TUSCUMBIA — Colbert County Commissioners have given their approval for the county engineer to pre-apply for a loan through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to make additional improvements to the county's water system.

LEIGHTON — Angela Jackson enjoys reminiscing on social media about being a child growing up in Leighton and what a beautiful, thriving town it once was.

FLORENCE — Tickets are available for the Florence High School Falcon Theatre Department's presentation of "Almost, Maine."

TUSCUMBIA — Geraldine Tompkins is easing ever closer to having her District 2 cleaned up and looking like she always knew it could.

The Shoals unemployment rate continues to indicate a dramatic recovery from the double-digit figures created early in the COVID-19 pandemic, but the labor force also has declined.

FLORENCE — The group proposing a major residential, retail and office development on Tennessee Street said the project remains a goal of theirs, and they are seeking up to $13.5 million in financial assistance from the city to make it a reality.

FLORENCE — Designers Billy Reid and Natalie Chanin were recently featured in a "Vogue" magazine article entitled "The United States of Fashion," which looks at 56 fashion designers who are "changing the landscape of American fashion.

MONTGOMERY — A man serving a 20-year sentence on Shoals theft, drug and escape charges is up for parole this week, authorities said.

Helen Keller Hospital's COVID-19 vaccination clinic gave 1,300 doses last week to those 75 and older, depleting the clinic's supply until more comes.

TUSCUMBIA —  The Colbert County Commission has agreed to replace a County Road Department dump truck that was wrecked Jan. 4 in a collision with a Toyota Camry on old Alabama Highway 20.

FLORENCE — The Florence-Lauderdale Public Library is poised to reduce its energy costs by 32% through a partnership with Schneider Electric, according to company officials.