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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's massive campaign war chest was supposed to finance an onslaught of attacks that would destroy Joe Biden's chance of winning in November.
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FLORENCE — A five-way mayoral race in the Shoals' largest city is down to a runoff between Mayor Steve Holt and City Councilman Andy Betterton.
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SHEFFIELD — David Johnson was as relieved as he could be Tuesday night, given the fact that he doesn't yet know with whom he'll be in a runoff for the mayor's seat.
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MUSCLE SHOALS — A former city council member will become the city's first new mayor in 20 years and two incumbent councilmen will continue to serve the city.Â
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Killen and Lexington officials will begin working through how to regulate alcohol sales in their respective towns after voters approved referendums in Tuesday's municipal elections.
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Incumbent mayors in Leighton and Littleville were defeated in Tuesday's election, and Cherokee will also have a new mayor as incumbent Terry Cosby did not run for re-election.
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A cliffhanger hangs over the outcome in two races in Waterloo that will be determined when provisional ballots are counted next week.
TUSCUMBIA — A Muscle Shoals man facing child sex abuse and sodomy charges has pleaded guilty in Colbert County Circuit Court to first degree sexual abuse in exchange for a suspended 10 year prison sentence, court records show.
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Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris is expected to end her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a campaign official.
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FLORENCE — Jason Isbell said he remembers living in the Shoals and having to travel outside the area if he and his friends wanted to see a national touring rock band.
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FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for a $500 scholarship.
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As voting began Tuesday, Lauderdale County Probate Judge Will Motlow was seeing a pleasant pattern taking shape.
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The polling places are set and ready to open today at 7 a.m. for the mid-term general elections.
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SHEFFIELD — The Shoals Democratic Club of Colbert and Lauderdale counties will be hosting a Get Out the Vote concert this evening from 6-8 p.m. at Rhoda P’s Restaurant, 500 N. Montgomery Avenue in Sheffield.
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Since not long after becoming governor in April 2017 upon the resignation of Robert Bentley, Gov. Kay Ivey seems to have been operating on cruise control. She has followed a flurry of needed political housecleaning with simply staying the course. Perhaps that is appropriate for a governor wh…
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The TimesDaily recommends the following candidates for statewide office in the contested races in Tuesday’s general election:
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