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Wood Avenue Church of Christ in Florence will host a series “Difficult Questions Answered” each Wednesday at 7pm this summer, located at 400 N. Wood Ave. Florence. May 25-August 10 with different guest preachers every week.
June 1 – Why is there human suffering in this world?, Harrison Chastain.
Annual Board Meeting Spring Valley Water System Office Thursday, June 2 at 6pm. There will be an officer election. The System Office is at 912 Lagrange Road . Call 256-383-1666 for info.
Last month KIX-96 and Big River Broadcasting’s beloved on-air personality “Fletch Brown” (aka Steifon J. Passmore), was diagnosed with cancer. Fletch was referred to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston which specializes in the treatment he needs. He will undergo a chemo schedule here in the Shoals that will last 4-5 months. Working regularly may be difficult as he deals with the side effects.
Following chemo, Fletch will have 3-4 weeks of radiation treatments in Houston. After the tumor has been reduced they will surgically remove it. At that point, the hope is that he will only have to travel to Houston every few months to check that it hasn’t returned, and he is cancer free!
Fletch/Steifon would literally give you the shirt off of his back. He is a valued member of our Shoals Community. He feels his best when he’s lifting you up. However, now he needs our help. The bills are coming in from only the last month and this is just for the testing they’ve done, he hasn’t been treated in any way yet. A GoFundMe account has been set up and whatever you can donate would be greatly appreciated – the GoFundMe link is https://gofund.me/7366e27d You can also search GoFundMe for Steifon J Passmore the beneficiary (this is Fletch’s given name). And if you see Fletch, let him know you’re a member of his support army!
CLOTHES GIVE AWAY: Adults, Teens and Children Thursday, June 2 from 8-10am at the Care Center, First Baptist Church, Killen
Chicken Sale – Deadline is June 19, Pickup June 25. $2 lb. Wings, Case $80 (frozen), $2.80 lb. Nuggets/Tenders, $28 box
Order at ph.church. Proceeds Youth Pleasant Hill Church, Florence.
The Florence-Lauderdale Farmers Market is Now Open 6am-1pm on Saturdays. You will find fruit, vegetables, beef, chicken, farm-fresh eggs, flowers, plants, and knife / scissor sharpening.
The market is a covered pavilion located at 451 Fairground Road in Florence with plenty of parking. Call if you have questions 256-443-4998.
LifeSouth Blood Drives for June
Wednesday, June 1, 10am-4pm – Kontoor Brands, Hackleburg
Thursday, June 2, 9am-6pm, Helen Keller Hospital, Sheffield
Friday, June 3, 10am-5pm – Muscle Shoals Police Department
Saturday, June 4, 10am-5pm – Farmer’s Home Furniture, Red Bay
Sunday, June 5, 1-6pm – Walmart, Cloverdale Road, Florence
Monday, June 6, 11am-7pm – YMCA of the Shoals, Helton Drive, Florence
Tuesday, June 7, Noon-5:30pm – TVA Power Service Shops, Muscle Shoals
Wednesday, June 8, 11am-5pm – Parthway Eye, Rogersville
The Sheffield Parks and Recreation Department is taking registration for summer swim lessons. The lessons will be given in June and July. Classes are limited. Visit the center or call 256-386-5615.
The Batting Brigade Quilt Guild meets every 2nd Monday at 9:30am at Edgemont Methodist Church, 1330 Eauclaire Ave in Florence. Everyone interested in Quilting is welcome – from beginners to expert
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A monthly grief support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 10am at Cliff Haven Church in Sheffield. Kindred Hospice is sponsoring the meetings which are free and open to the public. The church is located at 1601 Andrews Ave. in Sheffield. For more information, call 256-764-0873.
The Town of Killen will be hosting Food Truck Fridays this Spring and Summer! Come to Killen Park for lunch in the park! (Stay tuned for the first date announcement.) Food truck vendors are now welcome to apply! If you are a vendor please visit www.revds.com for your business license. Stop by Killen Town Hall at 319 J.C. Mauldin Hwy for your food truck application.
Quad Cities Squares Come enjoy fun & lessons of square dancing 7-9pm Thursday evenings at the Royal Avenue Recreation Center, 421 N. Royal Ave, Florence.
