The Courier Journal

08/07/2024

The Brain Zone! for August is in this week's issue! Puzzles, Mazes, Brain Teasers, details for kids 6 to 86. Thank you so much for the great feedback.
https://www.courierjournal.net/pdf_b7e493d6-53ff-11ef-b61a-b32034489946.html

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07/04/2024

The Courier Journal is a good-news, weekly, direct-mail newspaper now delivered to over 59,000 homes

03/31/2024

10/30/2023

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10/17/2023

In case you missed it in the paper recently, we had several perfect cards one week in our GameDay Score Card contest. That is not uncommon. However, what was unusual is that two of those contestants also picked the exact score in the tiebreaker game. That is once in a lifetime stuff – for 2 GameDay contestants in the same week! We had to make them both winners in that situation. Article at this link.

https://www.courierjournal.net/shoals_shorts/article_d00f7a74-61ee-11ee-a4da-9fe002a57d71.html

09/13/2023

The Courier Journal's Annual Game Day Scorecard Contest is underway! We've already had 2 winners and the third week is underway. Enter every week! You can win up to $100 worth of 306 Barbecue gift cards and $50 cash!

3 contestants correctly picked every game except for the tie-breaker, in which Texas beat Alabama 34-24. Utilizing the points differential to determine the winner, Kevin Arp of Florence wins a $50 Gift Card from 306 Barbecue.

08/30/2023

The Courier Journal's Annual Game Day Scorecard Contest Kicks-Off this week!
Enter every week! You can win up to $100 worth of 306 Barbecue gift cards and $50 cash! https://www.courierjournal.net/gameday/

The Courier Journal is a good-news, weekly, direct-mail newspaper now delivered to over 59,000 homes

04/04/2023

These animals will be loved for a lifetime!

03/29/2023

To help those in need from recent storms, 211 has been identified as the central intake for storm relief assistance by Volunteers Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and the Emergency Management Agency. - Be it for tree removal, food, places to shower, tarps, plastic tubs, and many other needs,
after calling 211, those in need will have a more streamlined service for assistance when affected by disaster. Unnecessary duplication of efforts are eliminated through cooperation in the four phases of disaster: Preparation, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation.
Residents who require assistance with any of these needs are encouraged to call 211, a free and confidential helpline that connects individuals with information and resources in our community. The trained specialists at 211 can provide information on available resources and assist with connecting individuals with local organizations that can provide assistance.
211 is available 24/7. The service is available in multiple languages and is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

03/28/2023

FLORENCE — Last week’s golf lesson was a first for many of the students at Riverhill School.

03/28/2023

FLORENCE UTILITIES ELECTRICITY DEPT WORKING TO RESTORE POWER
On Friday, March 23, an EF2 tornado touched down at several points in Lauderdale County leaving extensive damage to our electric system and approximately 23,000 customers were without power.
Crews began working to restore service as soon as it was safe to do so, and they plan to continue working until all the remaining customers have been reconnected (approximately 2,800 as of Tuesday morning).
Mutual aid crews from Athens Utilities, Huntsville Utilities, Muscle Shoals Electric Board, Russellville Electric Board, Scottsboro Electric Power Board, Tishomingo County Electric Power Association, and Tree Pro have joined local crews in assisting restoration efforts.
“We know power outages are incredibly inconvenient, and we are working as quickly and safely as we can to get service restored,” said Mary McDuffa, Electricity Department Manager. “We work hard to maintain a resilient distribution system, but it is difficult to prevent outages during an event like this.”
Florence Utilities has identified approximately 150 broken poles. It will be the end of next week before power can be restored to all customers.
We ask the community to stay away from downed wires or damaged electric equipment and report these situations immediately by calling 256-764-4456.
If you use a generator, never run it inside your home or garage. Plug appliances directly into the generator. Turn your electricity off at the fuse box or breaker panel in order to prevent safety problems for our workers. Additionally, remember to turn the generator off before turning your house power back on.
The Florence Utilities outage viewer is available at www.florenceelectricityoutage.com
Visit www.florenceal.org to learn more.

03/15/2023

The Huntsville Speech & Debate Club is hosting their first tournament next week, March 23-25 (Thursday-Saturday) at Whitesburg Baptist Church. They have over 100 students from around the southeast competing, and are in need of filling 300 community judge slots. No experience required. A short training tutorial is provided.

If you have few hours to volunteer, or knows someone who may be interested in learning more, please share this info.

https://ncfca.org/judge-a-tournament/huntsville-al-qualifier/

The NCFCA Christian speech and debate league will be hosting a tournament. We would love to have you join us in our mission to equipped ambassadors for Christ to communicate truth with integrity and grace.

11/16/2022

Your 2nd week for 1/2 price on all classified ads. THIS WEEK ONLY.
Email ad and contact info to [email protected] or call 256-764-4268 to place yours. No limits.
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

06/08/2022

The United States Army Parachute Team – popularly known as the Golden Knights – is scheduled to jump into Redstone Arsenal’s celebration honoring the Army’s 247th birthday on June 11 with a precision free-fall that demonstrates their formidable capabilities.

The Golden Knights aerial demonstration is scheduled to take off above the Redstone Gateway just north of Gate 9 on Research Park Blvd./Rideout Rd. NOTE: THIS EVENT IS AT 5:40pm, NOT 6:30pm AS ORIGINALLY STATED IN PUBLICITY INFO. The event adds to a birthday celebration featuring a Cruise-In Car Show, craft and food vendors, music, a kid’s fun zone, and an extensive fireworks show.

The event is free and open to the public.

05/16/2022

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05/16/2022

05/16/2022

There is still time to enter. Deadline is May 17 at 5pm.