FLORENCE-The rain came…the rain went and left a nice evening for Florence and the Shoals to enjoy First Friday for June with music, friends, and fun. Phil Abroms captured all the fun from the Gold Record Room to the vendors along Court Street in photos and we are pleased to present them to you here: […]
TUSCUMBIA-For the 19th year the Willie Green Recreation Center was home to the Shoals African Festival. There was a lot to see and do and the weather was warm…but perfect. The Quad Cities Daily had a lot of fun and captured all the goings on in photos for your enjoyment.
FLORENCE – According to Florence Fire Chief Jeffrey Perkins, the brand-spanking new ladder truck that rolled up for presentation Tuesday, is an extremely important asset to the City’s ability to protect lives and property. He said that even though the new equipment is an important addition to Florence’s fire departments, the City’s most important asset […]
FLORENCE-A historical re-enactment of Martha Crawley, a settler hostage, brought to a Chickasaw Village; an incident that led to the 1813-1814 Creek War took Friday May 3, 2019 for schools and Saturday May 4, 2019 for the public. The event was held in McFarland Park in Florence, Alabama. Partners are City of Florence, Florence Parks & […]
SHEFFIELD-ON Saturday, April 20 Helen Keller Hospital held their annual ‘Superhero Stride’. the weather was a little chilly but superheros of all sizes ran the good race to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fight the good fight. There were vendors, a car show and much more. The event was held on the campus of HKH’s Wellness […]
COLBERT COUNTY-Riley Underwood and Mason Wright, of Briarwood Christian Bass Club in Birmingham won Saturday’s (April 20) Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association tournament that was held on Pickwick Lake by catching four smallmouth and one largemouth bass weighing a total of 19.62 pounds. Easton Cummings and Seth Hall of Phil Campbell Bass Anglers were […]
ATHENS-On Wednesday, April 17 the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission participated in its first responders program. The program, held at Leak City, a training facility in Athens, included lessons on Air Evac, distracted driving and fire response. For today’s program, students sat in the Air Evac helicopter cockpit and talked to the Air Evac team about […]
FLORENCE-The Salvation Army of the Shoals’ 16th Annual Empty Bowl Luncheon to Feed the Hungry was held Wednesday, April 17 at the Marriott Conference Center. This wonderful family event is a creative way to help end hunger in The Shoals and is held by the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary annually to make sure no individual goes […]
FLORENCE-On Saturday, March 16 volunteers and partners came out for The Shoals, AL Cleanup in Florence. The morning was a little chilly.. the day warmed up just as volunteers got to work. Living Lands and Waters took some volunteersto some coves on Wilson Lake that were in serious need of clean up while other volunteers cleaned up […]
THE SHOALS-On Saturday, March 16 volunteers descended on the shores of the Tennessee River to do a little trash pick-up and had a good time while making the Tennessee River Beautiful. Here is what Keep The Tennessee River Beautiful had to say about the day: “Another great day thanks to amazing volunteers and partners […]