The Lord’s House Church at 7210 CR 7 in Florence is doing a photo fundraiser for June 3 – 4 to raise money for electrical work to be done on the church. 8 x 10 vintage or family 10 x 13 sizes are available. The photographer is Classic Colors. The price is $10 for either. One per household. Reservations are required to schedule a time – 256-367-7598. Please call Delana by May 22 to schedule an appointment.
The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group meets at the Florence Lauderdale library at 2pm every 3rd Monday of each month. All caregivers are welcome. We all need encouragement.
Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama, June 4–25 at TVMA, 511 N. Water St, Tuscumbia. The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is an annual traveling juried art show.
Divorce Care is a weekly seminar and support group that will help you heal. Join on Tuesdays, 6-8pm, supper at 5:30pm, at Highland Baptist Church Christian Life Center, Room C101, corner of Martin and Eugenia St, Florence.
More info – 256-764-1392 or www.divorcecare.org/groups/149930.
The Miracle Worker Play, Helen Keller Birthplace, 300 North Commons W, Tuscumbia. June 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 & July 8, 9, 15, 16, – Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm (gates open at 7pm). Reserved seats $15, General Admission $10. Info: www.helenkellerbirthplace.org Ticket reservations: 256-383-4066
African Heritage Festival, June 3-4, at Willie Green Center, 609 S East St, Tuscumbia.
A cultural lecture series will begin at noon June 3 with music on the lawn at 5pm. Festivities begin at 11am on June 4 with gospel music. Uhuru Dancers will take the stage at 2:30pm followed by the Exodus Raggae Band and King Tuck, and the Midnighters will close out the festival.
Bring lawn chairs. Free event.
Vacation Bible School at Valdosta Church of Christ, 119 Old Lee Hwy, Tuscumbia, June 4, 9am-2pm. Kick off with dinner June 3 at 6:30pm. All ages welcome.
More info, 256-381-0331 or valdostacoc.com
Florence Recreation Centers Pool Opening on June 4. For more information call 256-760-6425.
Handy Recreation Center, 1105 Beale Street – Tuesday–Saturday 1-5pm; Sunday 2-5pm. Admission $1. All ages, 2 slides.
Royal Avenue Recreation Center, 421 North Royal Ave. – Tuesday–Sunday 1-5pm. Admission $4. All ages, 3 pools, 1 slide.
Muscle Shoals Street Rod Run, June 4 at 8am-2pm in Spring Park Rd, Spring Park, Tuscumbia. Swap meet, rain or shine. Car registration is $20 at the gate. Free public admission to the event. Gates open at 7am.
Summer Saturdays, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N Water St, Tuscumbia, June 4, 11, 18, & 25. Children’s art activities, free to guests w/paid admission, 11am-2pm.
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church will be celebrating Homecoming and Decoration Day on Sunday, June 5. Worship service will be at 11am with a fellowship meal following in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome. 11025 CR 15 in Florence
“Jackie Robinson and the Real Story of MLB Integration” will be presented by Mark Everett Kelly on June 6 at the Sheffield Public Library, 316 Montgomery Ave, Sheffield. Music and hotdogs 6-7pm. Program at 7pm.
United Way is looking for volunteers who can help answer our 2-1-1 line. Training will be provided for volunteers and you can help from the comfort of your own home! Please visit https://www.uwnwal.org/volunteer-opportunities to submit your information!
Reunion of USS Kitty Hawk CVA/CY-63 – June 6-9, 2022 in San Diego, CA. For information, contact Jim Melka at jfmelka@netins.net or 319-332-1632.
Hi Neighbors of the Shoals is meeting again! This women’s social group and will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30am in the Florence Public Library. Our next meeting will be June 7. Our group welcomes all ladies who are currently residents of the Shoals area. Come join us! Contact Laura Engdahl at 512 965-9023, for further details.
North Alabama Christian Children’s Home, located at 6372 County Road 63, Florence will host its 3rd Annual Drive thru and Take-Out Benefit Dinner on Saturday, June 11 (rain or shine) from 2-5pm. Pop’s BBQ will cater the meal, consisting of either Smoked Chicken or Pulled Pork, baked beans, potato salad, a roll, chips, a SAMS cookie, and bottled water. The meal is free, but donations to the home are always greatly appreciated.
