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Tuscumbia-Since I live in a valley below a mountain, I usually have frost earlier than the rest of the Shoals area. When the temperature was to drop in the high thirties, I pulled all of my green tomatoes and stored them in a dark area so that they would ripen slowly. Here it is the […]
TUSCUMBIA – Wiley Barnard got the e-mail a few days ago that the purchase deal was being put on hold by Northwest Shoals Community College. “The work will continue at The Alabama Music Hall of Fame (AMHOF),” he told The Quad-Cities Daily. “It’s going to be a struggle, but we’re excited about the future,” he […]
LISLE, IL – Navistar, Inc. responded to an inquiry today by The Quad-Cities Daily as to the status of its Barton Riverfront Industrial Park facility. Steve Schrier, Manager, Corporate Communications for Navistar reported to us that the company is still in the process of restoring itself to a profitable condition, and until that happens any […]
Florence-Officials of the University of North Alabama and Alabama A&M University signed a partnership agreement this morning to offer an Alabama A&M satellite program for the Master of Social Work degree on the UNA campus. Through the program, students will complete coursework toward the MSW degree from Alabama A&M. “We are proud to partner with Alabama A&M in offering […]
THE SHOALS – This week’s Muscle Shoals to Music Row features performer/songwriters, Ira Dean, formerly of Trick Pony; Chris Wallin, Camille Wallin, and Kim Tribble; and new recording artist, Brooke Burrows. The doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 8 o’clock at the Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa Conference Center. Purchase your tickets […]
THE SHOALS – The latest cohort of babies born at Helen Keller Hospital is published in The Quad-Cities Daily. We hope you find your family and friends’ loved little ones.
FLORENCE – The Arc of The Shoals recently recognized individuals and businesses who in the past year have contributed their time, money, and care to the organization. The Arc works to improve the quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities and for their families. The luncheon was held at Cross Point Church where nearly […]
PRATTVILLE – The Montgomery Advertiser is reporting that Navistar, the major sponsor of the LPGA Golf Tournament, has pulled out from the event. This is but the latest in a string of ominous signs that the Lisle, Illinois manufacturing giant is in deep financial trouble. Navistar leased the foundering National Rail Car manufacturing plant in Barton […]
Florence-Florence, Alabama is celebrating the 139th birthday of native son William Christopher Handy, The “Father of the Blues” on November 16th. A celebration at W. C. Handy’s birthplace takes place every year, complete with birthday cake, ice cream and a heaping helping of the blues. W.C. Handy was born in Florence in 1873 in a […]
UPDATE- -The explosion at the nitrate plant in Colbert County did not result in a fire at the plant and emergency crews reported that all employees at the plant have been accounted for. There was one injured employee who was taken to Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield. His identity and condition are still unavailable at […]
