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Did You Have an "Uncle Woodie?"
We recently read that February 3rd marked the 100th anniversary of the death of President Woodrow Wilson. It was interesting that one article we read declared his star had fallen from an unbelievable...
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Where Is Lauderdale School Board Building its Innovation Center?
Remember this from grade school: All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares? We could say the same about one Shoals county: All Florence is in Lauderdale County, but not all...
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Does Your Truck Squat?
Until today, we had never heard of a squatted truck. If we've even seen one, we don't remember it. Now Phillip Pettus of Green Hill and two others have written a bill declaring them illegal if the...
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Whataburger? What a Shame!
The 02/20/24 Florence city council meeting was mainly uneventful. The agenda was house cleaning items although this reporter was glad to see item (w) on the consent agenda: Resolution to approve the...
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CITY CLERK BRITTNEY WALTERS SAYS THANK YOU TAXPAYERS...
...I LOVE MY 2024 CHEVROLET TAHOE.Keep paying those taxesMAYOR MIKIE LOCKHARD can now drive in comfort on all his tripsThe above was sent by an irate Muscle Shoals citizen.
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SHE-nanigans in Muscle Shoals
First, a letter from a Muscle Shoals citizen:Not only have Muscle Shoals City Employees had their benefits and pay cut by the infamous Mayor Mikie Lockhard and City Clerk Mrs. Brittney Walters, they...
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Home for Displaced Shoals Veterans
It's been a long time in the making - at least five years. Now a Sheffield house is ready to serve displaced veterans of the Shoals. One can argue that many groups are overlooked in the Shoals, but...
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J.D. Crowe Has the Best Idea/Thanking Tim Melson
Since there will be one place on the ballot for Alabama Supreme Court Justices without an incumbent, political cartoonist J.D. Crowe has a brilliant idea:Write-in: Frozen Embryo to be Named...
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More Trouble for Muscle Shoals High Baseball?
We have a new complaint from a Muscle Shoals High parent concerning Belacky Beck:It appears as though it hasn't taken the Varsity baseball coach at MSHS long to fall right in line with the tried and...
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Fentanyl Bill Passes House
Many of you either knew or knew of our former blogger who passed away last year. He died from mental illness in general and a drug overdose specifically. We have heard the drug he took was fentanyl....
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Two Endorsements
March 5th is fast approaching. Today, we're making two endorsements for local/regional offices. First, we're happy to endorse Dr. Allen Long for our State School Board - District 7. Dr. Long is an...
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"Send Them Both Home!"
From a Muscle Shoals reader:It's apparent that the employees of the City of Muscle Shoals are not valued by Mayor Lockhard and City Clerk Mrs. Walter’s as they continually cut their benefits and hours...
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Special: A Word on Four Mayors
We've had someone ask about reader commentaries on local mayors. We can tell you this:1. Tuscumbia Mayor William Foster - Very few comments sent to us. Some wonder if he'll run for a full term in...
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Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler to Retire?
Have you heard that Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler is retiring? No? Neither had we. How did we hear? Earlier this week, TimesDaily writer Bernie Delinski just casually threw it out there in an...
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What's Up with New Sheffield Board of Education Member?
Scott Trimble has been named to replace Steve Nix as District 3 representative on the Sheffield Board of Education. The announcement states that Mr. Trimble is a lifelong resident of the city. That...
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Reader Takes Exception to Heather Mize's Listed Qualifications/Todd Nix
Sometimes a mistake on political or other advertising can be purely accidental; however, it is always important to make a correction. In the past, we have chastised both a Colbert County candidate and...
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Interesting Doings in Muscle Shoals Today
Bully Bully BullyMuscle Shoals is NOT the Muscle Shoals long time residents enjoyed. Those who came "here" from "there" to only bring "there" to "here" are ruining our city that people like David...
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Vote on Tuesday!
Vote on Tuesday (tomorrow)!Nathan Fuller in Colbert CountyTodd Nix in Lauderdale CountyIf you don't vote, you have absolutely no right to complain!
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Who's Best? and Forged Bios
Our blog on new Sheffield BOE member Scott Trimble was highly criticized in two areas. We hope this post clears up the confusion.First, an apology. It seems Mr. Trimble and his daughter both attended...
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Bill Griffin's a Hero? Who Knew?
Our Florence Detective is once again exposing some oddities of the Florence City Council. While we feel Brad Holmes is the best choice for Lauderdale EMA Director, we agree with the FD that,...
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