RESTAURANTS LINE UP FOR United We Dine
SHOALS–The United Way of Northwest Alabama will kick off the annual “United We Dine” event on Saturday, September 4 at Ichiban Japanese Restaurant in Sheffield. Participating local restaurants during September have agreed to donate 10% of their sales to United Way of Northwest Alabama. Full Story
SCA at Home
BARTON – A team of six SCA Tissue North America employees demonstrated SCA’s commitment to giving back to the community in Florence earlier this summer by volunteering their time to repair the exterior building of the Cramer Children’s Center, a nonprofit organization that provides forensics and counseling services free-of-charge to victims of child abuse and their families. Full Story
Average Students Qualify for Rotarians’ Above-Average Scholarship
Will you graduate from a high school in either Colbert or Lauderdale County? Will it be a county or city school? Will you have a 95% attendance record? Will you maintain at least a 2.5 Grade Point Average? Will you agree to take a College Prep Class? And are you a U.S. citizen? Full Story
Sorority is Strong in the Shoals
SHOALS – Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc is an association for registered professional nurses and student nurses. More than 8,000 registered nurses and student nurses hold membership in the sorority. There are over 81 graduate chapters and 39 undergraduate chapters located in 26 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, and Liberia, West Africa. Full Story
Investing in Community
ST. LOUIS, MO.– Better Investing, Inc, the nation's largest non-profit organization dedicated to investment education, recently presented Full Story
Lion Games on The FIX
SHOALS–UNA Lion athletic radio broadcasts will potentially reach thousands of additional listeners this year as football season kicks off this weekend. UNA now owns its own broadcast rights and has brokered a deal with a powerful local
flagship station and flagship station and Full Story
Expectant Mothers Can EAT FREE
FLORENCE–Demos’ Restaurant is doing a different kind of Labor Day promotion this year. They are honoring mothers-to-be as they approach their own “labor” day with a free meal at the restaurant all day September 6. Full Story
Happening THIS WEEK
CHIEF COLBERT CHAPTER
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF
THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30am at Park Place in Sheffield. This month, it is September 1. Full Story
Soap Opera Preview
ALL MY CHILDREN
David told Angie that he was going to get her fired. Caleb saved Miranda after a fire broke out during one of Angie’s episodes. Madison got drunk after Ryan canceled their plans in order to help Greenlee. The mayor named Liza temporary district attorney. David threatened to hurt Ryan if Greenlee didn’t take him back. Full Story
In a Few Words
Finally, Honesty on a Higher Ed Issue
The Alabama governor’s race is off and running. After a debate in Arab late last week, a quick press release from Ron Sparks’ camp attempted to capitalize on a potential weakness of Robert Bentley. Full Story
Letters to the Editor
Not For Government
Editor:
While a task force is reporting to the Defense Department that the costs of military personnel and benefits for their families are unsustainable, our tax money is being used to pay for a "Good Will Tour” of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near Ground Zero. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Full Story
Community Notes
Ladies Alcohol & Drug Recovery
Workshop welcomes women who struggle
with drug/alcohol addictions. Each Tuesday
night during the months of August and
September. August 31. September 7, 14,
21, 28. 6:30pm at Stony Point Church of
Christ on County Road 24. Full Story
Award- Winning Program Turns 11
FLORENCE
–The Intergenerational Writers Guild (IWG) begins Saturday, September 11 at 10am. The free creative writing class will meet at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library - 250 N. Wood Avenue every other Saturday through May 21, 2011. Full Story
Sheffield H.S. Band Has Invite for D.C.
SHEFFIELD–Marching bands traditionally have been limited to a performance in a football stadium or along a parade route. Though these venues do a nice job showcasing marching bands, the Sheffield High School Band has received a prestigious invitation to do something more. Full Story
Lexington Looks at High Speed
LEXINGTON – When you think of some of the biggest complaints in a small, rural town like Lexington, what comes to mind? Lack of a fast, reliable Internet connection is definitely close to the top of the list. Well, technology is literally on the rise in northwest Alabama as SnowMasters Special Effects is solving that problem. Full Story
Bluegrass Up Highway 43
The 23rd Semi-Annual Summertown Bluegrass Reunion and Music Festival is underway. The Festival is located on Highway 240 in Summertown, TN, 1/2 mile west of US Hwy 43. It is sixty miles south of Nashville and fifty miles north of Florence. Full Story
Obituaries
Mrs. Dolores (Huggie) Hugaboom, 71 of Sheffield, AL
Mrs. Dolores (Huggie) Hugaboom, 71 of Sheffield passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 at Helen Keller Hospital. She was a native of Buffalo, New York and resided in the Shoals since 1983. She was a member of Christ Chapel and a retired nurse at Helen Keller Hospital.
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Gene Allen Darby, 82, of Florence, AL
Gene Allen Darby, 82, of Florence, AL, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Glenwood Healthcare Center. He was an active member of the Central Church of Christ, and served in the US Army during the Korean War.
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