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Lauderdale County Schools Continue in Violation of State Law
So I see that some Lexington High School parents are now voicing their irritation at being coerced to participate in fundraiser after fundraiser after fundraiser by faculty and staff at the school, all...
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Lauderdale Coaches Not Happy?
A coach connected family has sent this to us. It's an interesting read about the latest shenanigans at Lauderdale County Schools. Enjoy!Coaches in all the schools were called in yesterday and told they...
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Surprisingly Similar Complaints from Sheffield & Lexington
After an article in the TimesDaily last week referenced Dewey King as both fire chief and public safety director in Sheffield, one of our regular readers asked us how this was not a conflict of...
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Sixty Years Ago Today: Death at the Post Office
February 11, 1960, fell on a Thursday. Downtown Florence was bustling with families making last minute purchases for the parties that would end the school week on Friday. Others were preparing for a...
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Moore Blames Shelby for Loss of Senate Seat
Yesterday was Roy Moore's 73rd birthday. He celebrated by moving his famous Ten Commandments monument to his downtown Montgomery office. After the massive rock was in place, he held a news conference -...
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Gary Dan Williams Accused of Ethics/Campaign Violation
Under Alabama law, candidates for office cannot use media at their taxpayer funded work place to campaign. This includes anything from posters on bulletin boards to using official e-mail accounts to...
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A Tale of Two Polls
Internet polls are anything but scientific. Non-voters can cast votes in an online poll; if they know how to manipulate cookies, they can cast more than one. Therefore, we're offering up these results...
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State Needs Custody Laws Revamped - See Julye Cassie Fugate
When the two Hartline children were killed while in the custody of a Franklin County foster home, many were quick to defend DHR as having little control over severing parental rights. The law in...
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Bad Boy Bullies "Stolen Stuff"
If you're like us, you frequently read Stolen Stuff of the Tennessee Valley. It's the go to place to report stolen items or to look for them. The Facebook page currently has over 28,000 members and is...
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No One Accused This Man of Threats of Violence/Vendetta?
A reader sent us this from Mr. B's Facebook page: Yes I was Banned from Sholanda Speak’s . The accused me of threats of violence? And then say that the truth is at their side? I simply called them out...
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Why Taylor Brooks Boyles Was Found "Not Guilty"
"Hot Teacher" BoylesWhy did it take less than an hour to find 30 year-old Taylor Brooks Boyles not guilty of having sex with a student three years earlier? Our first reaction was simply jury...
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Kate Boggus: The Accident
It was Thursday, April 26, 2018. An early news account republished with permission:St. Florian police were the first on the scene of Thursday night's fatal crash north of Florence. According to a...
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Kate Boggus: Legal Reckoning
Braden Turner, Coby Hines, Tyler Nelson* On April 26, 2018, then 16 year-old Kate Boggus crashed a car at over 100 mph, resulting in the deaths of three Wilson High School students and the life-long...
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U.S. Sentate Race? WDE!
Seven Republican candidates; how do we think it will stack up?7. Ruth Page Nelson - Does anyone even have a photo of her?6. Stanley Adair - Supports terms limits. His will be limited to zero.5. Arnold...
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One Batch "Bad Heroin," Four Traffickers, Five Dead
Jamal Cooper - Currently in Federal PrisonIn June 2014, 22 Shoals individuals were arrested in a massive heroin sting. The drug op corresponded with several other stings around the Southeast, including...
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Vote Tyrus Mansell!
We can't say how strongly we support Tyrus Mansell for the Colbert County Commission. Mansell is a family man who has contributed much to Colbert County. It's great to give to the state, but let's...
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Will Smith Seeks Judgeship on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
William "Will" Smith, Florence attorney and former Lauderdale County Commissioner is running to be the Place 2 Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Will Smith said, "I am running for the...
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Lauderdale Superintendent: Scott Jones
Scott Jones is the first to have commented on our questions for candidates seeking the office of Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education. Jerry Hill has contacted us to state that he will be...
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Vote Chris Lewis for U.S. Congress/Lexington Ballgame
It's very hard to unseat an incumbent U.S. Congressman. Chris Lewis of St. Florian is attempting do just that as he takes on Mo Brooks. You've probably already received mailers about Chris, or at least...
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A Guest Editorial on a Lauderdale Candidate
The following was sent to us by a former student of Gary Dan Williams. We did not solicit the editorial; however, we are happy to publish. Thoughts on other candidates for superintendent of Lauderdale...
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