When it comes to important skills like finance and how to balance a budget, it is never too early to begin learning good habits. That is why the Distributive Education Clubs of America, or DECA, students at Colbert Heights High School visit with students at the elementary school twice a year to teach them about…

The Belle Mont Celtic Fest will bring the music, culture and traditions of Scotland and Ireland to the historic Belle Mont Mansion grounds on Saturday, May 9, offering a full day of entertainment and family-friendly activities. Headlining the festival is the acclaimed Sean Heely Band, known for its high-energy blend of Irish, Scottish and Appalachian…

by Trent Randolph Special to The Reporter A team of second-year Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) students from Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) won first place in the Manufacturing Core Exercises (MCE) 4 competition last week during the 2026 Alabama Summit on Talent Retention and Work-Based Learning. The winning students were Terrell Rickard, from…

For the first time in almost 20 years, the City of Tuscumbia has a new chief of police. Deputy Chief Steven Higginbotham, who has been part of the Tuscumbia Police Department for 18 years, was unanimously voted as interim police chief by the City Council during its April 20 meeting. Longtime Police Chief Tony Logan…

Imagine being a young couple with a baby on the way. The wife goes into labor at home and needs to get to the hospital as soon as possible. You call emergency services for aid, but there’s an ice storm going on outside, and travel is very treacherous. For longtime Tuscumbia Police Chief Tony Logan,…

Many children grow up wanting to be things like firefighters, police officers or even fighter pilots. Becoming a firefighter one day was never even a thought for Florence native Shawn Sartain when he was a kid. Sartain was working in another field when David Cole, a Tuscumbia fireman, approached him about volunteering for the department.…

The old adage says, “third times a charm,” but in the case of the recent burglaries at Claunch Café in Tuscumbia, the third time proved unlucky for the man believed to be behind the acts. According to a release from Tuscumbia Police Department, night shift patrol officer Juan Nava caught a person allegedly breaking into…

Life at long-term care facilities can often get bogged down in routines. That’s why many facilities, like Cypress Cove Center in Muscle Shoals, employ an activity coordinator to help plan fun things for residents to do. Thanks to a partnership with Primetime Merchandise in Tuscumbia, a number of Cypress Cove residents were able to come…