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FLORENCE-The 2021 Community Fellowship Meal was a huge success. Florence Councilwoman Kaytrina P. Simmons again hosted the event, along with the City of Florence and Northwest Alabama Community Action.   …

THE SHOALS-We have pets from all over the Shoals…Please find just the pet for you and take them home….you both will be happy (Or if you choose more than one…You …

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 3.1%, unchanged from October 2021, and well below November 2020’s rate of 4.7%. “Alabama is continuing to …

MORGAN COUNTY-Booking Photo from Morgan County Sheriff Check Here. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a …

  LACEY’S SPRING-The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement concerning the arrest of a suspect who has been charged Electronic Solicitation of a Child: “On December 14, 2021, Sheriff’s …

 LAWRENCE COUNTY-On December 16 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department was called to a shooting incident at County Road 375 in Lawrence County.  Sheriff Max Sanders said upon arrival the ere …

MADISON COUNTY-Booking Photo from Madison County Sheriff Check Here. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a …

  KNOXVILLE, TN­­ – The Tennessee Valley Authority issued a final Environmental Assessment on Friday that concluded that Asian carp barriers should be installed at seven dams along the Tennessee …

WASHINGTON, DC-The FBI Columbia field office is warning the public to be aware of charity scams following last week’s deadly tornadoes across the southeast and Midwest. These scams can occur …

THE SHOALS– District 1/Shoals Area Alcoholics Anonymous is once again sponsoring their annual Alcathon: 30 hours of nonstop A.A. meetings. The 2021 Alcathon is hosted by The Sheffield Group, located …

MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the 2020 infant mortality rate of 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births. Alabama’s infant mortality for 2020 ties for the lowest rate in …

SHEFFIELD – Sheffield will be having Holiday Trolley tours that will give the histories of some of Sheffield’s oldest homes. The tours will be on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at …

DEKALB COUNTY-Booking Photo from Dekalb County Sheriff Check Here. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a …

  MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Association of School Boards presented Alabama State Sen. Donnie Chesteen with its 2021 AASB Legislative Award during the association’s annual Convention held Dec. 2-4 in Birmingham. This award is given to …

FLORENCE – Officials with the University of North Alabama and Drake State Community and Technical College have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will benefit all Drake State …

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Association of School Boards presented State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris with the association’s highest honor, the 2021 Champion for Children Award, during the annual AASB …

DECATUR – Monthly tests of the emergency notification siren system associated with the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant will move to the first Wednesday of each month beginning …

COLBERT COUNTY-Booking Photo from Colbert County Sheriff Check Here. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a …

BIRMINGHAM-Main Street Alabama learned recently from the Department of Revenue that there’s still a chance that the “Shop Small Support Local” could go into production by extending the pre-commitment deadline …

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 on here.