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Baby blanket drive

Baby blanket drive

A baby blanket drive is going on from May 13th - May 27th. You can drop off your new or gently used baby blankets at several locations in the Shoals.

The blankets will be donated to Huntsville NICU and UAB NICU.

Blanket drop-off locations:

Relique on 1136 N. Wood Avenue in Florence

Consumer First Mortgage located at 15913 U.S. 72 in Rogersville

Audibel by Dale's Steakhouse in Florence

For more information visit the Grace in the Wilderness Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/GraceInTheWilderness

Source: Grace in the Wilderness

Entertainment Students Host Show to Benefit Student Scholarship Fund

Entertainment Students Host Show to Benefit Student Scholarship Fund

The University of North Alabama Department of Entertainment Industry will host a benefit concert by three student bands at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.

The event will take place in the Mane Room at the department’s new downtown instructional facility at 310 N. Pine St. Tickets for the show – a fund-raiser for the department’s scholarship fund – will be $5 at the door.

The concert will feature local talent from SCM Electrix, The Local Saints and Floater. SCM Electrix and The Local Saints recently participated in events related to the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

Entertainment industry students are responsible for all aspects of Thursday night’s production, from sound and lighting to marketing and public relations.

The UNA Department of Entertainment Industry offers undergraduate degrees in entertainment business and technology. The Mane Room is part of the department’s new classroom, studio and performance facility.

Sport fishing survey underway

Sport fishing survey underway

Muscle Shoals, AL (WAFF) - As spring comes creeping into the Tennessee Valley, anglers around Alabama are preparing to his the water. The Tennessee Valley Authority is working hard to make sure they've got something to catch.

TVA crews have been conducting their annual sport fish health surveys over the past week. They started at Wilson Reservoir in Muscle Shoals back on March 12th, and will continue through early May.

The fish are collected using electro-fishing equipment, which gives them a small but harmless shock. The stunned fish are collected, examined, and released back into the water.

Biologists are looking for species, abundance, age, weight and general health.

Young artists see work displayed in Florence

Young artists see work displayed in Florence

Florence, AL (WAFF) - Young artists from northwest Alabama are putting their work on display this spring.

Artistic Renderings of Youth, a juried exhibit of work by 7th through 12th grade artists from Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale counties, will be on display at Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts in Florence from March 5 through April 17. It's all part of a celebration of Youth Art Month.

Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is located at 217 East Tuscaloosa Street in Florence and is open, free of charge, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m., Monday through Friday. Museum programs are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Florence PD to host community meeting

Florence PD to host community meeting

Florence Police will host a community meeting in North Florence on Monday, December 10th.

It will be held at Florence Baptist Church on Wood Avenue and will begin at 6:00 a.m.

Police Chief Ron Tyler and officers with the Community Policing Unit will attend the meeting. Recent burglaries and other incidents will be discussed.

 

The Place for Kids

The Place for Kids

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mallory pell, left, the belle Jr. leader, talks with laura Williams about all the activities that are availble for children ages 3-10 while parents shop in at belle Foods on Florence blvd. Staff photos: TVM FLORENCE–The Belle Foods location at 1604 ...

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Holiday displays planned across North Alabama

Holiday displays planned across North Alabama

Historic homes, gardens, and parks will light up this holiday season. Displays are planned in Huntsville, Decatur, Arab and the Shoals.

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