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Labor Day Festivities in Tuscumbia and Coon Dog Cemetery On Monday, September 2, 2024, the Shoals Labor Council will host its 105th annual Labor Day celebration in Spring Park, Tuscumbia. The day begins with a parade through downtown Tuscumbia at 10 a.m., followed by festivities in Spring Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This…

Residents eager to utilize the new disc golf course to be installed in Spring Park in Tuscumbia received an update during the Aug. 19 City Council meeting. According to Mayor William Foster, funds have been received for 17 of the 19 holes. The course will have 18 holes and one practice hole, and construction will…

The Tuscumbia City Council welcomed Scout Troop 7044 as it discussed a number of agenda items during its meeting on Aug. 19. Scout Troop 7044 is based in Tuscumbia, and members of the troop visited the Council meeting as part of the process of earning a merit badge. Troop leader James Nipper said the scouts…

By Jessica Schults Special to The Reporter   September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It’s known as the cancer that whispers because the symptoms are so vague. In 2004 my mother, Carla Allison, who was born and raised in Tuscumbia, was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Early in her treatment, we were told that,…

Though there are many benefits to living in The Shoals, one of the biggest cons is near universal — dealing with the multitude of railroad crossings in Muscle Shoals and Sheffield. While Muscle Shoals has an alternate route to circumvent train crossings if need be, the crossings in downtown Sheffield are potentially more disruptive of…

by Tommy Crosby, Public Affairs Director of the 81st Readiness Division The 81st Readiness Division of the U.S. Army Reserve dedicated the Sheffield Army Reserve Center in honor of Sheffield native son and WWII Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Cecil H. Bolton during a memorialization ceremony, Saturday, August 3. The ceremony was held to recognize…

The Shoals area has a lot of unique attractions that cannot be found anywhere else in the state of Alabama. As such, it is important to have a solid team of representatives to show those attractions to locals and visitors alike. When it comes to the Colbert County Tourism Bureau, they are not among the…

It has been some time since the waterfall in Spring Park in downtown Tuscumbia has been working correctly. It takes two pumps to run the feature, and currently both are out of commission. According to Parks and Recreation Director Brooks Canup, earlier this year the waterfall was turned on using one pump, but it only…