Sunday, June 19

1:00–8:00 p.m.

Lewis Field-1050 Pruitt Street

The University of North Alabama and the City of Florence invite Shoals Area residents for a day of celebration, fun, and remembrance. Join us for live music, a DJ, spoken word poetry, face painting, and many other activities.

Use the link below to be a part of the JUNETEENTH Celebration:

Will you help us? Community Development Block Grants use federal funding to expand economic opportunities in low to moderate-income areas.

In Florence, we want to improve the lives of residents by developing strategies that bring partners and resources together. But, we cannot do it alone. We would love to hear from you via our Community Needs Assessment beginning today through Friday, May 20th.

Your participation will assist in developing our plan of action for the upcoming budget year.

The survey will only take a few minutes, but your involvement will help create long-lasting, transformative impact in our community.

Benefiting SMILE-A-MILE and the National Brain Tumor Society

Florence High School

Saturday, May 14

8:00 AM

Contact:

Kathie Pendergrass

256-710-9806

Email: JEFF.DROPO.RUN.4.KIDS@gmail.com

Website: www.JEFFDROPORUN4KIDS.org

Follow along with his journey!

Friday April 29th, 8a-5p

Saturday April 30th, 8a-3p

Florence-Lauderdale Farmers’ Market

451 Fairground Road (Corner of Cox Creek Parkway and Chisholm Road)

The Stop Judging; Start Healing 2022 Summit will take place April 27– May 13 in 7 locations across Alabama, featuring national speaker Tony Hoffman. This summit will focus on the impact of stigma, medication for addiction treatment stigma, strategies for reducing stigma, and much more.

Yes, the Karsner House, sitting unobtrusively at 301 North Pine Street in downtown Florence, is truly a treasure. (See attached image.) Benjamin Karsner, from Maryland, built this house after his marriage in 1827 to Sarah McCarter, a native of Virginia. The house is based on a Georgian townhouse plan, uncommon in the Tennessee Valley, but very common in early Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Over the years, the house endured various alterations, including, at one point, two standing roof dormers brought together into a single shed dormer; then, complete exterior transformation into, first, an attempt at a Victorian style and, later, into a bungalow appearance. But, thankfully, the Adam-design front entrance was never altered. Undergoing a complete, certified restoration in 1970 through the farsightedness of Mr. Karl Tyree, CEO of the Florence Housing Authority at the time, the house stands today as the only surviving Georgian townhouse in the region. Owned by the City of Florence, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Just an aside: The Florence Tree Commission has declared the giant oak tree in front of the Karsner House to be at least as old as the City of Florence itself.

--Billy Warren, City Historian

• Communications Officer

  • Full Time - $32,456.27 Annually
  • Department: Police

  
  

• Equipment Operator-Street Sweeper

  • Full Time - $29,651.11 Annually
  • Department: Street

  
  

• Kennel Attendant

  • Full Time - $29,651.11 Annually
  • Department: Animal Control

  
  

• Laborer Recycling Part Time

  • Part Time - $11.08 Hourly
  • Department: Recycling

  
  

• Laborer Solid Waste Part Time

  • Part Time - $13.03 Hourly
  • Department: Solid Waste

  
  

• Laborer Street Part Time

  • Part Time - $11.08 Hourly
  • Department: Street

  
  

• Lifeguard Part Time

  • Part Time - $11.08 Hourly
  • Department: Park & Recreation

The Mayor and Council members will hold the next council meeting on

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

4:00 p.m. Work Session

5:00 p.m. Council Meeting

City Auditorium

103 South Pine Street