Tornadoes leave trail of destruction
Leigh Ann Frederick gestures and asks how she will retrieve her medications and personal items as the reality of her destroyed home sinks in. The home was overturned by damaging winds at Lauderdale County Road 112 near Central Heights. (Jim Hannon/TimesDaily)
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:11:29 pm
Renee Newbury looked outside around noon Thursday to the horrifying sight of a tornado taking aim at her western Lauderdale County home.
She talked later about fearing that she and her son, David, were going to be killed.
"It was scary," Newbury said. "I saw it coming across the field. It was just spinning in a...
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Backup plan
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:09:38 pm
Taylor Brackin can't help but have faith in his teammates. He has to.

Newton 'honored' to become new LCHS head coach
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:09:37 pm
Mark Newton has spent the past 16 years learning from some outstanding basketball coaches at Lauderdale County High School.

Tough call was the right call for LCHS's Shelton
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:09:38 pm
Sometimes, doing the right thing can be painful.
Everything was setting up for Lucas Shelton's swan song as a golfer at Lauderdale County to be a memorable one.

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Ion power
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:08:17 pm
Whether you're cruising through a drug store or surfing TV channels, you can't help but notice claims about ions. There are ionic hair dryers. Ionic air purifiers. Ionic foot pads. Even ionic clothes hangers.

Nice, safe not same in some drivers
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:08:16 pm
There's been talk lately about a lack of niceness in the Shoals.
People are complaining about other people being rude and impolite, although complaining, of course, itself could be considered rude and impolite.

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Nice, safe not same in some drivers
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:08:16 pm
There's been talk lately about a lack of niceness in the Shoals.
People are complaining about other people being rude and impolite, although complaining, of course, itself could be considered rude and impolite.

Warm days bring pests to Shoals
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:11:02 pm
Now that warm weather has returned, so have insects that can cause problems in homes and lawns. TimesDaily Staff Writer Dennis Sherer talked to Tim Reed, Franklin County coordinator for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, about some pests and...

Tough call was the right call for LCHS's Shelton
May, 08, 2008  Last Updated:09:38 pm
Sometimes, doing the right thing can be painful.
Everything was setting up for Lucas Shelton's swan song as a golfer at Lauderdale County to be a memorable one.

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Alabama Archaeological Society, Muscle Shoals chapter, meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the Indian Mound Museum in Florence
Meets every second Monday.

Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) meets 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Please call Mark Shulman at 383-0690 for details.

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