TUSCUMBIA-It was cool and overcast….a perfect day for Tuscumbia’s annual “It’s A Dickens Christmas, Y’all. there were vendors, music carriage rides and a big ‘ole birthday cake to help celebrate Alabama’s 200th birthday….there was even snow! Folks were having the best time and the Quad Cities Daily got in on all the fun while taking […]
TUSCUMBIA-The annual event at the impressive antebellum mansion, Belle Mont was held on Sunday, December 8 there were traditional decorations of fresh greenery and fruit. Vocalists and musicians presented period music and dancers perform vintage ballroom dance at intervals throughout the afternoon. Costumed docents helped to share the history of the house and to serve […]
TUSCUMBIA – On a warmish fall night Tuscumbia celebrated the Christmas season with their annual parade. It was full of fun, laughter and merriment and of course that very special someone who helped Tuscumbia begin their Christmas festivities. The Quad Cities Daily had their newest photog, Will Wiggins on hand to capture all of the […]
THE SHOALS-On Friday, November 9 the Arc of the Shoals held their annual awards banquet and Thanksgiving dinner at Crosspoint Church. Everyone enjoyed the fellowship and cheering on the award winners and the food was just great as usual. The Quad Cities Daily was asked to be part of this heart warming fun event and […]
FLORENCE-On 4th weekend every October the Alabama Renaissance Faire comes to Wilson Park. Wilson Park in Florence transforms into Fountain-on-the-Green. “Faire-goers celebrate their favorite time periods from the 12th through the mid-17th centuries, as Vikings hobnob with Buccaneers and fairies frolic with pirates.” This year was no exception and the rain could not stop the […]
FLORENCE-On Sunday, October 20 the Florence Parks & Recreation Department hosted a Family Fall Festival. The weather was perfect and the activities were free…kids, dogs and scarecrows had a wonderful time. The Quad Cities Daily made sure the day was remembered in photos. We present them here for you to enjoy!
MUSCLE SHOALS-On Tuesday, October 16 Mike O’Rear hosted a launch party for the new record label “Muscle Shoals Recordings” friends and family were on hand to help with the celebration and listen to a few songs. The music video for the first release for “Muscle Shoals Recodings” is a song by Singer/songwriter Billy Lawson…Lawson’s song […]
TUSCUMBIA-A group of students, who came from three states to attend a special camp at Ivy Green, left Tuscumbia with fond memories of Helen Keller and The Shoals. The students, traveled from as far as Wisconsin to attend Camp Courage, a Helen Keller Experience, Oct. 3-6. Most camp activities were held at Ivy Green, Keller’s […]
TUSCUMBIA-On Sunday, October 6 Tuscumbia residents celebrated the State Bicentennial with ‘Sunday in the South’ a good old fashioned picnic and community gathering on the grounds of the Colbert County Courthouse. There was music, lots of good food a “beard and bonnet” contest and fun games for the children. Both adults and children tried their […]
ST. FLORIAN-The Oktoberfest celebration began on the grounds of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in St. Florian and has now spread to the adjacent Saint Florian Community Park…to the Senior Center and site of the future Town Hall. Oktoberfest not only recognizes and celebrates the German heritage of the early settlers of St. Florian, it also […]
