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NWSCC & Lumina - Part I
Several days ago, an employee of Northwest Shoals Community College contacted us about that institution's new logo and name. We found the change odd and did a short blog at the employee's request,...
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NWSCC & Lumina - Part II
On the surface, it sounds great that NWSCC was one of ten recipients of branding grants given away by the Lumina Foundation in 2022. Yet what is Lumina? According to its website: Lumina Foundation is...
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Why Did Bill Jordan End the Florence Swim Team?
We don't remember a time when Florence didn't have a swim team. It may not have had an otter mascot of a slick acronym, but it was extant and it was very competitive. Here's a mention of the team from...
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Roger Keith Pitts: 30 Years Later
If you're not familiar with Roger Keith Pitts, here's a blog from ten years ago: Roger Keith Pitts: 20 Years Later.Has Pitts, now well into his middle years, aged out of crime? Hardly. On July 29th,...
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Two More Days of $25 Adoptions
There's only two days left in this month. That means two days to take advantage of the $25.00 adoption fees at the Florence Lauderdale Animal Services.Our personal favorite is Grover. Just look at...
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A Law Enforcement Officer Speaks on Conduct
I write this article from the viewpoint of a former LEO and in light of recent events that a local LE agency has been forced to address.There are few careers in which immediate and lasting impacts on...
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Demise of Local Swim Teams - Part I Sheffield
We don't know how many Shoals/Northwest Alabama towns have recreation departments, but certainly Florence and Sheffield are among those which do. Florence may have the larger, but Sheffield has always...
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Demise of Local Swim Teams - Part II Florence
You can't deny that Florence's Jordan family is truly blessed. How blessed?Patriarch Dick Jordan is president of the Florence City Council. He's been on the commission/council since 1979. For the math...
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Howell Heflin and the Passage of the Alabama Judicial Article
Press Release:Howell Heflin and the Passage of the Alabama Judicial Article will be held August 10th at the University of North Alabama's Collier Library On August 10, 2023, the Alabama Bench &...
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The Drugs & Dregs of Muscle Shoals
We'll be continuing Part III (the private Florence swim club) of our series on public/private swim team/club money in a few days. For today, we want to publish an extremely informative guest blog by a...
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Muscle Shoals Coach Blake Beck Demands Rusty Wheeles Be Fired
Who is more valuable to the City of Muscle Shoals: A profane animal abuser or a 27 year veteran of the Parks & Rec Department?Did you know?1. William Hovater is Mr. Wheeles' attorney? Doesn't that...
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Who Reported Parks & Rec Meeting?
Muscle Shoals mayor Mike Lockhart noted in his termination letter to Rusty Wheeles that "a citizen that was present" reported an irregularity in a Parks & Recreation work session. Before we get to...
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Basden Says Beck is Expected to Win
Ya Gotta Be A Baseball Hero...Muscle Shoals athletic director Scott Basden said of Blake Beck's hire in May 2022: The expectation now is to win. Unfortunately, 15 months into Beck's reign of...
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"Nuclear Explosion" Lawsuit to be Filed against Muscle Shoals on Tuesday
A source close to the Lockhart/Wheeles situation has told us a lawsuit will be filed on Tuesday morning. It's being called a "nuclear explosion" that will rock the already unstable City of Muscle...
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Being the Object of Curses Shouldn't be in Job Description
This is Muscle Shoals coach Blake Beck whom witnesses say cursed two city employees, David Willingham and Lee McIntire.This is Muscle Shoals athletic director Scott Basden - Blake Beck's boss.This is...
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Demise of Local Swim Teams - Part III All about Money?
At this point, there is no swim team in either Sheffield or Florence. Bill Jordan has suggested he will initiate a summer program of some ilk in 2024. His detractors say only six weeks of swimming is...
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Former Fire Marshal: "The School Board is Running the City"
Mayor & School Board Employee WifeBy now you probably know that Rusty Wheeles was allowed to retire from his position with Muscle Shoals. At this point, we're sure the betrayed former Parks &...
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Mike Lockhart Fires Ashley Wheeles
Ashley & Rusty WheelesIn a major act of calculated revenge, Muscle Shoals mayor Mike Lockhart today fired Mrs. Rusty (Ashley) Wheeles from her part time job with the city. According to a source...
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Demise of Local Swim Teams - Part IV Shoals Aquatic Club
It's called the Shoals Aquatic Club and is personally recommended by Bill Jordan to fill any voids left by the dissolution of the Florence Swim Team. Is there a website? Not that we can find. A reader...
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New Mayors? The 24-Month Countdown Starts Now
Due to the finite wisdom of our state legislature, it's not 12 months, but 24 until the Shoals will return to the polls for municipal elections. Most of our readers have indicated they're looking...
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