Those who desire to participate must put in their order by Tuesday, June 7, in order for time to be given to order the food, etc. Folks can call in their order, giving their name and what plate(s) they want to 256-757-4212 (office), or 256-426-0464, or 256-366-3327.
North Alabama Christian Children’s Home was started in May of 1973 and will be 50 years old next May. It is a 501 c-3 non profit Residential Group home, providing 24/7 care for children of the state who have been abused, abandoned, and/or neglected. It is supported by churches of Christ and many other businesses and gracious individuals.
The Valdosta Community Reunion will take place at 11am on Saturday, June 11 at Southland Stephano’s, 1309 South Jackson Highway in Sheffield. If you or any of your family grew up in Valdosta, we would love for you to come out and enjoy the food, fun, and fellowship. It was cancelled the last two years due to Covid. For more information, contact Penny at 256-856-0835.
Homecoming at Bumpus Creek Freewill Baptist Church located at 2725 Co. Rd. 14, Waterloo on June 12. Worship service 11am with Bro. Jimmy McGee. Dinner at 12pm and singing at 1:30pm with Crossroad Singers from Florence.
Come worship with us and enjoy good food, fellowship, and singing.
Homecoming and Gospel Meeting at Pine Hill Church of Christ located on County Road 10, Waterloo on June 12-15 with speaker Keith Parker. Sunday Bible Study 9am, Worship 10am. Meal after morning service. Sunday evening service 1pm. Monday – Wednesday evening at 7pm. Everyone welcome.
Fresh Air Family’s Gross Out Camp 2022 is an Outside Hands-on Science Camp for Kids entering 1st-4th grade at Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, starting June 13-17, 9am-5pm. Fbefore and after care available. Scholarships available.
Join our award-winning science camps taught by expert naturalists. It’s the most fun a kid can have while learning!
To register, visit www.freshairfamily.org/gross-out-camps.
Muscle Shoals Music: Songwriters in the Round, June 16 at Champy’s, 120 E 2nd St, Muscle Shoals.
The Muscle Shoals Chapter of the TVA Retirees Association will have their 20th Annual Picnic and Health Fair Thursday, June 16, at the Florence Lauderdale Coliseum in Florence. The cost is $12 and it must be mailed no later than May 28 to John Blackwell, TVARA , MPB 1C-M, PO Box 1010, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662-1010.
The Phil Campbell Hoedown will be June 17-18 in downtown Phil Campbell.
The Deshler High School class of 1972 is having a 50th Reunion on June 18. An effort is being made to reach all classmates. For info call Matt Kirkland at 256-280-1487.
slowly, please: cheoncheonhi hae juseyo, Through June 25 at TVMA, 511 N Water St, Tuscumbia. This exhibit is an ongoing body of work composed of textile sculptures, collage memorials, and photographic portraits. Through hand-dying and slow-stitching, biographical explorations, concentrated gazing, and listening, the collection features a simple desire to cultivate a greater intimacy with the world. Birmingham artist Tara Stallworth Lee makes photographs, paper, books, and collages. Expansion of human dignity and the significance of the natural world are important themes through-out all of her work. Information: www.tennesseevalleyarts.org or 256-383-0533
Come Travel with The Club (Florence Senior Center), Diamonds in the Rough. 256-760-6642. Our trips are open to the general public.
Pigeon Forge, August 1-5, 2022. $599 double rate per person, add $149 for private room. Final payment due 5/25/22.
Biltmore Estate & Ashville, NC, December 12-15, 2022. $569 double rate per person, add $140 for private room. $75 deposit on signing up.
Final payment 10/5/22.
Mackinac Island, May 14-20, 2023, $775 double rate per person, add $219 for private room. $75 deposit on signing up. Final payment 3/7/23.
Mount Rushmore, the Badlands & Black Hill of South Dakota, Sept 30-Oct 8, $999 double rate per person, add $286 for private room. $75 deposit on signing up. Final payment 7/23/23.
The Faith-Based Support Specialist (FBSS) Program is designed to bridge the gap between the faith community and the mental health field and looks to give church leaders of all faiths the opportunity to become skilled professionals in supporting those who seek help with substance abuse. The first FBSS Training conference for this area is Thursday and Friday, June 23-24 in Huntsville. It is free to participants and is sponsored by funding from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts.
