North Alabama’s Holley Files slides home with the Lions’ first run in the 2nd inning during last week’s softball game against Alabama at the Florence Sportsplex. Alabama won the game 5-2. After taking a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning, the Lions surrendered the lead for good in the 4th inning whe…

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering Science & Technology) Robotics received a $15,000 donation recently from the Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Retirees for the upcoming 2023 season.

FLORENCE – The Renaissance of Florence senior living community recently hosted a wedding for two of its most popular residents.  

FLORENCE– The Annual Keep Florence Beautiful City-Wide Clean-up returns Saturday, March 18 from 8am–noon!

TUSCUMBIA – The Listerhill Foundation and Kicks for Kids Association hosted a kicks for Kids shoe celebration at RE Thompson Intermediate School in Tuscumbia last week.  This event provided over 300 children with new brand-named sneakers and five pair of socks as part of Listerhill’s efforts…

SHEFFIELD– The Ritz Theatre is hosting two public performances of the play Stuart Little on Saturday, March 11 at 2pm and 6:30pm.  The play is a production of Time Out for Theatre, the Ritz’s children’s theatre program. Tickets are $10 each and are available at tennesseevalleyarts.org.

FLORENCE – It’s finally here.  The Florence Kiwanis Club is hosting its Annual Pancake Days  March 10-11 at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum on Veterans Drive in Florence. 

SHEFFIELD – Bank Independent recently announced the promotions of team members Tim Singleton, Stacy Suggs, Janice Pride, and Samantha Hayes. 

PHIL CAMPBELL – Northwest-Shoals Community College hosted the 2023 Alabama Scholastic Challenge district competition in Division III for seven high schools recently on the Phil Campbell campus.

TUSCUMBIA – The spectacular 693 acre preserve in Colbert County we know as Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve has been donated to Land Trust of North Alabama.

SHOALS – United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama is gearing up for its 59th Annual Telethon from 1-4pm on Sunday, March 5 on My8 TV.  (Channel 6 on DirecTV and 206 on Comcast).   

FLORENCE – The Florence Arts and Museums and community members coordinated by Ms. Anita Smith Cobb invite the public to a presentation on the history of the former Florence community known as Stewart Spring on Sunday, February 26 from 2-4pm at the Burrell Slater Community Education Center at…

MUSCLE SHOALS - Northwest-Shoals Community College added $148.5 million in income to the Northwest Alabama economy in fiscal year 2020-21, an impact that supported 2,687 jobs, according to a 102-page independent economic impact report released by Lightcast last week.

FLORENCE — Heritage Christian University is pleased to report the highest enrollment of credit students in the 55 year history of the university for the Spring 2023 semester. This semester marks an increase of 13% from a record-breaking Fall 2022 semester and an astounding 74% increase since…

MUSCLE SHOALS – Lionheart Youth Wrestling Club is proud to announce their state champions from the AYWO State Championships held recently at Thompson High School in Alabaster.   Over 800 of the state’s youth representing just over 50 clubs met for one final showdown of the season.

MUSCLE SHOALS — First Metro Bank recently kicked off its annual donation drive to benefit FAME Girls’ Ranch. First Metro Bank locations in Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, and Russellville will accept donations throughout the month of February.

COLBERT COUNTY – The Colbert County Cattlemen’s Association hosted its annual member banquet recently and awarded the largest number of scholarships in the association’s history.  Through the support of its sponsors, members, and every customer that has purchased a steak sandwich throughout …

TUSCUMBIA — Becoming a judge is something Tuscumbia attorney Mitchell Hays has considered for years. However, he is more interested in service to his community than personal ambition.