Area News

There may not be a new sheriff in town, but Sheffield does have a new gun store open for business. Caperton’s Guns, Ammo & Knives held a grand opening Saturday, Jan. 31, at 2915 N Jackson Highway. The store posted to social media that many people attended the event, which featured six gun giveaways. “What…

Residents that live in a subdivision along North Hook Street have attended multiple Tuscumbia City Council meetings to voice their displeasure on traffic issues. Concerned citizen Billy Baskins addressed the Council as part of its Feb. 2 meeting to renew the request that something be done. He said that large trucks use the subdivision as…

When you run a restaurant in a small community like Colbert Heights, it can take a while for word to get out. In the three-and-a-half years since it opened, Mary Lee’s Cafe has seen visitors from as far away as Arkansas and even Switzerland. New customers come in and try the place every week. Not…

The state of Alabama experienced a little bit of everything when it came to the weather over the weekend. Snow and ice fell across northwest Alabama, leaving many residents of The Shoals cooped up for much of Friday through Monday. Areas in southeast Alabama saw severe thunderstorms, with even an apparent tornado hitting Geneva just…

The Alabama High School Athletic Association announced major changes to its classification system on Jan. 23, including splitting championship play for public and private schools. The AHSAA, which reclassifies school regions every two years, has voted to do away with the seven-class system added in 2014 and go back to having six total classes, 1A…

City Accountant Dennis Norton addressed the Muscle Shoals City Council during the Jan. 5 meeting on a review of the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years. He said the Council will probably face penalties from the Internal Revenue Service. The issue stems from participation in a medical reimbursement program through Citadel Benefit Group. Norton said being…

Dr. Jeff Wooten spent over 42 years of his life as an educator. In 2013, he retired from Muscle Shoals City Schools after serving as its superintendent. However, his work in the field of education was not quite finished. Wooten was then recruited by a nonprofit called Cognia, a global organization that works with school…

Students with Muscle Shoals City Schools will soon see an expansion of available after-school activities. MSCS has been awarded $150,000 through the Collaborative ASAP Grant. According to Muscle Shoals Superintendent Dr. Chad Holden, the funding will significantly expand after-school opportunities for Muscle Shoals Middle School students, support Literacy and Numeracy Summer Camp through Camp Trojans,…

Fans of farm equipment, toys and miniatures will soon be headed back to The Shoals. The eighth annual Northwest Alabama Farm Toy Show will be held at the Clarion Inn at 4900 Hatch Boulevard in Sheffield on Feb. 13-14. The show will run from 4-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, and 8:30 a.m. to 2…

Jacksonville State University (Jax State) and Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) signed a new articulation agreement on Jan. 9 to support the education and training of diagnostic medical sonographers. The agreement allows NWSCC graduates who have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) to seamlessly transfer into Jax State’s Integrated…