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Brady Irons: From Drug Trafficking to Financial Exploitation
When last we left Brady Ann Irons, she was in the back of a bounty hunter's vehicle being taken south for a missed court appearance. Since that time, she's been arrested in both Florence and...
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Matt Moran: Dirty Correctional Officer?
According to some sources, bad haircut aside, Matthew Jordan Moran is a good "kid." According to the Lauderdale County sheriff, he's a bad 'un who has betrayed all trust placed in him and committed...
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FPD Used Video to Solve the Murder
In January 2017, Andrea Susan Forbes was found murdered in her apartment located between the Downtown and North Florence. In May 2018, Jose' Elliott D'Leon was found shot dead in his apartment a few...
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Missing Child? Call Police!
Yesterday's news featured stories of two missing children - one of them local. It seems a toddler (he appears to be less than three years old) was separated from his mother and two siblings while...
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Why Did Chris Hand Need His Own Attorney?
When Chris Hand (pictured below) first accused Michelle Ragan of crimes of moral turpitude, there were two separate cases in which she was charged. One was the complaint to the Alabama Board of Ethics...
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Questions about Matthew Moran's Bond
Several readers have asked why Lauderdale County Detention Center worker Matthew Jordan Moran's bond has been set at just over 90K, while that of Paul Clemmons, alleged sexual abuser of a child, has...
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Can't Make Them Vax? You Sure Can't Make Them Take Psych Meds!
Florence police chief Ron Tyler has declared a war on homelessness. Good for him; the homeless need all the advocates they can muster. A master plan? Much needed. How much will this help? That's very...
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Has Sheffield Just Gone Bust?
With no end in sight for the current Inspiration Landing legal stalemate and interest payments on related bonds due in January, one would think Sheffield would be concerned about a mass exodus of...
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Staggerin' Stanley v. Lefty Logan: Battle of the Fire Extinguishers
After Tuesday night's loudly contentious Sheffield City Council meeting (where was the TimesDaily?), Staggerin' Steve Stanley decided to continue the discussion with Laquita Logan on Wednesday. When...
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Sheffield Housing Authority Has its Own Problems
Sheffield Housing Authority has removed director Shirley Whitten from her job - at least temporarily. There are many unverified stories surrounding her dismissal, but several seem to center around...
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Sorrell & Woodall Lead in Race for Auditor
Alabama primaries in the 2022 election cycle will be held in slightly over six months. In other words, a lot can happen between now and May 24th.One of the most interesting races, especially for our...
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Jenna Dawn Marion: Locked Room Horror in Florence
She was arrested Friday in Florence as Jenna Dawn Marion. On Facebook, she calls herself Jenna Mitchell, a mother to four daughters, and...a bad bitch. Marion also drapes herself in the mantle of...
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Investigation into UNA Archive Theft Continues
Before Billy Ray Warren, William Lindsey McDonald was the City of Florence historian. At McDonald's death in 2009, his historical papers were donated to the archives at the University of North...
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He Once Blogged Here; Now He's Homeless & Wanted
November 10th - 246th Anniversary of U.S. Marine CorpsOver the years, we've had many bloggers come and go. Some we knew personally, others were just a name, if even that. Many we've lost track of, and...
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Veterans Day 2021
The War to End All Wars officially ended 103 years ago today. Since that time, we in the U.S. have celebrated Armistice/Veterans Day each November 11th.For many, it's simply a paid holiday or an...
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Yes, They Really All Do Want to Kill You
It's come to our attention that so many today wish to kill the citizens of Alabama and should be named, along with those who really have our well-being at heart.This is Scott Harris, an infectious...
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Failure to Pay? Comply? Appear? What Have You Done?
After paying on his fines for several months, Bert Lauder just stops. Can he be sent to jail in Alabama for failure to pay? From Google:No one may be sentenced to incarceration for inability to pay...
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More Muscle Shoals Mischief
A reader has asked for comments on two current Muscle Shoals situations. As always, we defer to our expert Leslie for commentary. Here's an intriguing opinion on the issue of employee raises:The talk...
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Elkington Can't Count - Inspiration Landing Six Years in Making
Here's a recent post by Inspiration Landing developer John Elkington:In reality, the first mention of IL in local news was on December 11, 2015. We assume there were many meetings and machinations...
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Room at the Inn Now Open/Salvation Army Rape?
For those in need of shelter from cold nights, the Room at the Inn is now open for the winter. We can't say enough good about this organization. It's located at 602 Veterans Drive in Florence.The...
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