MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
Authorities have arrested a Lauderdale county man after he was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of possession of child pornography. According to court documents, Hunter Cole Borden, 25, of...
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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN WIFE’S DEATH Authorities have arrested a man in the shooting death of his wife. On Tuesday, at around 8:00 a.m., Lauderdale County deputies responded to the 4000 block of...
View ArticleFLORENCE MAN ARRESTED AFTER DRUGS FOUND IN SEARCH OF HOME
On Friday, March 8th, Agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 30 Rainbow City Drive. A search of the residence revealed approximately 8 grams of Fentanyl pills,...
View ArticlePOLICE 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...
View ArticleMAN 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...
View ArticleRUSSELLVILLE 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...
View ArticleFORMER 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...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES RELEASE IDENTITY OF DECEASED MOTORCYCLIST STRUCK BY KELLER AMBULANCE
A two-vehicle crash involving a Keller ambulance that occurred at approximately 9:25 p.m. Saturday, March 23, has claimed the life of a Blountsville man. According to State Troopers, Sidney L. Canada...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES 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.,...
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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....
View ArticleRAPE AND SODOMY TRIAL OF FORMER KILLEN POLICE OFFICER POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST
The rape and sodomy trial of a former Killen police officer has been postponed until August. According to courthouse records, the jury trial for Jarrod Gailen Webster, 26, of Lauderdale County Road...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES 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. According to Sheriff Hamilton, the man who died after charging two...
View ArticleSolar 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...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleFLORENCE 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...
View ArticleMAYOR 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...
View ArticleMOTHER 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...
View ArticleJUDGE 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...
View ArticleALABAMA AG MARSHALL ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF MUSCLE SHOALS MAN IN CASE...
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...
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