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When President Donald Trump announced his intention to run for President of the United States in 2015, Barry Moore was the first person in the nation to endorse him. President Trump returned the favor in January by endorsing Moore, currently the U.S. representative for the 1st congressional district in Alabama, in his bid to win…

The Muscle Shoals High School Trojan Band, established in the fall of 1965, will celebrate 60 Years of Excellence with a special alumni reunion weekend on April 10–11, 2026. Alumni, former directors, supporters, and friends of the program are invited to return to Muscle Shoals for a memorable weekend honoring six decades of musical achievement.…

Sheffield Mayor Bryan Van Devender is recovering after a medical emergency led to him being airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Sheffield Fire Chief Matt Mothershed told Shoals Insider emergency responders came to the aid of Van Devender late on Feb. 9, with the city’s police department even providing an escort as the…

The coming of March brings with it many things. The March Madness college basketball tournament. Another step closer to springtime. And locally, the return of the annual Tuscumbia Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Day fundraiser. Members will be working flat out to sell orders of pancakes and sausage at the Tuscumbia Multipurpose Center at 601 N Commons…

City leaders and members of the community came together to discuss ideas on how to renovate Oakwood Cemetery in Tuscumbia at Helen Keller Public Library on Feb. 15. The city obtained a grant from the Colbert County Community Development Commission to pay for landscape architect Sam Barnett to draw up plans for potential upgrades to…

Students from Muscle Shoals Middle School and McBride Elementary School will soon take to the stage for a chilly performance. Muscle Shoals Jr. Theatre will present “Frozen Jr.” from Feb. 20-26 at Muscle Shoals High School auditorium. This show consists of students from kindergarten through eighth grade. “This is a very popular story about two…

Three decades ago, Jimmy King of Leighton was contacted about hosting a fundraiser event for St. Jude Hospital. He said “Yes” right away, and now 30 years later, not only is the event still going strong, but Saddle Up for St. Jude has become one of the biggest fundraiser events for the nonprofit throughout the…

Moving typically involves a family making a home in a new house. But in Tuscumbia on Feb. 10, visitors got to watch a house itself moving to a new home. The historic Rowland Youth House, which has been part of First Presbyterian Church since the 1950s, was moved to a new location on Third Street,…

A night of “action and good food” is in store for rodeo fans in The Shoals area. The Tennessee High School Rodeo Association is hosting an event at Longhorn R Arena in Tuscumbia on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Competitors from across the state of Tennessee and Northwest Alabama will compete in events like bareback…

A lot of things have happened over the last 21-plus years. The founding of major social media platform Facebook in 2004. Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans and the surrounding area in 2005. The first iPhone released to consumers in 2007. Marvel introducing its cinematic universe in 2008 with “Iron Man” and ending the Infinity Saga…