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SUSPECT LEADS POLICE ON HIGH-SPEED CHASE

FLORENCE

SUSPECT LEADS POLICE ON HIGH-SPEED CHASE

On Friday, July 5, 2024, at around 1:30 AM, a Florence police officer observed a black Hyundai Sonata make an improper turn on Cloverdale Road. The vehicle accelerated to speeds of over 90 MPH. Officers pursued the vehicle.

The vehicle continued to try to elude officers […]

POLICE ARREST FUGITIVE SUSPECTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD

SHEFFIELD

On Friday, Detectives with the Sheffield Police Department received information from the Vernal City Police Department in Utah regarding a male identified as Damien Zachary Marshall who held warrants for 2 counts of sodomy on a child as well as a count for sexual abuse of a child.

Upon […]

POLICE INVESTIGATE MURDER-SUICIDE

NEWS Alert SHEFFIELD

Authorities have confirmed to Shoals Insider that two men have died as a result of a possible murder-suicide in a Sheffield neighborhood.

On Tuesday, July 2nd, at approximately 10PM, the Sheffield Police Department was dispatched to the 500 block of Wilson Dam Avenue for a possible suicide.

When officers arrived, […]

COLBERT COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

A Jarmon Lane resident stands charged with drug trafficking after agents with the Colbert County Drug Task Force executed

a search warrant at his residence and found over two and a half ounces of crystal methamphetamine. This according to Task Force Director Curtis Burns, who said police had received numerous complaints of people […]

ALABAMA AG MARSHALL ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF MUSCLE SHOALS MAN IN CASE INVOLVING MULTIPLE PROPERTY CRIMES

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of a Muscle Shoals man in a case involving multiple property crimes. Gregory Clay Kirk, 58, of Muscle Shoals, was arrested and booked into the Madison County Jail on Thursday. His bond is set at $475,000.

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JUDGE REVOKES MANSLAUGHTER SUSPECT’S BOND

On Tuesday, Lauderdale County District Court Judge Carole Medley revoked the bond of Robert Earl Jones, 57, of Hickory Hills Road in Florence, who was out on bond for the charge of manslaughter after a December 30th crash claimed the life of his wife Regina Leigh Jones, 62.

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MOTHER ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO DROWN SON IN BATHTUB INDICTED BY GRAND JURY

The case of a Sheffield mother that police say tried to drown her 10-year-old son in the bathtub after pouring bleach on the young child, will now move forward after she was indicted by a Colbert County grand jury.

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MAYOR ANNOUNCES NEW $65 MILLION ATHLETIC AND EVENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT

The Mayor of the City of Muscle Shoals announced on Monday the development of a new 66-acre mixed-use development in the city that will include multi-sport athletic facilities and a complex with the ability to host indoor and outdoor events adjacent to major retailers.

Mayor Mike Lockhart stated the new city-owned development located at […]

FLORENCE MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY

On Sunday, Florence police officers responded to an animal welfare check at the bridge near the 300 block of Minniehaha Street. A witness stated he heard an animal that sounded like it was in distress.

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FLORENCE

POLICE IDENTIFY VICTIMS IN TUESDAYS FATAL CRASH

Authorities have identified the two people that died in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday on Florence Boulevard.

According to FPD Sgt. Ryan Kelly at approximately 4:08 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024., members of the Florence Police, Florence Fire Department, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department, and Lifeguard EMS […]

TUSCUMBIA

BOND SET FOR ANIMAL ABUSE SUSPECT DEBRA JANE CATLEDGE

The District Attorney’s office announced on Monday that a Colbert County Grand Jury has indicted Debra Jane Catledge for multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to a long-term investigation involving dogs and horses on her property.

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Solar Eclipse 2024

The Shoals area was not excluded from the viewing path of the 2024 eclipse as many gathered outside making memories for years to come. Referred to as “Syzygy” where the sun, moon and earth temporarily align was truly an amazing sight to see.

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AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY MAN WHO DIED IN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

Lauderdale County Sheriff Joe Hamilton has identified the person who died after Monday’s officer-involved shooting on Walnut Street.

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RAPE AND SODOMY TRIAL OF FORMER KILLEN POLICE OFFICER POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST

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FORMER CONVENIENCE STORE EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR THEFT

A former employee at the Shell Quick Mart at 901 Florence Blvd. stands accused of taking money from the cash register over a 90-day period.

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AUTHORITIES RELEASE IDENTITY OF MAN FOUND DECEASED AT BUDGET INN

Authorities have released the identity of a man who was found deceased at a Florence motel and is the subject of a death investigation.

Last Saturday, on March 23, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Florence Police responded to Budget Inn on Florence Boulevard to the report of an unresponsive person.

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FORMER SHEFFIELD RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL ABUSE

A former Sheffield resident pleaded guilty Thursday in Colbert County Circuit Court to two sexual abuse charges in exchange for a 24-month prison sentence.

According to court records, John Thomas Sledge, 70, of 385 Jones Road in Russellville, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in the first and second degrees with the sentence to […]

RUSSELLVILLE CITY SCHOOLS HIRES NEW SUPERINTENDENT

At a special called meeting Friday afternoon, the Russellville City Schools Board of Education officially hired Dr. Tim Guinn as the next superintendent of Russellville City Schools.

Guinn is no stranger to Russellville or to Russellville City Schools. While Guinn is currently serving as superintendent of Satsuma City Schools in South […]

MAN PLEADS TO MURDER IN 2019 SHOOTING DEATH

On Tuesday March 19,2024 Colbert County Circuit Court, Richard Kevin Hester, 59, the man accused of killing John Thomas Call, 34, back in 2019 pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a plea deal that allows him to serve 4 and a 1/2 years in prison to run concurrent with a prior sentence on […]

POLICE MAKE ARREST IN VEHICLE BURGLARIES

During the morning hours of Wednesday March 13, police received multiple reports of vehicle burglaries in the area of Ford Avenue to West Edison Avenue. During the course of the burglaries, multiple debit/credit card(s), and other sensitive instruments and documents were stolen. Utilizing leads developed during the hours that followed the burglaries, officers […]