. To prevent this, several organizations partnered with the city a few years ago to create the Cleaner, Greener LoDa initiative.

Africa, African culture and Africa history will soon be front and center in an Alabama showcase. The topics are the focus as the annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival, co-sponsored by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, marks 12 years.