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Man faces drug charges after fleeing police

CEDRIC TAYLOR

FLORENCE – Police said they arrested a man Thursday night who led police on a short chase and had drugs in his vehicle.

Cedric Taylor, 32, was arrested following the 11:10 p.m. incident, Florence police Sgt. Robbie Howard said.

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Shoals unemployment remains at low 3%

The Shoals unemployment rate rose slightly in December but remains low at 3%, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. The rate is an increase over November’s 2.7% but is down from December 2018’s 4%, according to the department.

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COLBERT MAN CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY

TUSCUMBIA–A Colbert County man has been charged with animal cruelty charges in connection to several head of cattle that have been neglected, authorities said.Syvalious Nance, 2730 Cook Lane, turned himself in to authorities last Friday, officials said.

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Nextran Truck Center in Tuscumbia Named Mack 2019 North American Dealer of the Year

(Left to right) Martin Weissburg, president, Mack Trucks; Dennis McDaniel, regional vice president, Southeast, Mack Trucks; Jon Pritchett, president and CEO, Nextran; Jonathan Randall, senior vice president, North American sales and marketing, Mack Trucks at the Mack 2019 Dealer of the Year Awards Ceremony. Photo: Mack Trucks

TUSCUMBIA – Nextran Truck Center of Tuscumbia […]

ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTS FOUR

From top left to bottom right, Mervyn Warren, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Elton B. Stephens and Gary Baker. (courtesy: AMHOF)

TUSCUMBIA – The Alabama Music Hall of Fame inducted four new members Saturday night, with Gary Baker, Mervyn Warren, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton and Elton B. Stephens joining the hall. “We […]

KOBE BRYANT KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH

KOBE BRYANT

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Superstar basketball player Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday, according to media reports.

The crash occurred in Calabasas, California, near Malibu.

Bryant was one of five people killed on the helicopter that crashed into the side of a mountain. His wife, Vanessa, […]

FIRST DISTRICT HAS HAD OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMEN

Senate Candidate Bradley Byrne

Current First District Congressman Bradley Byrne is leaving his safe congressional seat to take a shot at the U.S. Senate this year.

The Mobile First Congressional District has had quite a legacy over the last century. Alabama’s First District has always been primarily made up of Mobile County. Historically, […]

ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME TO HONOR LEGENDARY BROADCASTER MITCH SELF

MITCH SELF

TUSCUMBIA – Looking back, Kevin Self laughs when recalling something that he had thought was just a normal part of a boy’s life.

Son of radio icon Mitch Self, Kevin Self said being around big names in the music industry was as routine for his siblings and him as playing a […]

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

SHEFFIELD– Police are asking the public for help in identifying this man.

He is a suspect in a crime.

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EARTHQUAKE HITS FORD CITY

FORD CITY- Colbert County experienced a minor earthquake Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The survey indicates a 2.3-magnitude earthquake hit at 9:03 p.m. in the Ford City community.

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FLORENCE MAN DIES IN CRASH

FLORENCE– State Troopers tell ShoalsInsider.com that a Florence man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Lauderdale County Road 8.

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Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Capital Murder Conviction in Colbert County

Peter Gerald Capote

(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that on Friday the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Peter Capote for capital murder and first-degree assault. Capote, 26, of Muscle Shoals, was convicted in Colbert County Circuit Court in April 2018 for the murder of Ki-Jana Freeman. Capote was also convicted […]

TUSCUMBIA FIRE CHIEF ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES

CHIEF RODNEY MCANALLY

TUSCUMBIA– Tuscumbia Fire Chief Rodney McAnally was arrested Friday on felony theft and ethics charges.

Authorities tell ShoalsInsider.com McAnally was charged with second-degree theft and using his office for personal gain,

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GOD HAS AN AGENDA IN THE LAST DAYS

Those ten kings under the Antichrist will hate the whore, and will destroy her (Revelation 17:16). Why would they do such? Revelation 17:17 tells us that God will put it in their hearts to fulfill His will concerning His judgments in the last days. Well, God has an agenda, and the devil has […]

MOTION TO DISMISS DENIED IN HUGHES CASE

TONY HUGHES

HAMILTON– A motion to dismiss the charges against Florence attorney Tony Hughes was denied by a Marion County district Judge on Monday.

According to court records, Hughes is accused of three counts of insurance fraud in the 1st degree, which is a class b felony that carries a 2-20 year prison sentence […]

ARREST MADE IN SHEFFIELD SHOOTING DEATH

SHEFFIELD- Authorities have made an arrest in the shooting death that occurred on New Year’s Day at a Sheffield housing project.

According to Sheffield Police Chief Ricky Terry, Jordan Terry Gardner was arrested Wednesday night in the shooting death of James Darrell McDaniel at the Manning Homes Housing Project.

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FLORENCE MAN ARRESTED IN VEHICLE BURGLARY

FLORENCE – A 54-year-old Florence man is accused in a vehicle burglary that occurred at North Alabama Medical Center, authorities said. Carl D. Pigg faces charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle and second-degree theft of property, Florence police Sgt. Greg Cobb said. “After speaking to the victim, contact was made with security […]