FLORENCE-On Friday, June 15 Mayor Steve Holt of Florence held a press conference at the Florence/Lauderdale Animal Shelter. He addressed the issues of overcrowding and new polices tat will be enforced. He also stated the shelter will close from June 23rd until July 4th for maintenance and cleanup of the shelter. Here are the Mayor’s […]
CHEROKEE– On Thursday, June 14 the second meeting to discuss ways to control flooding problems at Cherokee High School football field was held at Cherokee High School. This meeting was held to discuss which drainage system could best benefit the school. The decision that either a French drain or a swell would be the best […]
BIRMINGHAM-Former Times Daily editor Mike Goens died this morning at UAB Hospital after an extend illness. He was 61. Goens worked for the Times Daily for 37 years, starting in July 1977 as sports editor. After 13 years as sports editor, Goens then moved to the news room where he worked as regional editor, special […]
COLBERT COUNTY-The Colbert County School Board held a luncheon on Monday, May 14 to honor the Valedictorians and Salutatorians of the three Colbert County High Schools(Cherokee High School, Colbert County High School and Colbert Heights High School). Judge Chad Coker announced each student from the three High Schools. Representative Johnny Mack Morrow was in attendance […]
FLORENCE-Smoke on the Water Festival and BackYard BBQ Contest was a hit. The weather was perfect, the BBQ was smokin’ and the crowd rocked the house as they enjoyed the food, fun and music. The festival was held to help raise money for Shoals Scholar Dollars. The festival included some mighty fine BBQ, some really […]
SHEFFIELD-Willie Ruff, World famous Jazz musician and professor of music at Yale was on hand to help the Sheffield Library with their program ‘An Evening With Friends’ on Tuesday, April 24. Ruff spoke of the influence P.B.Swoopes had on him and that Swoopes was the reason he is what he is today. Swoopes died in […]
TENNESSEE VALLEY-The Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a River update for Tuesday, April 24: River Update: The Tennessee River at Florence, AL, and Savannah, and Perryville, TN is at or near flood stage because of heavy rainfall. Some areas in the Valley have received close to 6 inches of rain, with an average of 3 […]
SHEFFIELD-The Tennessee River at Riverfront Park in Sheffield hosted more than 500 anglers from 50 schools throughout the state on Saturday, April 21 for an Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association fishing tournament on Pickwick Lake. The tournament will launched from Riverfront Park. The weigh-in, was held in downtown Sheffield in front of the Singing […]
THE SHOALS-On Saturday, April 21st at Alabama’s Music Hall of Fame local residents from Colbert and Lauderdale Counties came together to join the American Cancer Society and help beat cancer in one of the area’s largest local American Cancer Society Relay For Life events. Event Leader Melinda Maxwell, relays in memory of her aunt who […]
COLBERT COUNTY-Representative Johnny Mack Morrow issued a press release concerning and upcoming town hall meeting regarding the inmate re-entry program at the Four Way Inn. “On April 2, I called for a public hearing to hear citizens address their concerns about an inmate re-entry program at the Four Way Inn. No one was in attendance […]
