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PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN CRASH

H. Wayne Nix — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:57:32 +0000

NEWS ALERT FLORENCE

PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN CRASH

A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, has claimed the life of a Florence woman.

The pedestrian, Joyce Mansell, 72, was fatally injured when she was struck in the roadway by the 1996 Toyota 4Runner driven by Michael H. Bishop, 47, of Florence.

Mansell was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash by the Lauderdale County Coroner’s Office.

The crash occurred on Lauderdale County 11 near Alabama 157, approximately 10 miles north of Florence, in Lauderdale County.

State Troopers continue to investigate the crash.

Retired Russellville Police Captain Passes Away

H. Wayne Nix — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:14:54 +0000

Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders

The Russellville Police Department is sad to announce the passing of Retired Police Captain Wyman Pounders. Captain Pounders served over 22 years at the Russellville Police Department and retired 11-20-2007.

Captain Pounders then rejoined the department as a School Resource Officer for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 school years Captain Pounders was currently serving District 1 County Commissioner for Franklin County. Capt Pounders leaves behind wife Roxann Pounders, three daughters and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are as follows:
Visitation June 14 from 5 pm until 8 pm at
Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville, Al

Funeral Services will be held June 15th at 11:00 AM at
Pinkard Funeral Home.

Train Accident Claims Life

H. Wayne Nix — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:44:59 +0000

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon when a train hit a car in Colbert County.

Colbert County Deputy Coroner Jennifer Rutland said Derris Lamone Cortner, 46, was killed in the collision.

The accident happened at Red Rock Road near the Colbert Steam Plant around 1:30 p.m

Lefty Will Miss Pancho

H. Wayne Nix — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 02:55:43 +0000

“He was my brother. My friend. I will miss him,” Willie said in a tweet.

Continue for video of “It’s All Going to Pot” by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

Grandfather of Alabama Linebacker Reggie Ragland Dies in Accident

H. Wayne Nix — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:06:28 +0000

Rayfield Ragland

A single-vehicle crash at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, has claimed the life of a Florence man. Rayfield Ragland, 80, was killed when the 2007 Chevrolet HHR in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck a tree.

Ragland was transported to ECM Hospital in Florence where he was pronounced dead. The vehicle’s driver, Otha Cooper Ragland, 74, of Florence, was also transported to ECM Hospital. The crash occurred on Lauderdale County 2 near the intersection of Lauderdale County 220, three miles west of Florence. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.

Glenn Frey, of The Eagles, has died.

H. Wayne Nix — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:57:18 +0000

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Glenn Frey, former guitar player for The Eagles, has passed away. While he was best known for playing guitar with The Eagles, he also had solo hits. One of those albums, The Allnighter, was partially recorded in Muscle Shoals.

“Smuggler’s Blues”, an ode to coke dealers, is said to be one of the songs recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound.

Frey was 67. Doctors say it was a combination of rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia that caused his death.