Colbert County Reporter

07/25/2025

📣The following individuals have officially qualified for the Town of Cherokee’s 2025 Municipal Election. The Election will be held on Tuesday, August 26th.
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07/25/2025

Our new signage and logo in the Downtown area! Thank you to our maintenance crew for the installation.
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07/24/2025

Big shout out to the Town of Leighton.

07/24/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/24/feelings-mixed-on-proposed-solar-farm/

Feelings mixed on proposed solar farm By Editor | July 24, 2025 | 0 Singer-songwriter John Denver once famously sang “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.” However, it is sunshine on potential solar — panels — that has been the talk of Colbert County. Tennessee Valley Authority held a me...

07/24/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/24/living-in-the-past-retro-gaming-store-deals-up-nostalgia/

LIVING IN THE PAST: Retro gaming store deals up nostalgia By Editor | July 24, 2025 | 0 It’s Friday, and you get off work. You walk into the local movie store and pick out something to watch over the weekend. While there, you can also peruse some other merchandise like toys and video games. While ...

07/24/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/24/july-26-obituaries/

July 26 obituaries By Editor | July 24, 2025 | 0 Paul David Gresham, 67 Paul David Gresham, 67, of Muscle Shoals, passed from his earthly home into the arms of his Heaven­ly Father on Friday, July 18, 2025. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 22, from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Woodward Avenue Baptist...

07/23/2025

07/22/2025

Pictures from Day One of the Football in the South media days, a great event for local high school football teams. The CCR will have coverage from the event in next week's paper, the Aug. 2 edition.

07/17/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/17/spann-visits-sheffield-public-library/

Spann visits Sheffield Public Library By Editor | July 17, 2025 | 0 By Hayley Sylvester Staff Writer   On Tuesday, July 8, the Sheffield Public Library hosted iconic Alabama meteorologist James Spann. The event was open to anyone who wanted to attend. Members of the Library’s Summer Reading Progr...

07/17/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/17/new-whirled-order-one-off-cake-leads-to-full-time-business/

NEW WHIRLED ORDER: One-off cake leads to full-time business By Editor | July 17, 2025 | 0 The old saying goes “if you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.” For Florence native Julie Becker, those plans involved interior architecture and design. After graduating from Bradshaw, she attende...

07/17/2025

https://www.colbertcountyreporter.com/2025/07/17/ccso-arrest-reports-for-july-19/

CCSO arrest reports for July 19 By Editor | July 17, 2025 | 0 The following arrest reports were submitted by the Colbert County Sheriff’s Office: — On June 30, Tyler D. George, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree possession of ma*****na and possession of drug paraphernalia. According...