Leaders who complete the program will have the knowledge and resources to point individuals in the direction of the most appropriate care for their individual situation, receiving a certification backed by the Alabama Department of Mental Health.
FBSS program participants will be educated on substance misuse, ethics, communication skills and many more relevant topics. For more information, and registration options, contact FBSS Ambassador, Byron Jackson, at
byronajackson@gmail.com or by phone at 256-525-8191.
Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 19, 1-8pm at Lewis Field, 1050 Pruitt Street, Florence. Free hotdog, hamburger, and chips. Live music, face painting, spoken word poetry and vendors. Nonprofits welcome! (must bring your own tent)
If interested in setting up a table, please contact Ron Patterson at rpatterson1@una.edu or 256-765-4900 or Kaytrina simmons at ksimmons@florenceal.org or 256-349-3879.
Registration is open for Florence Lauderdale Public Library’s Bookin’ It: Friends of the Library 5K Fundraiser! Join us at the library beginning at 8am, Saturday, June 18, for the Bookin’ It 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run. Registration is $30 and includes a Bookin’ It 5k T-Shirt.
This event has been made possible in partnership with the Friends of the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, and Solid Rock Running Company.
Proceeds benefit the library’s Summer Reading Program.
43rd Annual Helen Keller Festival, June 23-26 – Downtown Tuscumbia & Spring Park.
Art of the Dish Antique & Vintage China Exhibit & Luncheon, June 23-25, at Belle Mont, 1569 Cook Lane, Tuscumbia.
Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham announces the return of its annual tour programming, the Birmingham Walking Tours. Visitors and residents alike can once again experience the history and beauty of Birmingham’s neighborhoods and cultural districts in a fun, invigorating way. The spring tours include Forest Park and the Historic Loft District on select Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information or to register go to Birminghamwalkingtours.com.
Florence Parks and Recreation/The Club/Florence Senior Center offers a variety of activities.
Chair exercise classes, Games, BINGO, Lunches, Square Dance Lessons, Social Dance Night, Rock Painting, Walking Trail, Farmer’s Market Voucher Registration, Fishing Days at Deibert Park, Kayaking, 3rd Saturdays, April-September, Stateside and International travel opportunities. All ages welcomed. Lunch is for 60 and older. For more information please phone 256-760-6420, fdavis@florenceal.org, Facebook: Florence Senior Center “The Club”.
Tuesday Night Dance, 6:30-8:45pm, at The Club, 450 Country Club Drive in Florence. 256-760-6420 $5. The Browns.
Monday Night 6-8pm, Singing River Squares. At The Club, 450 Country Club Drive in Florence. Caller: Kevin Cozad,
Paint a rock, hide a rock, share a rock, Rock Painting, Friday 10am-1pm at The Club. Bring your rocks and paint with us. Join in the nationwide fun of painting, hiding and finding rocks, Keep your eyes open! The Club, 450 Country Club Drive in Florence. 256-760-6420
Identity Theft and Scams Workshop by The Alabama Human Sciences Extension Financial Management and Workforce Development on June 28, 10-11am at the Sheffield Public Library, 316 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield.
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The Shoals Writers Guild will present a new community enrichment program beginning in September called, “Segway to Your Story,” the Who, What, When, Where and Why… at 4pm on the third Thursday of each month at the Florence-Lauderdale Library.
The September 15 with feature Florence City Historian Billy Warren’s presentation, “How Florence Became the Renaissance City.” And at 4:30pm, Shoals Tourism Director, Rob Carnegie will present, “How the Tourism Board Impacts the Shoals.”
The events are free and open to the public. For more information, email: shoalswritersguild@gmail.com.
The Help Center in Florence we will be open on the 3rd Saturday of each month on a permanent basis. The volunteers felt they could better serve their Saturday clients if they made the change to be open on 3rd Saturday every month to help avoid confusion. Hours are 8:30-10am – for food distribution ONLY. Saturday hours are for families who are unable to come from 8:30-noon on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
Pay it Forward: Donate to Educate. Shoals Scholar Dollars is an Education Foundation raising money to pay tuition at Northwest Shoals Community College and transfer scholarships to the University of North Alabama for Lauderdale and Colbert County students who meet certain criteria. Donate to Scholar Dollars at any participating financial institution the second Friday of each month.
LifeSouth is in emergency need for blood donors, as the national blood shortage continues, and asks donors to help by donating blood during their Back to School Blood Drive. Blood donors who give blood at any LifeSouth donor center or bloodmobile through Sunday, August 8 will help summer blood shortages, save lives, and receive a $20 e-gift card as a thank you for donating.
This year continues to be difficult for LifeSouth and blood centers across the country with the impact of the pandemic causing a decrease in blood donations, while the need to help patients in local hospitals continues to increase.
Regular blood donors who have not given recently and first-time donors can make a major impact by donating. One donation can save up to three lives.
Donate at the Center, 307 Veterans Drive, Florence. Schedule an appointment, 256-765-7038. www.lifesouth.org. The hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-5pm; Tuesday and Thursday 9am-7pm; Saturday 9am-3pm; Sunday 1-5pm.
To find a donor center or mobile blood drive near you, visit lifesouth.org or call 888-795-2707. Blood donors must be at least 17 or 16 with parental permission, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in good health. A photo ID is required. LifeSouth donors receive a complementary cholesterol screening with each donation.
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The NACOLG SENIORx Medication Assistance Program supplies free and low cost medications for anyone in Alabama with a disability or a chronic illness regardless of age that requires daily medication. Medicare recipients may also be eligible.
For more information, contact NACOLG SENIORx today. There is no charge for this service.
1-800-AGELINE (1-800-243-5463) Paula Pardue 256-389-0529
This program is in partnership with the State of Alabama and Alabama Department of Senior Services
REAL Rehome Educate Adopt Love offers the following pet preventive care assistance for dogs and cats in Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin Counties:
• Flea/Tick Control
• HW Testing
• HW Preventative
• Vaccine
Submit your Pet Wellness application from our Facebook page REAL Rehome Educate Adopt Love or website www.rehomeandeducate.webs.com
Lauderdale County Solid Waste – New Service Announcement – The Lauderdale County Solid Waste Department now picks up yard debris from county residents. This service is throughout the county only.
Residents who need our service and meet the requirements should call the Solid Waste office at 256-760-5878.
For more information see the advertisement in this issue.
City of Florence – Recycling Program:
Paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs only (#1 & #2), aluminum cans, and steel cans are all recyclable. Residential curbside cart collection is provided within City of Florence limits. The Florence Recycle Center drop-off is available to everyone, 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Cardboard Boxes
Place large, broken-down cardboard boxes 3 feet away from your recycle and garbage carts. Remove all contents from each box before recycling as Styrofoam and plastic film are NOT recyclable.
Televisions/Electronics
Old TV’s are not collected with curbside trash. They can be dropped off at two locations:
–Florence Recycle Center: 1200 Terrace Street, Florence
–Florence Landfill: 29485 County Road 14, Florence
Wrapping Paper
All paper is recyclable if it will tear. We encourage you to reuse ribbons and bows, but they are not recyclable.
Want a job? Want a better job? Get your GED! Free GED Prep classes are located near you. The program is open entry with new students starting classes weekly. For more information, call the Northwest-Shoals Community College Adult Education Program at 256-331-5440 or 256-331-5438
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA 24-hour hotlines: 256-386-0663 or 1-800-789-4367. Website: www.shoalsaa.org
(Closed meetings are only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Non-alcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.)
• An AA Group: closed discussion. 9am Saturdays, Adult Center Rm 20 at Cross Point Church of Christ, 1350 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence.
• Florence H.O.W.: smoke-free, closed discussions 7pm, Mondays, Edgemont Methodist Church, 1330 Eauclaire Ave., Florence.
• Florence Open Door: Every day of the week at 6pm and 8pm. Mondays, additional 4pm. The 8pm on Wednesdays is a speaker meeting. Monday thru Saturday also have a 12pm meeting. All are open meetings and smoke-free indoors. 526 W. College St., Florence. Park in the lot across the street.
• Fourth Dimension: 7am Monday-Sunday, closed discussion – in person and online Zoom option (ID 573857015, password 241873); 9:30am Thursdays, women’s meeting, closed; 11am Monday-Sunday, closed discussion; 6pm Mondays, open Big Book study; 6pm Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, closed discussion; 11am first and third Mondays, open discussion, 505 N. Seminary St., Florence, entrance in rear of building. All meetings smoke free.
