Bernie Delinski Staff

FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County Agricultural Center project received a boost Wednesday when Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced that $1.5 million in Growing Alabama funds is being allocated for the project.

TUSCUMBIA — The man who fatally beat Edith Margarita Martinez with a hammer and a pipe in 2023 was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to

LAGRANGE — Barry Young was out cutting some limbs when he looked up and saw smoke billowing from a nearby residence.

FLORENCE — A man who was scheduled to be tried on a trafficking methamphetamine charge this week pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement that includes a 15-year prison sentence.

FLORENCE — Mayor Andy Betterton has proclaimed this Friday as "Extra Mile Day," joining some 550 cities across America in the campaign.

FLORENCE — The public is invited to a pumpkin decorating event Tuesday at the McFarland Park Campground Shelter.

FLORENCE — The 9th annual Tennessee River Litter tournament is 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at McFarland Park and Florence and Riverfront Park in Sheffield.

FLORENCE — A classic sign of the approach of Christmas began Monday.

FLORENCE — Rodney Pettus said it is strange to look at the Lauderdale County ballot and see no contested county races among the nine on the ballot.

FLORENCE — The ninth annual Tennessee River Litter Tournament this past weekend saw some 35 volunteers remove thousands of pounds of litter from in and around the river, organizers said.