Florence News

Florence, Alabama-based designer Billy Reid advances his offering for the Fall/Winter 2012 season.

Florence film fans can enjoy a special Valentine's Day treat in the Screening Room at the public library.

Question - I read about a dog who survived the gas chamber in a Florence, Ala., animal shelter and was taken by Eleventh Hour Rescue group.

Alabama author Pat Cunningham Devoto will present her newest book, On Tripoli Circle , next Monday, Feb.

Rick Hall and Billy Sherrill were a couple of Alabama boys in their teens when they started writing songs.

Authorities say 38-year-old Dana Myhan Allen of Florence was booked into the Lauderdale County jail Tuesday on a charge of second-degree rape.

The Bulldogs will likely receive signed letters of intent from 25 football players, but will, for a short time this morning, await the decisions of two highly-touted linebackers in Long Beach and Florence, Ala., . "I think it looks good for Mississippi State," said Keith Niebuhr , a recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. "I've thought that way for a ... (more)

Tuscumbia Police Chief Tony Logan learned his sentence today for his second DUI conviction.

Schools across the nation celebrate February as Black History Month. In this series of articles, teachers and students are presented with a unique opportunity to learn about exceptional black Americans who accomplished much in their lives.

She's convinced if not for the down home personal care she receives at the clinic, she would not be getting the same kind of health care at another, larger facility.

A federal judge in Birmingham today sentenced a Sarasota, Fla., woman to nearly six years in prison for a five-state bank robbery spree, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick Maley.

Civic organizations are known for helping others, but this week, one local civic club decided they could help out the community by helping a sister organization raise money for a project that will provide a place for citizens to gather to honor the victims of the April 27 tornado.

All of a sudden, Gainesville seems to be breaking out all overA in graffiti. It's popping up everywhere; at UF's new Innovation Square, on campus, downtown.

Darin Liles had to face his fears at the age of 10, when his mother sent him and his two brothers to live with their father.

The Caravan will stop in Atlanta, Dallas, Mobile, Ala., Orlando, Fla., Birmingham, Ala., Memphis, Tenn., Florence, Ala., and end in Columbus.

The city received a letter from Logan's attorney saying Logan is once again appealing his DUI conviction.

When Alabama Shakes played a show in Florence, Ala., they caught the attention of Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers.