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North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally thought to include these 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 937,059.

The anchor city of this region of the state is Huntsville, but other cities of notable size include (in order of population): Decatur, Florence (along with its sister cities Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia), Madison, and Athens.

Decatur is considered a quasi anchor city for western North Alabama, being the largest economic center north of Birmingham, and west of Huntsville.

Locals tend to refer to this area as the "Tennessee Valley" in reference to the Tennessee River, which flows through the northernmost part of the state. A section of East Tennessee shares the "Tennessee Valley" moniker.

 

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Roseberry Rescue seeks financial help for treatment of lake weeds

Jan 6, 2009 3:44 am

SCOTTSBORO - Retired Jackson County Circuit Judge Wallace Haralson asked the Scottsboro City Council tonight to pay $90,000 for the treatment of aquatic weeds on Roseberry Creek here. The chemical Flu...

 

Schmitz asks for trial delay until after session

Jan 6, 2009 1:59 am

DECATUR, Ala. -- Attorneys for state Rep. Sue Schmitz have asked a federal judge to delay her trial on fraud charges until after the 2009 session of the Alabama Legislature. The first trial for the De...

 

Accident with possible entrapment near airport

Jan 5, 2009 10:44 pm

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - HEMSI Paramedics, Madison County Rescue Squad, Huntsville Fire and Police are all responding to an accident reported with injury and possible entrapment on Wall Triana Highway near ...

 

LSU hires Chavis as defensive coordinator

Jan 5, 2009 10:29 pm

John Chavis, a veteran defensive coordinator with 20 years of experience in the Southeastern Conference, was chosen as LSU's new defensive coordinator today.

 

Police conduct ground, water searches for missing officer

Jan 5, 2009 10:29 pm

Decatur PoliceSgt. Faron White, head of the Decatur Police Department's Organized Crime Unit, has been missing since Friday night. DECATUR, Ala. -- Marine Police and the Morgan County Rescue Squad con...

 

Hospital hearing delayed

Jan 5, 2009 6:59 pm

A court hearing on the proposed Madison hospital originally scheduled for today has been delayed. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Truman Hobbs Jr. requested that the hearing be postponed until 11 a.m....

 

Juveniles charged with burglarizing Athens Sportsplex

Jan 5, 2009 6:14 pm

Woman also arrested for trying to fill fake prescriptions.

 

Holmes supports seating of Burris in US Senate

Jan 5, 2009 4:45 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama state Rep. Alvin Holmes is calling on the U.S. Senate to allow former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to take a seat in the Senate. Burris would become the only bla...

 

Huntsville's Monday weather forecast

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 am

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Monday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possib...

 

Huntsville's Monday road watch

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 am

Huntsville and Madison County road repairs HUNTSVILLE Weather permitting, the intersection at Hospital Drive and Whitesport Drive is scheduled for traffic control improvements. Beginning Tuesday at 10...

 
 

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