FREEDOM HILLS – Up in the heights of Western Colbert County where Toop and Key Underwood spent many a year under the moon and stars, treeing coons and sippin’ shine… There’s a cemetery. It’s the final resting place for Man’s Best Friend… Troop was the first of many laid to rest here. and you’ll only […]
TUSCUMBIA – Every Labor Day workers throughout North Alabama gather in Tuscumbia to celebrate their rich contributions to the economic powerhouse that is America. Without Labor Unions, they say, America wouldn’t be the world economic leader. They also preach that the last 30 years haven’t been kind to the Working American. We need to return […]
TUSCUMBIA – The longest running Labor Day Celebration in America found itself to be the recipient of some of the finest weather in recent years. As a result, it seemed that every Democrat (and many Republicans) went to main Street to celebrate the cornerstone of America’s economic dominance, the American Worker. The Quad-Cities Daily was […]
FLORENCE – Weather played a factor this on past weekend’s First Friday event . The UNA season opened football game, rained out Thursday night, was played on Friday at the same time as the monthly street party in Downtown. So, the crowd was a bit thin. On the good side, the weather was excellent! QCD […]
RUSSELLVILLE – Last weekend’s big Watermelon Fest in historic downtown Russellville was bigger and better than ever! Lots of folks from in and around Franklin County took advantage of the great weather and turned out to see exhibits, taste some food, listen to some music (featuring Kristy’s favorite musician, Aaron Tippin), and meet up with old […]
KILLEN – Yep… There was some rain on the parade Friday evening. But that didn’t stop the big town-wide party that’s known as Founder’s Day. You just dry out and wait until Saturday morning to go to the park for all the festivities. And Saturday, the weather was fine! The city park was filled with […]
FLORENCE – Well, the rain held off for a couple of hours, at least. First Friday’s crowd was pretty nice for a warm August evening. The rain held until about 7 PM and that gave QCD Photog Kristy Lovelace time to make the rounds! Here are her EVENT PHOTOS. Enjoy!
THE SHOALS – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey was in town Friday for a tour of businesses, educational facilities and regional construction projects. The survey was sponsored by The Shoals Chamber of Commerce, and was designed to give the State’s new Chief Executive a working overview of the economic progress in this part of Alabama. It […]
THE SHOALS – Now that the big week of the W.C. Handy music Festival is in the history books, we thought it might be fun to reflect on the week with some of our previously unpublished EVENT PHOTOS. You might just find yourself in his collection. So enjoy them! Photos by Sheri Wiggins and Kristy […]
FLORENCE – Saturday was a fine day for a parade. and that’s just what too place on Court Street for the annual Handy Fest Street Strut Parade. It’s a New Orleans style event, and is always a great way to show your stuff! The Quad-Cities Daily was on hand to record the parade in EVENT […]
