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Muscle Shoals: Misplaced Priorities?
From a reader:I don't know if the school system is actually spending 8 million dollars on the football program and stadium expansion or not. However, whether the figure is $8 million or $5 million, or...
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The Colbert County Sheriff's Race
From J. Redmond:WHAT race? The ONLY candidate for Colbert County Sheriff that I have seen doing ANY campaigning is Williamson. His t-shirts are EVERYWHERE. His signs are EVERYWHERE. His campaign...
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Illicit Footballs?/Charles O'Kelley
From a reader:The Jewelry Box in Muscle Shoals sells these footballs, but what you do not know is that Charles O'Kelley the man that took our mother from us makes these in prison!! His daughter Cheryl...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Auction
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are helping promote a special event auctioning three unique pieces of furniture. All the proceeds of the sale will go towards Breast Cancer awareness...
View ArticleColbert County Needs Leadership
It seems that it's been 14 years since the Colbert County Animal Shelter has had a budget increase. Where four control officers once toiled, now only one is in place to handle complaints and necessary...
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Those Must Have Been Some Questions
The accounting firm of Watkins-Johnsey is billing the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Board for over 1.7K to answer some additional questions concerning their financial situation. Maybe Alex Nelson can be...
View ArticleWhen Your Photo Is Used to Advertise a Business...
Yesterday we linked an article about a shooting at DP's Classic Grill in Sheffield. I can speak only for us here, but none of us has ever worked at any establishment where gunfire took place. This is...
View ArticleShould We Have Compassion for Nichlaus Craig Harden?
One of our readers, who incidentally thought our Saturday blog was "to save our tail," stated we should have compassion for all involved. First we only linked an article--we didn't write it; however,...
View ArticleColbert County Sheriff Endorsement
We at first contemplated not making an endorsement for this office; however, one candidate has been very forthcoming with excellent plans for the department, while the other has not. It should be noted...
View ArticleA Reader on Frank Williamson
From a Facebook reader: Really? Are you as crooked as Frank Williamson? Obviously! You don't want to post that his backers are known felons. You don't want to post that he accepts money from MS...
View ArticleSpeaking of Mike Curtis...
If you're a regular reader, you know how we here feel about him. He's...well, at best pathetic and at worst dishonest when it suits him. From an older blog:Tell the Truth, Mike Curtis Now, we have a...
View ArticleVote for Tim Melson!
No one's perfect...not even close. Most elections boil down to the least objectionable. It's not a surprise that we would endorse almost any opponent of Mike Curtis (once called "Chicken Man" by...
View ArticleTommy Oswalt/New Colbert Info?
Tommy Oswalt has been acting Revenue Commissioner for some time. He's a known and proved candidate, and Colbert County would do well to elect him to his first full term.Tommy L. Oswalt*****Now, here's...
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The Truth About the MS Industries Donation!
We once commented on local candidates who mention their stance on abortion and other issues over which they have absolutely no control. Such references are smokescreens to cover more relevant issues or...
View ArticleReaders' Views/Update on Investigation
From a reader on Sheffield Police/City reaction to storm:It has been reported to me that on October 13, 2014, when the tornado hit Tuscumbia, shoppers in the manager of the Dollar General store located...
View ArticleLooking Closely at Augie Hendershot's Ad
We're always amazed at what FB picks up as our "logo." Yesterday it picked up an ad for Augie Hendershot that OB's Corner was featuring. So...we read the ad; let's look at it:1. 25 years of leadership?...
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The Ex-Wives Club/We're Six!
Most people understand that ex-spouses don't have kind words for their former partners. That's why anyone should take comments from them with at least some wariness. Ex-wives have come into play here...
View ArticleComments on Ex-Wives & Local Cyber Sites
No, we do not accept comments on ex-wives who were never charged with theft...or anything else.They are not public personages. The fact that one who supports a certain candidate would expect us to is...
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Deborah Kimbrough & Falacious Thinking on Plea Bargains
When a family is torn apart by a murder, many don't want to go to trial. They allow the perp to accept a plea. Unfortunately, it seems many don't understand this plea.The family of Sonny Kimbrough is...
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Bad Boy Updates
(3) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, four grams or more of any morphine, opium, or any...
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