TUSCUMBIA — When the Leighton Senior Center needed chairs, the Colbert County Commission was at a point where it could help make that happen.

FLORENCE — Sponsorships and individual tickets are now available for the 3rd Annual Shoals Royale, benefitting the United Way of Northwest Alabama.

MONTGOMERY — Sunday is Day 9 of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's annual “12 Days of Safety” campaign to remind travelers to act wisely throughout Christmas and the new year.

FLORENCE — The Shoals housing market has not been as red hot in 2024 as it had been over the past few years, but demand is still solid.

TUSCUMBIA — A line of people waiting to pay their property taxes snaked out the main entrance to to the Colbert County Courthouse on Thursday, Revenue Commissioner Tommy Oswalt said.

FLORENCE — Tommy Stanfield dove to the bottom of Pickwick Lake near the harbor area.

TUSCUMBIA — A man set to go to trial Feb. 10 on multiple drug charges in Franklin County was arrested this week on a Colbert County indictment for separate drug charges, according to court records.

FLORENCE — Local, state and federal government offices will only be closed Wednesday for the New Year's Day holiday.

FLORENCE — Sights of people enjoying outdoor dining or having a beverage outside have become a common part of the downtown scene.

TUSCUMBIA — When Linda Stone contemplated what she wanted to do for her 66th birthday, her late mother and a specific television game show came to mind.

FLORENCE — It was Thanksgiving when Florence Police Chief Mike Holt told his wife, Shelia, that he wanted his department to do something special for Christmas.

FLORENCE — City Electricity Department customers are receiving meters that will allow them to view their daily and even hourly usage.

FLORENCE — A 51-year-old female inmate was found dead inside a holding cell in the Lauderdale County Detention Center around 2 a.m. Christmas Day.

FLORENCE — As we approach New Year celebrations, the police department has released the schedule of permitted fireworks use.

FLORENCE — Keep the Shoals Beautiful has provided a recycling wrapping paper reminder on its social media page to let the public know what can be recycled.

RUSSELLVILLE — The city has announced it will have roll-off trash bins placed around town for residents who need to dispose of excess waste from the Christmas holiday.

MONTGOMERY — A white-tailed deer in Colbert County has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced on Monday.

FLORENCE — A scene atop Martin Supply's headquarters downtown is bringing back memories for many who recall the Christmas tradition from the days when the building was Rogers Department Store.

FLORENCE — Area firefighters battled two house fires Sunday and provided oxygen for a pet on one of the calls.

MUSCLE SHOALS — Roofing materials are stacked in the back parking lot of the Muscle Shoals City Hall, waiting for a Shoals contractor to start replacing the building's more than 20-year-old roof.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has launched its annual “12 Days of Safety” campaign to remind travelers to act wisely throughout Christmas and the New Year.

TUSCUMBIA — A new voice over internet protocol phone system recently installed at the Colbert County Courthouse not only provided employees with up to date technology, but it will also save the County Commission as much as $30,000 a year. 

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Chad Dyer has received the agency's Lifesaving Award for his actions on Oct. 12 when he saved two lives after a fishing boat overturned near Wheeler Dam on Wilson Lake in Lauderdale County.

The deadline for the Alabama Department of Transportation to accept public input for the Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan is Jan. 31.