Area News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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.,…

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…

The Colbert County Sports Hall of Fame will soon be inducting new members into the prestigious group. The 2025 induction ceremony will be held Friday, April 18, at the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the program to begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office for $10…

Another round of severe weather struck The Shoals April 5 in what has been an active tornado season for northwest Alabama. The National Weather Service confirmed three separate EF-1 tornadoes impacted The Shoals area that night. The first of the tornadoes touched down at 10:18 p.m., lasted 12 minutes and went for 8.43 miles through…