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Muskrat Madness?/MSHS Questions
From Tuscumbia Muskrat:So a new nonprofit committee has been created to manage the "welfare and beauty" of Tuscumbia's Spring Park. Ok, is anyone else confused?!? If the committee is making the park...
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Crack Down on Crack Pipes
Paradise Food MartsRemember our blog on "Love Roses?" It seems glass pens are of a similar ilk. From an expert:Often called a love rose and marketed as a novelty, the product is a small fabric rose...
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Muscle Shoals v. Lexington
From a Lexington reader:Here is your random guest commentary from Lexington!! To the lady complaining about Gary Dan Williams, to which she refers as the Principal at Muscle Shoals Career: we would...
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Hair in Black & White?
Integrity?From a reader:I brought something to the attention of the MSHS band director, David Water, regarding a young lady sitting on the front row at the year end band concert. The young lady had a...
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Why Even "Print" It to Begin With?
Yesterday we published a comment from a Lexington reader. It's our policy to publish all comments as long as they are not vulgar or libelous. If we see an error in the comment, we point it out. Another...
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James Irby for Judge?
Florence attorney James Irby has set up a Facebook page to test the waters concerning a run for Lauderdale Circuit judge--no word on which party. Link!*****From L. Stone: If the state can't afford to...
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The Muskrats Broke What?
From a day-tripper:Does the Tuscumbia park train run on Saturdays? It looks like their web pages are bad. If you go to springparkal dot com you get a general Muscle Shoals area tourism page. That page...
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Larry Stutts Said What?!!!
From the TD:Stutts (on anti-abortion bill), an obstetrician, said he thinks the bill is a good idea. He’s anti-abortion, and said that when he’s treating a pregnant woman, he has two patients.Really?...
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Joe Pampinto & the Concrete Con
From a Muscle Shoals resident:Did you see the picture that is in the Times Daily that shows the sidewalk project on Sheffield Avenue in Muscle Shoals? I thought you might like to hear the rest of the...
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TD Calls Staggs Grocery "Ramshackle"
The TimesDaily recently profiled growth in the Sweetwater Arts & Entertainment District, albeit never using its presumably correct name.The Bill Campbell article was informative...up to a point;...
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Dakota Holt Is Free...For Now
Dylan MilamFor those not familiar with the murder of Dylan Milam:Dylan Wayne Milam From Dylan's mother: Just to let everyone know... the kid (Dakota Holt) that murdered Dylan is now out. I knew about...
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Return to Heroin Central: David Ros
Call him a "key player" or a "kingpin," David Ros managed to get a lucky break after his July 2013 arrest in Morgan County for heroin trafficking. At the time of his Decatur arrest, Ros was on...
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Take It With a Grain of Logic
Whatever happened Friday night was not good. There was an alleged gang attack at Subway and in Wilson Park. But what actually happened? We don't know. Logically, if a Florence Police officer was...
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The "Subway Riot"/Truck Stop Hits
The "Subway Riot?" There wasn't one. It seems what many First Friday visitors saw was an unfortunately normal event. Teens congregate both inside and outside the deli every Friday until management and...
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Any Other LEOs Want to Comment?
You pull a driver over in a 75 mph zone. He's doing almost 100. Then he abruptly drives away. You may (or may not) feel that he almost "got you." Do you shoot?We have three answers so far. If anyone...
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Hate Crimes & Speed Limits
Hate crimes? From Mark Parker: Alabama's hate crime statute is an enhancement to the penalty phase after conviction of another crime. If an assault, or other crime takes place, and it's because of hate...
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The First Friday Attack & the State of Denmark
We have no doubt that two members of the Kevin Dawes family were attacked by someone at the last First Friday, as well as their van. We do have questions about this attack. There are a number of...
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Return to Spring Park
A few varied views on the current condition/situation at Spring Park:Tusumbia Muskrat - Interesting that the TimesDaily didn't report "why" Spring Park needs a volunteer group to "chip in" with park...
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St. Florian Freeloaders
To James & Patti Gibson: You’ve been getting free sewage for years, now you want to sue the city that’s been giving it to you? Nice couple. Remember, you’ll be suing the entire population of...
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In Memory of Robert Lowery Gonce
Robert Lowery Gonce, age 76, passed on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the First Presbyterian Church of Florence from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. in the fellowship...
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