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Danny McDowell Said What?
Jeremy Shane Hall has received a suspended sentence (read: slap on the wrist) for his alleged sexual assault of several female Franklin County prisoners. Perhaps we should look at the good and rejoice...
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Passel of Plumbers Plenty Piqued in Muscle Shoals
How to Tell If a Plumber Is from Muscle Shoals...A Quick Quiz to start your Friday off: A fictitious city places an ad for a plumbing & gas inspector who must have A/B/C for qualifications. This...
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Tom Freeland Sings Those Poor Lawyer Blues
Tom FreelandSilly us--just a few weeks ago we were concerned with stopping Chinese students from eating the dogs and cats of Florence. It seems we should have been worried about such more pressing...
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Rumble Was Shot & Killed Friday in Cherokee
A nine year-old taking a walk on a city street on a summer day--that's the scenario we present to you. The young boy took along his dog, a dog who had been raised as his canine brother. As the pair...
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Lauderdale Tax Dollars at Work in Sheriff's Dept.
Who pays the salaries of Lauderdale County employees? That may sound like a needless question, but it's not something most of us think about. Yes, some of the budget is carved out of sales tax that can...
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Last Chance for the Shoals?
From Rodney Hall:The hall is open this week from 2:00-9:00PM with volunteers in conjunction with the Shoals fair, which is renting the property. Come out and support the Hall of Fame in the Shoals!!!...
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A Real Non-Story
There was a time when we would have espoused the "We're the Shoals; We're One!" mantra. As stated before, due to the current leaders in Colbert County, we can no longer support that ideology. If we...
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Riley Redux/Rapist at Large
Remember Jock Bo Riley, one of our "bad boys?" It seems he's let his rehabilitation slip. He's been arrested again in Franklin County for two counts of receiving stolen property in the second degree,...
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Ronald Howard Charged in Dog's Death
Ronald (Ronnie) Howard has been charged with Animal Cruelty in the death of Rumble, a bulldog shot last week in Cherokee. Howard is 16 and has been charged as a juvenile. The Howard family has stated...
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Revisiting Some Recent Blogs
We recently blogged on Martini's Bar and Lounge in Sheffield. We were given the information by authorities in Sheffield and found a Facebook page with this name. A reader has made us aware that the...
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Was Jeremy Hall Framed? We Think Not
A friend and contributor suggested to us that former Russellville police officer Jeremy Shane Hall may have been framed due to being involved in a domestic dispute. We realize that many husbands...and...
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Get 15 Free! What a Deal?
Yes, the announcement has finally come that the TimesDaily online will no longer be free, except for 15 articles each 30 days. So we get half a view every day? We're not sure how many of us will pay...
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Who Loves a "Badass?"
Who? We do, that's who. "Badass" Brooklyn Animal Rescue has several Facebook pages, but there's one you should especially be interested in: From Florence Animal Shelter Dog to Badass DogYou'll find...
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What Does It Take to Revoke Bail?
Joshua Alexander Mardis can't seem to stay out of trouble. At 21, he's now become a three-time loser--or has he? Mardis was arrested for his third crime spree sometime early this morning, but depending...
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Grand Juries: Getting It Right or Wrong?
Some states don't use the grand jury system anymore, but Alabama is one that does. Like so much of our justice system, a grand jury seems to be a crap shoot. We've always heard it said that a good...
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What's Wrong at Harlan Elementary School?
Several months ago, we received reports that Shirley Coker, principal of Harlan School in North Florence, had been playing musical chairs with her staff. While this may be upsetting to the school's...
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Harlan School Update/ALFRA Meeting
We've had some updates and clarifications concerning the termination of Dr. Shirley Coker at Harlan Elementary School in North Florence. It seems six teachers had requested transfers at the end of the...
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A Second Look at Greg Burdine
Our representative to the State House for District 1 has announced he will seek re-election in 2014. It's no secret that most of us at Shoalanda have Republican leanings; neither is it a secret that...
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I Thought It Was a Joke
Remember a few months ago when The Onion proclaimed the leader of North Korea was the sexiest man alive? I know you remember when Shoalanda announced Jane Fonda was the new Vice President of...
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CON Meetings Redux/Eyesore?!
Two days ago we commented on Rep. Greg Burdine's attendance at both Certificate of Need meetings in support of RegionalCare and a new hospital in Lauderdale County. Shortly after we published, Tom...
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