FLORENCE – Folks around The Shoals have been waiting for days for the big annual event at University Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat on Florence Boulevard. It was the Second Annual “Great Christmas Tree Giveaway”, co-sponsored by Attorney Tony Hughes. The big giveaway started at 1:00 o’clock, but the line started forming early! Radio station […]
FLORENCE – There was a really nice turnout in Downtown for the December edition of First Friday. Naturally, it was a Christmas-themed evening. Lots of gift ideas from the Downtown merchants and the sidewalk booths made for a fun evening out on this, the most temperate of Fall evenings. Photographer, Kristen Mance captured some of […]
TUSCUMBIA – Good news! We found 69 more EVENT PHOTOS from Tuesday’s Tuscumbia Christmas Parade… No, this find doesn’t equal with “Raiders of the Lost Arc”, but it is close. Here are some beautiful pics from photographer, Kristen Mance. Enjoy!
FLORENCE-On Thursday, November 16 the city of Florence celebrated the birthday of W.C. Handy. The party took place at the W.C. Handy Museum/Home located on College Street in Florence. The celebration was held in the home and outside on the grounds. There was Punch and Cake as well as some fine music by Reddick Pernell Cunningham. There […]
FLORENCE-The City of Florence and the Lauderdale County Commission held a ground breaking ceremony for the new Florence-Lauderdale Animal Services Facility. The just under 13,00 interior square foot building will replace the old building (3,800 Square feet). The ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 15 with a crowd of over 100 people and dogs. Speakers […]
SHEFFIELD-A ceremony to pay tribute to 42 Revolutionary War soldiers who are buried in Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale counties and to 101 civilians who died in the Shoals while working for the War Department during World War I and were buried at Oakwood Cemetery was held on Sunday, November 12. The one-hour ceremony featured a […]
TUSCUMBIA – The City of Tuscumbia is known for its excellent parades. Friday, the Annual Vateran’s Day Parade made its way down Main Street in yet another great annual procession to honor the Men and women who served in our Military. The weather was great and the smiles on the children’s faces as they scrambled […]
FLORENCE – There was great weather out on Court Street last Friday. So, of course the monthly First Friday event was a big smash! Kristy Lovelace was positioned out by On The Rocks and The Pie Factory to record the evening in EVENT PHOTOS, and we present them here. Enjoy!
FLORENCE – It was a great weekend for this year’s Renaissance Faire. The attendance was heavy both Saturday and Sunday and the participants were in fine form indeed! The event transforms Wilson Park into the Fountain On The Green, a magical medieval village. It is listed as one of the Top 20 Events in Alabama. […]
ST. FLORIAN-The town of St. Florian knows how to celebrate the beginning of fall. Every year for the last 15 years they have held Oktoberfest. And this year was the best yet. The weather was warm…There was food and a whole lot of fun things to see and do. The Quad Cities Daily was on […]
