The News That Matters Most in Northwest Alabama
Alabama’s 18th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday will take place Friday, July 21st through Sunday the 23rd. During the annual event the State of Alabama waives its four percent sales tax on school-related supplies and clothing. More than 325 cities…
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Tuscumbia police have arrested a suspect for murder in connection with a death at a business on Highway 43. 59-year-old Victor Manuel Funez Cruz of Muscle Shoals is charged with the murder of Edith Margarita Martinez, a coworker at McVantage…
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On Sunday, July 9th at approximately 1:38am, Muscle Shoals police officers responded to Wilson Dam Road near the TVA Hydro Plant for a single vehicle crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2002 Jeep Liberty was traveling south on Wilson…
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The Florence Utilities Department reports that power has been restored to all of its customers in the downtown area. Officials say a vehicle snagged and pulled down a power line around 10:30 this morning. The outage lasted about three hours,…
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The Tennessee Valley Authority announces the successful start-up of the first of three new combustion turbine generators at Colbert Combustion Turbine Plant in Barton. When complete, the units can produce about 750 MW of power and will help TVA meet…
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Florence police report that on June 12th, agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence of 522 Blair Street in Florence. While monitoring the residence, the suspect left the residence and was stopped…
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Southwire has announced an expansion at its plant complex on Helton Drive in Florence, and is expected to increase production capacity by 30% and create approximately 120 jobs. President and CEO Rich Stinson said the project is part of a…
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Florence police report that on Monday June 12th at approximately 7:50 pm, officers responded to a call of a male leaving Lauderdale County Work Release. A description of the male and the vehicle, a black truck he was leaving in,…
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We have received reports of a widespread power outage in the Florence Industrial Park, which is affecting business and traffic signals. Please treat all nonfunctional signals as a four-way stop.
From ALDOT: The Alabama Department of Transportation is inviting the public to give input on its draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 –2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for Highway and Transit. The comment period will end on or around June 27,…
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