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Muscle Shoals High Astro Turf Revisited - Part I
We've had many questions about the Astro Turf replacement at Muscle Shoals High School. Today and tomorrow, we'll answer a few of them:1. Is it now standard for lowly high school athletics to use an...
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Betterton Wants New City Seal
Breaking news:When the City of Florence attempted to brand the town with an advertising logo, many misunderstood its purpose. A logo isn't a seal, and Florence still doesn't have a logo (whew!)....
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Florence Gets More Unwanted BM
Anyone driven by Pope's Tavern in Florence lately? If you have, you may have noticed that the historical marker has been removed. If you call to ask, you'll be told that director Brian Murphy...
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Why Has It Taken 14 Years to Correct Florence's Seal?
It was in 2009 that Pete Williford and Allen Tomlinson brought up the issue of the city's seal and its lack of stamen. Here was our take:Giglio, Fleur de Lis, or Just a Lily?We heard at that time that...
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Things That Grow Stale: Bread, Wives, City Seals
Yesterday we mentioned some controversy over the Florence city seal which pictures a lily more along the lines of the fleur de lis than the giglio. First we want to thank Councilman Jimmy Oliver for...
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Has Muscle Shoals Astro Turf Hiked to Tuscumbia?
How much is nine year-old Astro Turf worth? When first purchased, the artificial grass cost around 500K. Even using yard sale rule of thumb, the turf would bring 50K as is.The turf is no longer at the...
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2025 Municipal Elections - Florence
A reader has asked about the next municipal elections. In 2021, our state legislature changed the date from 2024 to 2025. We'll see voters go to the polls in August that year.We'll be looking at those...
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Will Dismukes' Family Asks for No Leniency - Part I
How to lose your wife, children, father, sisters, job, church family, reputation, and finally your freedom:William Dismukes III, known as Will, was raised in Prattville near Montgomery and attended...
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Will Dismukes: A Son of Confederate Veterans- Part II
Now that William Dismukes III was running for a seat in the U.S. Congress, he needed money more than ever. Contributions weren't exactly pouring in, but Will was still betting on his MAGA charisma to...
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Will Dismukes Throws Father under the Bus - Part III
Will Dismukes and ALFA - two entities without either morals or a conscience - had parted ways. The struggling Alabama representative was now working for a private flooring company and presumably not...
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A Word for Muscle Shoals on Workplace Violence
Above is a list of abusive coaching behavior compiled by expert attorneys. The list refers to those being coached (usually students), but we understand a Muscle Shoals coach has had recent...
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ShoalsFest 2023 to be Held in Huntsville
What better way to salute the Shoals than to present a concert in Huntsville? We hear that Florence mayor Andy Betterton has had a large part in banishing this annual concert. While not intentional,...
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City of Sheffield: Something Good/Something Evil
Today we received two publishing requests almost simultaneously. One was to say "something good" about Sheffield and the other was to relate an opinion that wasn't so good.First the good: A 14 year...
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A Sheffield Audit in Progress?
First, who pays taxes in Sheffield? Anyone owning property in Sheffield and anyone making a purchase in Sheffield usually pay taxes. You have a right to know where this money goes.After one reader...
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Shoals Fest? ShoalsFest? Who's on Third?
We've certainly had the comments, both public and private, about the "ShoalsFest Presents" concert coming to Huntsville. Here's what we've found out:1. There is no ShoalsFest registered in either...
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Explain the Muscle Shoals BOE's Logic...and Math
In 2019, the Easter Seals Foundation was selling its vacated building on Avalon Avenue. The charity offered to sell to Muscle Shoals City Schools, which turned it down. The property was then purchased...
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Does Robert Aderholt Even Know Where We Are?
Assuming the newly adopted Congressional district maps are approved (our money is on the maps being tossed), all of the Florence area will be together and in the same district as Colbert, Franklin,...
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Sheffield Mayor/Council Doesn't Use E-Mail?
After a recent blog on the lack of action of City of Sheffield government, we had several comments on attendance of citizens at the bi-monthly council meetings. These meetings are the first and third...
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Northwest-Shoals Community College Changes Name
In case you haven't heard, Northwest-Shoals Community College changed its name recently. It's now Northwest Shoals Community College. The old logo is above; the new is below:The cost of this...
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Why Does a Loony Anabaptist Control the State Republican Party?
John Wahl is an Athens native, a butterfly farmer, and the head of the Alabama Republican Party. He recently condemned a poll placing this state as tied with South Carolina for the fourth worst state...
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