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 …
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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 …
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FLORENCE – This past Friday, Florence city officials formally opened up the new bridge at Mars Hill Road. The culmination of a project that was started in 2015, the two …
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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 …
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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 …
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MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest Alabama Regional Airport Director, Barry Griffith and his staff threw a great W.C. Handy Music Festival event on Saturday. The Aaron Blades Band and Asleep by …
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Norbert Putnam and Counts Brothers Music – Handy Master Class
MUSCLE SHOALS – There’s always great music at the W.C. Handy Music Festival. But for many, the presentations given from music greats is a big draw. Wednesday, Counts Brothers Music …
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FLORENCE-The W.C. Handy Music Festival kicked-off on a warm July night at the W.C.Handy Home and Museum located on College Street. The front lawn was the place to be and …
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Full circle… Iconic 3614 Jackson Highway Recording Studio holds Ribbon Cutting – PHOTOS – JOHNSON/HOOD VIDEO INTERVIEW
SHEFFIELD – The arc of this story is broad. Quite frankly, for the last 20 year or so most people who were associated with Muscle Shoals Sound Studio’s original home …
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COLBERT COUNTY – There was a big celebration held at the RTJ Shoals Golf Resort, a part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Alabama’s world famous golfing experience. The …
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MCFARLAND PARK – Well, it was close one… The 36th edition of Florence’s Spirit of Freedom Festival almost didn’t happen after the official sponsor pulled out less than 2 weeks …
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TUSCUMBIA – It was almost miraculous the way the weather cooperated this past weekend. The heavy rains and winds that were predicted never materialized. The Helen Keller Festival went off …
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TUSCUMBIA – The 2017 edition of the Helen Keller Festival had its big kickoff parade in Downtown last night. The weather held and there were lots of folks were along …
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THE SHOALS – It has been a long time coming. But people in The Shoals will soon be purchasing their beer and liquor on Sundays, just like in the big …
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MUSCLE SHOALS – Boutique Air is providing reliable and comfortable daily flights to Atlanta and Nashville, a lot more Shoals residents have visited the airport than in recent years. There’s …
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NORTH ALABAMA – We see them at the patriotic parades and the memorial ceremonies. Yet each year, fewer and fewer appear. These are the men who, at the break of dawn, …
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TUSCUMBIA – Turnout at this year’s 46th Annual Muscle Shoals Street Car Run seemed to be much larger than in recent years. The big car show down at Spring Park …
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FLORENCE – Friday evening proved to be a great time to visit Downtown for the June edition of First Friday. There were lots of arts & crafts vendors, food, music… …
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TUSCUMBIA – Wallace Ricks likened the Friday and Saturday event to a”Big family reunion”. And he so right! Every year the Quad-Cities Daily gets down to the African Heritage Festival …
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FLORENCE – It was a great Saturday over at Pope’s Tavern in Florence. For the last two hundred years this old place has served as a livery, a hotel, tavern …