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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.

The alleged crimes occurred in Madison County and were investigated by the Huntsville Police Department, the Madison Police Department, and the Attorney General’s Consumer Interest Division. Recently, Attorney General Marshall’s Consumer Interest Division presented evidence to the Madison County Grand Jury, resulting in Kirk’s indictment. Specifically, the indictment charges Kirk with 14 counts of theft of property in the first degree, one count of theft of property in the second degree, one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, one count of forgery in the second degree, and one count of fraudulent use of a credit card.

If convicted of the first-degree theft charges, which are class B felonies, Kirk faces a statutory penalty of 2 to 20 years and a maximum fine of $30,000 for each count. If convicted of the second-degree theft of property, possession of a forged instrument, and forgery charges, all of which are class C felonies, Kirk faces a statutory penalty of one year and one day up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $15,000. If convicted of the fraudulent use of a credit card charge, a class D felony, Kirk faces a statutory penalty of one year and one day up to 5 years in prison and a maximum fine of $7500.

Attorney General Marshall would also like to thank the Madison County District Attorney’s office for their invaluable assistance in this case.

The Attorney General is also prosecuting Kirk in Franklin County, where he was indicted in February for one count of theft of property in the first degree based on evidence presented to the Franklin County Grand Jury by the office of Franklin County District Attorney Jeff Barksdale, who has since asked the Attorney General to handle the prosecution given the Attorney General’s investigation into the Madison County charges. If convicted, Kirk faces a statutory penalty of 2 to 20 years and a maximum fine of $30,000. Kirk was released on a $10,000 bond in that case.

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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 Sportsplex Dr., “has been in the works for over two years”. The space will include indoor and outdoor facilities capable of hosting large regional tournaments.

Major retail development is central to the concept of the site. Plans include for significant retail space to be built out as the site develops.

The project is expected to cost $65 million, and engineering and design work will begin immediately. The architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills and Cawood (GMC) will assist with development of the site. The City of Muscle Shoals also worked with GMC in 2023 to develop the city’s first comprehensive master plan.

Muscle Shoals is located in Northwest Alabama along the Tennessee River in a two-county region known as the Shoals. Since the city of Muscle Shoals was founded in 1923, it has been recognized nationally for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and “Muscle Shoals music”. Today, Muscle Shoals is a thriving town in the heart of “The Shoals” and is known as a family-friendly place for our residents to live, work, and play.