🌱 Killen community remembers the life of native Brenda Peck McDonald
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- Killen community remembers the life of native Brenda Peck McDonald
Also on today's calendar: Shoals Storytelling Festival - 3 Day Pass and 4 more events.
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- Friday: Warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Brenda Peck McDonald (radio7media.com) — Killen residents are mourning native Brenda Peck McDonald, 73, who passed away Saturday in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. A retired IT business administrator and devoted grandmother, she leaves strong family ties to Killen. Visitation and funeral services are set for Saturday, May 16, at Ethridge Church of Christ, with burial at Shady Grove Cemetery in Ethridge. 
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ARX MORTIS HAUNTED HOUSE – Killen, Alabama →
Arx Mortis, 4051 US-72, Killen
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Junior High Boys Basketball Tryouts
Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
8:00 pm -
V and JV Boys Basketball Tryouts
Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
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Shoals Storytelling Festival - 3 Day Pass →
Shoals Community Theatre, 123 N Seminary St, Florence
7:00 pm -
V and JV Boys Basketball Tryouts
Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
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Elementary Volleyball Camp in Larry Sinyard Gym
Larry Sinyard Gym Killen, AL 35645
4:30 pm -
ARX MORTIS HAUNTED HOUSE – Killen, Alabama →
Arx Mortis, 4051 US-72, Killen
7:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Tuesday May 19
Thursday May 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wheeler Lake and Forest School →
Joe Wheeler State Park, 4403 McLean Dr, Rogersville
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The Art of Knitting →
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N Water St, Tuscumbia
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Sunset Stories-All Ages
Muscle Shoals Public Library, 1918 East Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals
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Senior Honors Day
Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL 35674
8:15 am -
Senior Sunset
Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL 35674
6:30 pm
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Get to know your neighbors before a storm or an emergency to help out in your community #HurricanePrep
Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. #preparenow (Nextdoor ) - [5/11/26] A Few Strong Storms Possible Near the Coast Today
https://ema.alabama.gov/14505/a-few-strong-storms-possible-near-the-coast-today/ (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Killen. Apply here.
- Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Material Handler Associate Jobs in Florence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Killen here.
🗞 Nearby News
Florence
- PREP SOFTBALL REGIONALS: Good Hope collect wins over Curry, Central-Florence to move on to next round (cullmantribune.com)
- Dennis Lee Phillips (radio7media.com)
- The hidden effects of the Voting Rights Act (goodauthority.org)
Muscle Shoals
- Ribbon-cutting ceremony held in Muscle Shoals for Bank Independent Team Campus (waff.com)
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