3-YEAR-OLD HOSPITALIZED, FATHER CHARGED WITH ARSON

JARED LYNN HAZELWOOD

ROGERSVILLE- Authorities say a man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of arson after leaving his 3-year-old son in an apartment he set fire to.According to police, Jared Lynn Hazelwood, 44, stands charged with seven counts of arson in connection with the early morning apartment fire in Rogersville.

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Fire Prevention Week in the Shoals

Every year, firefighters in the shoals take an opportunity to alert the public to the dangers of fires and to teach the minor preventative measures that can be taken to lessen the severity of a fire should one occur. Life-saving tactics are taught and rehearsed, and information about home smoke detectors and other devices […]

FORMER LIMESTONE SHERIFF SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON

ATHENS — Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that formerLimestone County Sheriff Michael Anthony Blakely was sentenced recently to serve three years in jail.Blakely was found guilty by a jury in Limestone County Circuit Court on August 2 of two counts, one of theft and one of an ethics violation. After his two felony convictions, […]

Florence man arrested for child abuse

THOMAS WAYNE MITCHELL

FLORENCE- Lauderdale County authorities have arrested a Florence man on felony child abuse charges.

Lauderdale County Investigators say, Thomas Wayne Mitchell, 27, of 114 N. Main Street, Florence, was arrested for child abuse after he was indicted by a Lauderdale County Grand Jury in August.

Mitchell was released from the Lauderdale […]

MAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER AFTER DEADLY POLICE CHASE

ZACHERY JOHN MADDEN

FLORENCE– A man from Brilliant, Alabama, is facing manslaughter charges following a pursuit by the Florence Police Department.

Zachery John Madden, 21, was charged after he failed to stop for police who were attempting to investigate the vehicle Madden was driving after it was observed travelling in downtown Florence without […]

Man dies after crashing into Cypress Creek

FLORENCE – A one-vehicle crash at 1:41 a.m. today, June 6, 2020, has claimed the life of a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Joe Dewayne Cothrum, a 35-year-old, was killed when the 2011 Nissan Altima, being driven by 21-year-old Zachary John Madden of Brilliant, AL, left the roadway, continued travelling on private property and […]

PAROLE DENIED FOR LOCAL OFFENDER

DAVID RAY ALEXANDER

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a parole request Tuesday from David Ray Alexander, who is serving a 20-year sentence on various crimes including unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle in Colbert County, according to corrections records.Alexander has served more than 9 years of a 20-year sentence, […]

UNA SEES A 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT

FLORENCE, AL – The University of North Alabama’s summer session enrollment and credit-hour production increased more than 20 percent this year compared to the 2019 summer session, university officials said.

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Alabama surpasses 16,000 cases of Covid-19 Coronavirus

The Shoals has had 354 cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus thus far, while the state has surpassed the 16,000 mark, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

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CHIROPRACTOR CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING

DR. CHAD MATHEY AND JOVONIA MATHEY

HUNTSVILLE– A chiropractor with offices in Florence and Huntsville is facing drug trafficking charges in Madison County.

Dr. Chad Eddie Mathey, 48, 35 Cypress Grove Lane, Huntsville, is facing trafficking of marijuana charges.

Mathey and Javonia Mathey were arrested in Madison County at 10:47 p.m. on May […]

Ivey authorizes using National Guard if protests become violent

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey announced today she has given the authorization to activate up to 1,000 Alabama National Guard members if needed to respond to violent protesters.

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3 DENIED PAROLE THIS WEEK

Fred Junior Johnson VENNIS OATES DAVID BRYAN HODGE

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied requests this week from three inmates serving on convictions in local crimes, officials said. The board will hear requests Thursday from two other inmates convicted of Shoals crimes.The board denied paroles for David Bryan Hodges, Vennis Minoso Oates […]

Man charged with domestic violence, disarming officer

FLORENCE – Police have charged a domestic violence suspect with disarming a law enforcement officer after the man removed an officer’s baton and tried to attack him with it, authorities said.

The incident occurred while Dalton B. Coyer, 30, was being arrested by an officer who responded to a domestic violence call, police Capt. […]

FLORENCE UTILITIES WARNS OF PHONE SCAM

FLORENCE – Florence Utilities is alerting the public to a scam that involves a caller claiming to be with their department.City spokeswoman Rachel Mansell said the caller threatens to cut off utilities service for non-payment and asks for payment through PayPal or asks for bank account information.

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SHOALS LIQUOR II NOW OPEN ON 2ND STREET

The Shoals area now has a super-sized liquor store on 2nd Street in Muscle Shoals.

Nationwide, alcohol sales have increased dramatically due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. The management at Shoals Liquor II came prepared as the store has thousands of different choices.

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Many people will rebel with Satan

Angel Michael expelling Lucifer from Heaven

That next verse is Revelation 19:20. First, the Antichrist and his false prophet, who will deceive with his false miracles those who receive the mark of the beast, and those who worship that image the false prophet will have made of the beast—Antichrist—will be captured and cast alive […]

TWO INJURED IN WEST SIDE SHOOTING

FLORENCE – Two people were shot this morning in west Florence, and one was flown to Huntsville Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Their identities have not been released, and nobody is in custody at this point, Police Chief Ron Tyler said.

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STATE REVOKES LICENSE OF DOCTOR WHO RAN CLINIC IN CENTER STAR

CENTER STAR- A physician who had a clinic in Center Star has had her license revoked and owes a $60,000 fine after an Alabama Board of Medical Examiners say she committed fraud and overprescribed controlled substances.

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TUSCUMBIA ATTORNEY SNAGS A BIG ONE OVER WEEKEND

William Hovater with 75 lb. blue catfish

WILSON LAKE- A lot of folks in the Shoals area have been spending time on the water here lately with the Covid-19 Coronavirus. Two big fish were caught over the weekend on Wilson Lake, one by a Russellville man and the other by Tuscumbia Attorney, William Hovater. […]

LAUDERDALE COUNTY MAN DIES FROM COVID-19

ELGIN– A 78-year-old Elgin man has become the first local Shoals area resident to die from the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to family members.

Albert Trousdale died from the disease this morning, according to a Facebook post from the Albert Trousdale’s Recovery and Updates page.

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