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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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East Clinton dismisses at noon

Nov 21, 2008 4:55 pm

StaffEast Clinton Elementary SchoolEast Clinton Elementary School will dismiss today at noon, Huntsville schools spokesman Keith Ward said. Ward said a problem with the school's heater is prompting th...

Shuttle crews prepare to unload station supplies

Nov 21, 2008 3:10 pm

As space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station sail above Earth today, the crews will work on transferring equipment and supplies from the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to th...

Squirrel blamed for outage

Nov 21, 2008 3:10 pm

Perhaps in a vain attempt to keep warm, a squirrel in a Huntsville Utilities substation caused a small outage this morning in the Blossomwood and Medical District neighborhoods.

Markets open high on investor hopes

Nov 21, 2008 2:55 pm

Stock indexes are rising on the news that debt-drowned bank Citigroup is looking to cast off parts of its crumbling business via a sale, and hopes retail sales rebound during the holiday season.

Investors look to bailout and retail sales

Nov 21, 2008 2:10 pm

Wall Street found some relief Friday with markets up more than 200 points headed into morning trading on reports that Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale and the possibility that low prices wi...

Lost In Space: Orbiting repairs challenging

Nov 21, 2008 1:55 pm

Fix-it jobs outside a space station can be tough, greasy and unpredictable, but that's why NASA trains its astronauts to meet unforeseen dangers and keep going, said Huntsville's Dr. Owen Garriott, a ...

Power outage in medical district

Nov 21, 2008 1:10 pm

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - A power outage is affecting traffic signals, businesses and residents in and near the medical district. Traffic signals are out at Governor's Drive and California, Governor's and Wh...

Wall Street soars in early trading

Nov 21, 2008 12:40 pm

Wall Street is up almost 270 points in early premarket trading after a dismal two days of spiraling losses following a report late Thursday that Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale.

Huntsville's Monday weather forecast

Nov 21, 2008 11:10 am

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. ...

Huntsville's Friday road watch

Nov 21, 2008 11:10 am

Huntsville and Madison County road repairs GOVERNORS DRIVE Crews have begun paving operations for the Governors Drive widening project between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. It is anticipated that eas...

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