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Manslaughter Charges in Two Local Accidents?
Johnathon Heath Atkisson was 29 he died in frigid Cypress Creek waters last Friday. A family member has told us that authorities intend to issue manslaughter charges against the driver of the vehicle...
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Murder? Yes! It's Nothing But Murder!
Regular Readers know that our primary concentration is on the Shoals and northwest Alabama, with a heaping of state news thrown in. We rarely comment on national issues, and remember commenting on...
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Return to (Pipe) DreamVision?
DreamVision? Anyone have an update? No? Then let's recap:1. The DreamVision company originally incorporated in Florida--no theme park announcements that we know of. The company removed to Texas in 2009...
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Local Obits? Try the Quad-Cities Daily
The TimesDaily obituary policy has changed. From a very disgruntled reader:Now, if I want to view an obituary in the freaking Times Daily online, each obit. counts as ONE of the NINE articles I am...
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"Tuc" Montgomery Closer to Winning Lawsuit?
We've heard the state board of education has found no basis for any of Anthony Olivis' charges against Robert (Tuc) Montgomery, former principal at Colbert Heights Elementary School. Be sure to...
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"Let's Put on a Raffle!" Said Pettus & Greer
The State of Alabama may not participate in any lotteries to aid in education, but two local state representatives are seeking a way around that. Phillip Pettus and Lynn Greer, who both serve as...
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How Goes the Search for a New Tourism Director?
A Special Guest Editorial:The Florence Lauderdale Tourism Board has made the keen (?) decision to hire a search firm to find a new director of tourism. Well its obvious that this search is not for a...
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Phillip Pettus Marches On!
In today's TimesDaily Phillip Pettus says he still believes in disenfranchising Florence voters in the Lauderdale school superintendent's race. Really? We certainly support every attempt to get Pettus...
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Repeal Alabama's Certificate of Need Laws?
We've blogged before on our state's certificate of need laws:Repeal?How many states now have a CON law?What does Alabama's law cover?So many states do without the CON, either employing no regulation or...
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Who the Heck Knows Where Michael Prater Is?
Michael Stacey Prater walked out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center a free man and is gone, gone, gone. The detention center said he was released on probation. Very odd term there. Probation is...
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Sex, Lies, Pat Downs, & Death Row?
Most readers vividly remember convicted killer Christie Michelle Bray Scott. If any need their memories refreshed:Scott's Road to Death RowAt the time of Scott's trial, we spoke with a cousin of Jeremy...
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David Walter Shipper
Palau is a former U.S. Territory with only 20,000 inhabitants. The small island in Micronesia is loosely connected with the U.S., but is self-governing. We mentioned at the time of the Paris attacks...
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John Clark Burns Jr. Faces April 28th Court Date
Lauderdale County Mug ShotFrom the Wayne County News:On Tuesday, February 27, 2015 John Clark Burns, Jr. 26 of Florence, AL was booked into Wayne County Jail when he turned himself in on a warrant...
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Four Officers Desert Sheffield Police for Colbert County
We almost headed today's blog "Just How Many Lieutenants Does Your Police Force Have," but decided our current title better served the purpose. We know that the City of Russellville has a problem...
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Is Highly Political Baptist Church Highly Favored?
Old Highland Park Church BuildingToday we bring you two or three tidbits about the City of Muscle Shoals and its ongoing affiliation with Highland Park Baptist Church. Some months ago, when the...
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Sheffield Police Department Update
Chief Greg RayWe recently blogged on Sheffield police officers leaving the department like fleas evacuating a dead coyote. At that time we mentioned how incomprehensible it was that anyone in city...
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Update on HPBC/City of Muscle Shoals
Joe Pampinto, Neal Willis, Jim Holland, Mike Lockhart, Allen Noles, Mayor David BradfordThe reader (a citizen of Muscle Shoals) who originally broached this subject with us has sent an update. We have...
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The Role of Off-Duty Police?
We've received several comments concerning police officers working in a private setting while wearing their uniforms. For those who can not only read, but read with some degree of comprehension and...
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Return to DreamVision & Its Sensual Masseur
We're sure our readers are thinking that while they'd heard DreamVision had a cornucopia of family inspired offerings, they weren't aware of a sensual masseur. We can't blame you; there's been so much...
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Mandatory Football in Alabama?!!!
Pictured is state representative Jack Williams from Vestavia. This legislative session he is introducing three bills intended to revamp the University of Alabama football system. This system not only...
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