December 17, 2020

Pictured: Jennifer Kennedy, Dr. Carrie Crawford, Emily & Ben Rhodes, Eero Wilson

Peak Performance has expanded, relocated, and is open for business. Clients will enjoy their physical therapy in a new, 11,000 sq. ft facility. The independently owned outpatient physical therapy practice was started in 2005 by William Hale and David Sweatt.

On Thursday, Mayor Andy Betterton, City Council Member Michelle Eubanks, and Business Development Coordinator Melissa Bevis stopped by to congratulate the owners and staff on their expansion. Their sixteen professional, educated team members are ready to help you with your physical therapy needs. Learn more...

Mrs. Jessica Hill, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library Youth Director, will be sharing a story for children ages four and up. There are still spots available! Call and get registered! 256-760-6379

Florence has ten (10) Historic Districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, an arm of the Department of Interior. Nine of these Districts are residential, while one (Downtown Florence Historic District, comprised of 115 buildings) is commercial. The first residential District, the Sannoner District on upper North Court and North Pine Streets, was established in 1976; the most recent, McFarland Heights (Riverview Drive, Pleasant Circle and Riverview Circle), was established in 2018. In the years between these two came the following: Walnut Street, Wood Avenue, Wilson Park Houses, Seminary-O'Neal, Locust Street, College Place, Downtown Florence, and Cherry Street. The total number of structures within these ten Districts is approximately 635.

(Next Week: Why Historic Districts?)

--Billy Warren, City Historian

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