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Former jewelry store owner indicted again and sued in circuit court

Charlotte Killen (Photo: LCDC)

FLORENCE-(SHOALS INSIDER)-Charlotte Couch Killen, 60, 1223 Ridge Drive, Killen, was indicted for a second time with more charges of 1st and 2nd Degree Theft of Property. Killen is also being sued in circuit court.

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US Marshalls arrest Florence woman on 18 felonies involving credit cards

Amanda Haddock Thomas (Photo: LCDC)

FLORENCE-(SHOALS INSIDER)-Florence resident, Amanda Haddock Thomas, 34, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Tuesday.

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IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to $1 Million ID Theft Tax Fraud Scheme

BIRMINGHAM – An IRS employee whose job was to assist taxpayers experiencing problems resulting from identity theft pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to stealing identities and orchestrating a tax-fraud scheme involving up to $1.5 million in fraudulent income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, IRS Criminal Investigation, St. Louis Field Office, […]

UNA fires music professor for sexual harassment

Fired UNA music professor Eddie Elsey Jr (Photo courtesy of UNA)

FLORENCE-(SHOALS INSIDER)-According to UNA administrators, they have fired music professor 38-year-old Eddie Elsey, Jr. for sexual harassment.

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Irby host meet & greet at Cigar Room Thursday night

James Irby with supporters

 

FLORENCE–James Irby’s campaign rolls into The Cigar Room at 845 Cox Creek Parkway in Florence on Thursday, February 11th at 7pm. Irby is running for Lauderdale County Circuit Court Judge, place 2. The public is invited to join him, meet him, and get to know him at this […]

Video Round-up for February 10

Alabama’s first confirmed case of Zika virus 50 miles from Shoals area

 

MORGAN COUNTY-The Alabama Department of Public Health reports the first confirmed travel-related case of Zika virus in an Alabama resident. The positive specimen was from a resident of Morgan County. Tests are being conducted from Alabama resident specimens with a travel history to areas where Zika virus outbreaks are ongoing. In addition to […]

UPDATE: Missing senior found safe in Rome, Georgia

Mr. Jerry Wayne Cotham has been located in Rome, GA. (Photo: FCSD)

ROME, Georgia-(SHOALS INSIDER)-Authorities tell the Shoals Insider, Mr. Jerry Wayne Cotham has been located.

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$220,000 and you will be surprised who gets it

Even if you lose the Academy Award, are you really a loser leaving with $220K in SWAG? Distinctive Assets just released what all SWAG it has accrued for the 25 Oscar nominees in Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and Best Director:

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Mini Banana Cream Pies

 

It doesn’t feel like it now, but spring IS coming, and for us, that means we start to crave light and refreshing treats. When those treats are tiny enough to enjoy in only one or two bites, we immediately fall in love! That’s what happened when we discovered these miniature banana cream pies, […]

Colbert County Mugshots Through 2.8.2016

Arrest report provided by Colbert County Sheriff’s Department. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty.

 

HUTCHENS, JONATHON COOLIDGEBooking #: 160125566Booking Date: 01-23-2016Charges: RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY

HAMMOND, JOSHUA RAYBooking #: 160125565Booking Date: 01-24-2016Charges: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 1ST

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Today is Fat Tuesday: Mardi Gras celebration has roots in Mobile

Traditional King Cake

By Staff Writer – H.A. Richardson

Mardi Gras is in full swing today February 9th. The English translation from French of Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday. This is a celebration that takes place 47 days before Easter and one day before Ash Wednesday.

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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department issues Missing Senior Alert

Mr. Jerry Wayne Cotham of Russellville is missing. (Photo: FCSD)

RUSSELLVILLE-(SHOALS INSIDER)-The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department has issued a BOLO (Be on look out) for a missing senior citizen.

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Lauderdale deputy released from hospital

Deputy Randall McCrary as he leaves Huntsville Hospital Tuesday morning

HUNTSVILLE- Injured Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Deputy Randall McCrary has been released from Huntsville Hospital. McCrary was shot while serving involuntary commitment papers on Timothy Vincent Murphy

McCrary was shot while serving involuntary commitment papers on Timothy Vincent Murphy on Ridge Avenue in Florence.

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AP Videos for February 9, 2016

Muscle Shoals Arrests for the month of December 2015

 

MUSCLE SHOALS ARREST REPORTS for the month of December 2015

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Muscle Shoals arrests for the month of January 2016

 

MUSCLE SHOALS ARREST for January 2016

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History of the Florence Fire Department

 

Florence Fire Department

By Jeremy Britten of Shoals History.

 

Florence Fire Department was founded on April 25, 1828 as a volunteer fire company made up of every male in Florence between the ages of 18 and 50. It decreed that each house must have its own ladder and its own leather […]

Body found under bridge was man who led police on high-speed chase in September

James Brian Burress (Photo courtesy: FPD)

FLORENCE — (SHOALS INSIDER)- Authorities have identified the body found Friday night under the Singing River Bridge Overlook off of Helton Drive.

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LBJ stories: “Dead people have a right to vote too”

Alabama’s leading Political Columnist Steve Flowers

There are a good many stories about elections of the 1940’s and 50’s where votes were bought and elections stolen. The most brazen and blatant stealing of an election occurred in the 1948 race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. The players were Coke Stevenson versus Lyndon […]