The Civil Service Board of the City of Tuscumbia is accepting applications for the following positions:

• FIRE MARSHAL
• PATROLMAN
• FIREFIGHTER
• PARKS & RECREATION MAINTENANCE/LABORER
• MECHANIC
• PUBLIC WORKS LABORER
•CORRECTIONAL OFFICER/DISPATCHER

For detailed information on these positions and the applications for applying, please pickup an application packet at the City Clerk’s Office, located at 116 E. 6th St., Tuscumbia, AL. For questions regarding these openings, send an email to: employment@cityoftuscumbia.org or call (256) 383-5463.
The City of Tuscumbia is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”.

Nested near a bountiful big spring in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains is the city of Tuscumbia, Alabama. The French first settled the area near the Tennessee River in the 1700’s only to have their town destroyed in 1786. The Chickasaw Indians moved here next, building their town near the spring. They were soon followed by the Michael Dickson Family, circa 1815.
The Federal Government built a military road through the town in 1817-1819. This was the superhighway of its day, opening the area for trade. The town was incorporated as Ococoposa but soon changed to Big Spring. This name, however, still did not seem to do the town justice. In 1822, a vote was taken to change the name to either Anniston, after the first white child born in Big Spring, or Tuscumbia, in honor of the Chickasaw Indian chief living here. Tuscumbia won by one vote. Legend tells the story of Chief Tuscumbia giving little Anne a pair of moccasins after his name was chosen.