FLORENCE – A new McFarland Park master plan presented by the Florence City Council caused some citizens to question safety and possible environmental damage there. Several residents posted concerns on […]

Restaurants across north Alabama will party all night on New Year’s Eve, with special menus and midnight toasts. Sip champagne and watch the fireworks from a tower high above Florence […]

256 Today has teamed up with Southern Ghost Girls Tours to bring you four of North Alabama’s most notorious and proven haunted places for the Halloween season. FLORENCE – Sweetwater […]

FLORENCE – Started as a way to provide some fun and a bit of normalcy during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Pawloween has now become an annual […]

FLORENCE — Florence-based Martin Supply is ranked No. 44 on Industrial Distribution magazine’s annual Big 50 List of North American Industrial Distributors. This is Martin Supply’s fourth year in a row […]

FLORENCE – The small cafe is warm and welcoming, with the smell of coffee beans, ranchero sauce, and tortillas.  Cafe de Frida is the newest offering from the owners of […]

FLORENCE — Two things are required for Shoals Fest on the banks of the Tennessee River: positivity and kindness. Those will make any gathering a good time.  The two-day music […]

FLORENCE — As a child listening to his father and grandfather deliver sermons and the choir deliver praise at Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florence, W.C. Handy heard […]

FLORENCE — The 39th Spirit of Freedom festival will kick off Independence Day celebrations in the Shoals on Friday at McFarland Park. Sponsored by Singing River Media Group and the […]

FLORENCE — The Downtown Florence Alliance hosts First Fridays on, well, the first Friday of every month from April through December and this Friday is the next event. The city […]

The fastest-growing university in the state of Alabama is not located in Tuscaloosa, or Auburn, or Birmingham or Huntsville. It is located in Florence, where the University of North Alabama […]

Every year it seems easier to ask ourselves the question, “Do the games still matter?” Which games? All games from preseason until the playoffs. Do any of them still matter? […]

Southern Living, a lifestyle magazine highlighting the Southern United States, has named Guntersville and Florence to their top 10 list of The South’s Best Lake Towns in 2022.  Melea Hames […]

Whether you want to chow down on barbecue, sample vegetarian food-truck fare, or crush on gussied-up funnel cakes, Black-owned food businesses in Huntsville and across north Alabama will make your […]

The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association has created a new podcast all about north Alabama. The Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama podcast spotlights everything that makes the Mountain Lakes region […]

Lauderdale County native Jason Isbell sang “I’m still singing like that Great Speckled Bird” on his chart-topping 2017 release The Nashville Sound. Isbell was referencing the 1930s hymn “The Great […]

Situated between the beautiful Tennessee River and the University of North Alabama is the vibrant and creative community of Downtown Florence. Around 40,000 citizens call Florence home, and so many […]

256 Today has invited local student writers to share their post-secondary education experiences in North Alabama. This week’s feature comes from Huntsville native and recent UNA graduate Elizabeth B. I […]