Area News
Winning state last hurdle for Muscle Shoals
The goal for the 2024 Muscle Shoals Trojans football team is the same as it has been for years: win the last game of the season. MSHS is coming off 11-2 and 11-1 seasons that ended in the fourth and third round of the state playoffs respectively. While that level of success is hard to…
Read MoreColbert County working toward 2024 postseason run
The Colbert County Indians are no strangers to the state playoffs. CCHS has only missed the postseason twice in the past 44 years, after all. However, the Indians have not made it past the second round since 2015. Making a deeper postseason run is one of the main goals for third-year head coach Scotty Hannah’s…
Read MoreCherokee eyeing postseason return
After two winless seasons and back-to-back 1-9 records in 2021 and 2022, the only possible direction for the Cherokee Indians was up. They might have been the surprise of the season for schools in Colbert County, as Cherokee earned a 5-5 record in 2023 and fell just one win shy of its first playoff appearance…
Read MoreSheffield football looking to Wright the ship
The 2024 football season at Sheffield is going to look a lot different than the two previous years. One major change is the Bulldogs moving up from Class 2A, Region 8 to Class 3A, Region 7. SHS has not been in 3A since 2015. Sheffield moves into the same region as rivals Colbert Heights and…
Read MoreColbert Heights hopes to rebound this season
Though the Colbert Heights Wildcats had some success at 4-6 in 2022, last year’s 1-9 campaign was a step in the wrong direction. Second-year head coach Tyler Jeffreys said he and his players have been working to get better this offseason. “It’s a process,” he said. “In the back of your mind, it could go…
Read MoreNew welcome center designed with Keller, accessibility in mind
The new North Alabama Welcome Center planned for U.S. 72 in Tuscumbia will have a few things that set it apart from similar buildings in other parts if the state. As part of the press conference announcing the completion of funding for the project on July 18, Mayor William Foster brought local architect Brad Bernard…
Read MoreCounty to get new $3.1M welcome center
Visitors to Colbert County will have a new place to stop, take a break and learn about The Shoals sometime within the next few years. Tuscumbia Mayor William Foster and State Representatives Kerry Underwood and Jamie Kiel officially announced a project to build a new welcome center in Tuscumbia will be moving forward. Underwood presented…
Read MoreTuscumbia announces park disc golf course
The newest feature coming to Spring Park in downtown Tuscumbia won’t just be a fling, it will be permanent. Mayor William Foster officially announced a new disc golf course to be installed in Spring Park at the July 15 meeting of the Tuscumbia City Council. “I think this is going to be a nice thing…
Read MoreState sales tax holiday this weekend
Alabama hosts two sales tax holidays each year, one in July for back-to-school items and another in February for severe weather preparedness. This weekend, from July 19 at 12:01 a.m. to midnight on June 21, will mark the 19th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday in Alabama. During this period, shoppers will have the chance to…
Read MoreInaugural Kids Fest July 20 in Tuscumbia
A new event for children and their parents is coming to downtown Tuscumbia this weekend. The owners of Oak + Ivy Threads are hosting the inaugural Kids Fest July 20 from 4-8 p.m. The event will include vendors, food trucks and fun activities for kids to enjoy. “There are really no events here like this…
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