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Dakota Holt Guilty of Aggravated Manslaughter
It was Sunday, June 3, 2012. Dylan Wayne Milam, 13, and another youth who also attended Colbert County High School were visiting at the home of Dakota Holt, also 13. The argument started out innocently...
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Who Steals a Dog Cemetery Marker?
Most Shoals residents know of the Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard near Cherokee. This local landmark has been featured in print, television, and movies. The famous burial ground was just recently the home...
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Sentencing for Hershel Dale Graham
The sentencing for Hershel Dale Graham, convicted of Manslaughter in the intentional shooting of David Martin Andrasik (pictured), will be May 17th in Franklin County. One of our readers who attended...
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What the Florence Budget Says
Mickey HaddockThe City of Florence has revealed its new capital projects budget. Included are three items of interest. First, the appropriation for helping fund the new science building at UNA has been...
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Ron Wikkid Weems: A Good Father?!
Ron Wikkid Weems & Laurel ChubbyLette PruettLaura Wise, aunt of Ron Wikkid Weems, aka the Wikkid One, called her nephew a good father. Really? He has at least five children by three different...
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UNA Conflicts of Interest?
Due to the three million dollar appropriation the City of Florence recently budgeted for the University of North Alabama's new science building, several have asked what constitutes a conflict of...
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Shoals Traffic Cams & More
If you haven't visited the Quad-Cities Daily recently, you're missing out on more than just local arrests. The QCD has added Shoals traffic cams to their menu. While the broadcast images are stills,...
View ArticleWhat About Teacher Pay?
A poster calling herself "Sally Gooden" made the following remark on the TimesDaily site today in reference to salaries in education:Lets put this in perspective. Working as a Special Needs...
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Who Is "GN" ?
Ā Is branding a dog considered abuse? If the answer is yes, then GN has some 'splainin' to do. This dog, reportedly a Mountain Cur, has been turned in to the Florence-Lauderdale Animal Shelter on...
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Sentence Killer Hershel Dale Graham to 20 Years
The sentencing for Hershel Dale Graham, convicted of Manslaughter in the shooting death of David Martin Andrasik, has been rescheduled for June 26th. Sources familiar with the case tell us that the...
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Shocker from Lauderdale County Commission
Yesterday many Lauderdale County residents went into apoplexy when confronted with the news. Yes, the Lauderdale County Commission had contracted with an architect to renovate the outside of the county...
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One Million+ Views/Michael Holland Missing
Ā After publishing for several months, we changed the program that measures our unique hits and total page views. Sadly we failed to carry our old totals over, but nonetheless we have tonight hit a...
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Fireworks on Tuesday
We may celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, but Lauderdale and Colbert Counties will have their fireworks on Tuesday, assuming no delays. May 28th is the expected date of a decision concerning the...
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Clint Anderson Dies of Drug Overdose
Clint Matthew Anderson, 26, whose main claim to fame was being one of Ashley Greenhill's cast offs, has passed away from a drug overdose according to sources close to the family. Anderson and Greenhill...
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Private Joseph David Pate: Killed in Action WWII
The Colbert County World War II memorial lists 101 citizens killed during that conflict. Among them was Pvt. Joseph David Pate. The memorial lists this biographical data:JOSEPH DAVID PATEĀ 34975811 PVT...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2013: "I Don't Think It's Meaningful to Most People"
The war was a long time ago. I don't think it's meaningful for most people. - David WhartonThe above statement was made in reference to World War I...and by a person trying to save a memorial to those...
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Alabama Does Have a State Lottery
Our friend Greg has sent us an interesting take on a very unusual lottery:2013 Alabama Alligator Hunting SeasonI am sure you have read this article and/or heard about this activity in past years....
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Who Pays for Keller's Hired Guns?
Last February, Helen Keller Hospital presented their expert witnesses who stated RegionalCare's new hospital in Lauderdale County, at least if built as currently planned, would negatively impact HKH....
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Here Come Da Judge...
...and he said a smaller hospital in Lauderdale County and no cancer center. This is only the administrative law judge's recommendation. Will the Certificate of Need Review Board agree? We'll find out...
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Florence High School Employee & Husband Arrested for Animal Cruelty
Carla Foxx. Cannon and her husband Ronald Bart Cannon have been arrested in Lauderdale County on 14 counts of animal cruelty. Carla is reportedly an employee at Florence High School, while Ronald is...
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