Upcoming events in May
May 3, 2025 – Ikebana Workshop – Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 Water Street, Tuscumbia. As part of the Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan series, an Ikebana Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This hands-on event invites participants to explore the traditional Japanese art of flower…
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Joshua Duane Oliver, 35 Joshua Duane Oliver, 35, Tuscumbia, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Visitation will be Thursday, April 24, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will be Friday, April 25, in the funeral home chapel beginning at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery,…
Read MoreTuscumbia Utilities: Worst storm season in 23 years
The Tuscumbia City Council unanimously approved a request for the electrical department to take out a $1 million line of credit with First Metro Bank during its April 21 meeting. Jeff McDonald, the general manager of Tuscumbia Utilities, told the Council this storm season has been the worst since he joined the company in 2002…
Read MoreShoals Cottagecore Festival May 10
By Hayley Sylvester Staff Writer Downtown Tuscumbia will be bustling during the second Shoals Cottagecore Festival on May 10. The event will run from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., rain or shine. Dr. Mary Margaret Holmes, the owner of Pharmhouse Functional Medicine and Apothecary in Tuscumbia, founded the event last year. She worried there wouldn’t…
Read MoreCCSO arrest reports for April 26
The following arrest reports were made by the Colbert County Sheriff’s Office in recent days: — On April 10, Kenneth E. Johnson, 66, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. According to Deputy Christopher Miller’s report, he received notice a subject with outstanding warrants was allegedly traveling from…
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Kathy Elaine Berry Hays, 71 Kathy Elaine (Berry) Hays, 71, Montevallo, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025. Visitation will be Friday, April 18th, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee, Alabama. A graveside service will follow at Harris Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee with Bryan Moody officiating beginning at 3:30 p.m. Kathy…
Read MoreTAKING OFF: New Deshler rocketry team makes nationals, looking for sponsors
Until late last year, no one with Tuscumbia City Schools had even heard of the Aerospace Industries Association’s American Rocketry Challenge. That was until a man named Andrew Heath requested a meeting with TCS Superintendent Russ Tate. Heath runs a nonprofit called Propel Science Foundation which works to mentor middle and high school students in the…
Read MoreANIMAL TALE: Pet sitter moves from NY, California to The Shoals
There may be a lot of regional differences when it comes to the United States, but a love of pets is a near universal language. How Tara Groth and her family ended up living in Muscle Shoals after years in California and New York is a story to give paws. Four paws in most cases.…
Read MoreNew fire station funds awaiting August vote
In March, Tuscumbia Mayor William Foster traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with Alabama Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt about acquiring funds for a new fire station for the city. Foster gave an update on the status of the funds during the April 14 meeting of the City Council. Following another trip to D.C.,…
Read MoreKeller library to host concert, story walk, golf tournament
Helen Keller Public Library in Tuscumbia has a number of events coming up soon. Between a musical performance, story walk and benefit golf tournament, there will be something interesting for the whole family. On Sunday, April 27, the United States Air Force Band of the West Ensemble will be performing in the library’s main meeting…
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