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ATHENS — Limestone commissioners are considering providing a cash incentive for Carpenter Technology, which proposes investing $52 million to build an Emerging Technology Center in Tanner.

NASA has developed items big and small, including mylar and vibration reduction technology, that are being used by private entrepreneurs.

Every office except one in the Lawrence County Courthouse has reopened following an electrical fire last week that caused significant water damage in the building.

MOULTON — The Lawrence County Commission is in good financial shape, but county leaders said Wednesday they want Sheriff Gene Mitchell to explain overages in parts of his budget.

Every time Morgan County Archivist John Allison discusses the history of Decatur High School, he said a new research project is born.

Sheriffs will no longer personally receive some state money used to feed jail inmates after a decision by Gov. Kay Ivey, and she called on lawmakers to change the law widely interpreted as allowing sheriffs to pocket surplus food money.

This week, campers are learning printmaking, improv acting and music during Camp Carnegie at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur.

Customers can browse an array of colorful paintings hanging from the walls of Local Color Art House and Studios as local artists tell them the story of the piece they are creating.

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Every office except one in the Lawrence County Courthouse has reopened following an electrical fire last week that caused significant water damage in the building.