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Florence Hoteliers Sing "Too Little, Too Late" Blues
As it stands now, we don't support the tennis complex; however, we are amused by one of the arguments of Florence hoteliers against it. Yes, the proposed complex aids the Marriott more than other...
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Two-Way Race for Senate...or Three-Way?/How Many Times Did Deputy Shoot?
Mo Brooks After Congressional ShootingMany Montgomery pundits are saying it will be a Luther Strange-Roy Moore Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. Others are saying it could possibly be Luther...
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Tourism Board Driving City of Florence Agenda?
We took a look back at the planning for the proposed 31-court tennis complex at Veterans Park. It goes back at least three years, probably longer. Almost every news article concerning the complex...
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The Great Reddit Carnegie Caper...& More!
A few weeks ago, a reader suggested we go to Reddit to look at a post about our blog. It wasn't unusual in some ways since it sought to identify some or all of those who write here. Perhaps the most...
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Colbert County Sales Tax Increase?
Click to EnlargeThere's a lot of one said, another said, etc. in information about the proposed sales tax increase to benefit Colbert County schools. Someone is working on this for us (it's already...
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Rob & Susan MIA/Do You Really Know Who Did It?
Nigel checks in: Ridin' His Thumb to Canada?I know for a fact that Rob Carnegie has left town this week to visit his native Canada. This would not be so strange but as we ALL know and have known for a...
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The Truth About Colbert County School Spending
JUNE 24, 2016 - TIMES DAILY:Muscle Shoals - City school employees will get a 7 percent increase this year.The school board added a 3 percent local raise on top of a state raise (recommendation by...
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Jason Dewayne Green Should Rot in Prison
There's a lot of pond scum out there. Then there are those who are below pond scum--those who make decomp smell good. Jason Dewayne Green falls into that category. Now he's lied to get a new trial.A...
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Hotter Than a Hershey Bar at the Dollar Tree?
For those who may not be Facebook junkies, you may have missed some hot times at local Dollar Trees. A Colbert County woman now finds herself banned from the Muscle Shoals store after reporting the...
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New Florence Apartment Complex Won't Break Ground in Two Weeks
A TimesDaily article has lead its readers to believe the new college student centered apartment complex on West Irvine Avenue in Florence will break ground in two weeks. Our prediction is that it won't...
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Serial Abuser Ryan Kent Pollard Back to Jail?
Is so-called serial abuser Ryan Kent Pollard on his way back to jail? If you're not familiar with Pollard, here's most of what you need to know:Serial AbuserNow a reader tells us that Pollard is up for...
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And the TD Headline Read...
Tennis court complex could be smaller? Read on and you'll see that the reduction is from 31 to either 25 or 19 and that the change would have to be approved by TVA, a process that is expected to take...
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Colbert County School Board Hijinks
From a reader:Ms. Gale Satchel called all 12 month employees to the Central Office on July 28, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. for a meeting to place blame, not to accept responsibility for her actions. It would...
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Arrest in Rogersville Assault?
While we have been led to expect an arrest in a recent Rogersville assault, the above arrest doesn't appear to be it...exactly. The photo sent us was taken from the Hard Times and doesn't provide an...
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The "Logic" of Youth/Updates
We had two very interesting online encounters with teenage girls today. One wanted us to embarrass her mother (why she thought this was in our repertoire, we don't know), and the second informed us...
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What Now for Veterans Park?
Veterans Park sits virtually unattended, as it has for years. No one knows where to do improvements since no one knows where the promised attraction will be. Perhaps most importantly, no one knows what...
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Water Torture/Coddling Criminals
From a reader:Speaking of Special Ed Classes in Alabama……We understand that the idiot who attacked the Town of Lexington, Mayor and Town Council saying they refused to fix the water pressure problems...
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Sheffield School Safety/Missing a Business?
Niche.com recently published a survey of safe schools; here's a rundown on local centers of learning:Four Safe Local School SystemsYou'll notice that Sheffield isn't on the list drawn from the top 20....
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Blow Off Your Court Date?/Try This Experiment
Why does someone fail to appear at a minor court date? Sure, there can be reasons, but one can usually reschedule. Failing that, one can pay the fine in advance if it's a simple misdemeanor in...
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Return to Inspiration Landing/"You're Banned!"
When was there last official word from Inspiration Landing's John Elkington? From what we can ascertain, the last positive word came in April. Is that unusual? In the Shoals, where projects are often...
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