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Ag Center & Inspiration Landing: A Match Race
If you aren't a sports fan, the term match race designates a competition between only two entities. We're going to apply this term to the Ag Center and Inspiration Landing; which will be finished...
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Two "Closing" Takes on the Ag Center
Undoubtedly, in the months to come there will be news concerning the future agriculture center set for Eastern Lauderdale County, but for the time being we feel most of the known facts concerning this...
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About Those Field Trips...
A Lauderdale County parent presents some very interesting points about the field trips young students take today. In the very, very dark ages when Shoalanda was in school, most field trips lasted only...
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If Muscle Shoals Really Cared...
The City of Muscle Shoals is always quick to take a bow for its illustrious music history, but it isn't putting its money where its bragging book is when it comes to Mic. Or is that "Mike?"Mic, as he's...
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Field Trips on the Installment Plan?
Our blog on Central School field trips has brought in quite a bit of feedback. This is from one reader:I've read someone’s post where they say the article isn’t 100% factual because the person left out...
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Chip Dillard: 1000 Days & Counting
Today marks the 1000th day of the incarceration of Florence attorney Edward Ray (Chip) Dillard. His trial is finally in progress, and the fast approaching verdict is anyone's guess.Several who have...
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Chip Dillard's Sexual Assault Charge
When the initial indictment of Florence attorney Chip Dillard was handed down in May 2016, it included the charge of sexual assault. Certainly fondling someone quickly, even in public, is sexual...
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Human Trafficking? Or Just Pimping?
Several readers have asked the difference in Human Trafficking and Facilitating Prostitution. Not exactly a subject that comes up every day, is it?If Chip Dillard and Tim Staggs arranged parties or...
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Alabama Republicans Just Did Something Very Right
Besides standing water in roadways, we in Alabama may now have to extend our BOLO list to flying pigs and skating imps. Some Alabama politicians have just done something incredibly right, or at least...
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Lauderdale County BOE: Keeping Parents in the Dark?
At this point, two "stakeholder" meetings have been held to address the five year plan for Lauderdale County Schools. According to one who attended, the meeting addressed nothing of great importance,...
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What Happens if the Ag Center Isn't Built?
We continue to have readers send us many questions concerning the "proposed" Agriculture Center in Lauderdale County. One question keeps popping up: What happens if the center is never built?Good...
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It's Raining Again...How's Your Roof?
Amid all the social media posts concerning home flooding, we've seen quite a few mentioning a leaky roof. We may not have the answer to the standing flood water, but we do have a great one for the...
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Target Coming to Muscle Shoals?
Target has announced that at least 23 new stores will be completed this year. Pictured below is a location in Columbus, Ohio, that is one of the more common store types and one that could be expected...
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Consolidation Marches On?/Retail Report
Despite protestations by the Lauderdale County Board of Education that school consolidation is not being considered as part of its strategic plan, and the Times Daily’s unquestioning reportage thereof,...
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New Charges for Dillard & Staggs?
It's certainly been an eventful day for Chip Dillard and Tim Staggs. Both men were acquitted of all charges brought against them in Lauderdale County Circuit Court, but...and it's certainly a big...
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Gas Tax Wars/Victoria's Secret Closings
How many miles a year do you drive? 12,000? That's an average according to our governor. If that's your number, then you can expect to pay $55.00 a year more for gasoline if the new 56% tax increase...
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Who Is Going to Beauregard? Won't You Help?
As we write this, 23 have now been confirmed dead in Beauregard, Alabama - 21 of them adults. The death toll is expected to rise on Monday when searchers are again able to enter the tornado damaged...
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Sex Offender Derek Warren Logue Back in Jail
It's been an interesting few weeks for former-local sex offender advocate Derek Warren Logue. First his Ohio apartment burned (but he saved everyone in the building, ahem), leaving him homeless. His...
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Ryan Magers Jumped the Cliff, Shed His Pants, & Now Wants a Monetary Reward
There once was a rich lord, who was in need of a carriage driver. He interviewed several potential drivers asking them all the same question, “The road which leads to my castle has many dangerous...
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Florence Mall: All Used Up?
Many moons ago, a restaurant owner requested a larger loan from his banker. The loan officer hemmed and hawed and finally said, "I've eaten at your establishment several times and never seen you...
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