Freedom Group: Tuesdays 6pm, Big Book study, online only Zoom (ID Code 509289139, Password 790671); Sundays 8pm, open speaker, in person and Zoom (ID: 101061663, PW: 247476). CB&S Bank building, 464 4th St. W., Red Bay.
• Grupo Nuevo Amanecer, Spanish speaking, 7pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, open discussion; 9am Sundays, open discussion, 110 Tuscaloosa St E., Russellville.
• Happy Hour Group, smoke-free. 6am Mondays, meditation open discussion; 6am Tuesdays, Big Book open meeting; 6am Fridays, 12&12 open meeting, Killen Methodist Church, 201 J.C. Mauldin Hwy, Killen, building behind the church.
• Island Group, smoke-free. 7pm, Fridays, open-speaker meeting, Highland Park Church of Christ, 600 Geneva Avenue/corner Woodward, Muscle Shoals.
• Keep It Simple Group, smoke-free. 6:30pm Tuesdays, speaker meeting, open; 6:30pm Thursdays, closed discussion. Cross Point Church of Christ, 1350 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence.
• La Alegria de Vivir, Spanish speaking, 7-9pm Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, open discussion and non-smoking, St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Building, 1111 E. College St., Florence.
• Lexington 449 Group, smoke free. 8pm, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, open discussion; Big Book study on Sundays; 8pm Saturdays, open speaker, 6083 Alabama Hwy 101, 3.5 miles north of U.S. 72.
• Monday Maintenance Meeting, 5pm on Mondays, closed discussion, masks required. First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 16751 US-72, Rogersville.
• Permanent Recovery Group, 6:30pm Tuesdays, open Big Book discussion,; 6:30pm Thursdays, open 12&12 discussion. First United Methodist Church, 14596 Market St., Moulton.
• Quad-Cities Group, 11am and 5:30pm, every day, open discussion. 2pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, open Big Book discussion. 750 E. Michigan Ave., Muscle Shoals.
• Sheffield Group, smoke-free. 9;30am Sundays closed discussion meeting; 11am Monday-Saturday, open discussion, with closed discussion on Fridays; 6pm Sundays closed discussion, 6pm Wednesdays open speaker meeting; 6pm Fridays newcomer open discussion; 5-7am Tuesdays, women’s closed discussion; 7pm Mondays open 12&12 meeting, 7pm Tuesdays and Thursdays closed Big Book meeting; 8pm Saturdays open speaker meeting. 210 E. Second St., Sheffield.
Survivors Group, smoke-free, 5:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Big Book study on Tuesdays, 780 Ford Road, Muscle Shoals. All open discussion.
Al-Anon
• Al-Anon meeting schedule: Hope Al-Anon Family Group, 6pm Mondays, Highland Park Church of Christ, 600 Geneva Ave., Muscle Shoals, childcare provided; Florence Daytime Al-Anon Family Group, 11am Tuesdays, Magnolia Church of Christ, 2650 Vulcan Ave., Florence; Paths to Recovery, 6pm Thursdays and 10am Saturdays, CrossPoint Church of Christ, 1350 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence, 256-764-4073. Shoals Al-Anon contact phone: 256-648-5777.
• Al-Anon, 6pm Thursdays, First Baptist Church, Jackson Avenue, Russellville.
• Hope Al-Anon and Shoals Al-Teen (ages 12-18), 6pm, Monday, Highland Park Church of Christ, 600 Geneva Ave., Muscle Shoals.
• Florence Freedom AFG, 11am, Tuesday, Mission of Mercy, 414 Tuscaloosa St., Florence.
Narcotics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous Survival meets daily, noon and 7pm, 1614 State St., Florence. Nonsmoking. 256-500-8889
• Real Hope, 6-7pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginning Church, 855 Florence Blvd., Florence. Nonsmoking. 800-239-5509
• Point of Freedom, 7pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, CrossPoint Church of Christ, 1350 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence. Nonsmoking.
Crisis lines
• Battered or abused women in need of counseling and/or emergency shelter may call Safeplace crisis line, 256-767-6210, 24 hours.
• Rape Crisis Line available 24 hours. 256-767-1100
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