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NASHVILLE – Mac McAnally won his 5th consecutive “Musician of the Year” CMA Award at the CMA award show Thursday night. Sheffield’s favorite son of music, is a songwriter, instrumentalist, singer, and producer. However, he is probably best known as Jimmy Buffett’s friend, collaborator and long-time member of Buffett’s band, “The Coral Reefers”. Ever humble, Mac […]

New Booking Photos from Florence Police / Lauderdale County. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. Don’t judge. The Quad-Cities Daily publishes this public service.

  MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced that Dr. Nancy Dunlap, a well-known expert in business and health policy, will serve as Special Advisor to the newly-established Alabama Medicaid Advisory Commission. Dr. Dunlap is a professor of medicine and business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  She has also served as chief of […]

Florence-Local Artist and Army spouse,  Marianthe Boyagis Snyder, The American Legion Post #11 and the UNA ROTC cadets will be sponsoring a silent auction to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.  There will be over 55 pieces of art to bid on by Local and Nationally know artist. The event will be held at the American […]

SHEFFIELD – Ashley Hale, 26, of Muscle shoals was pronounced dead late last night at the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital. Last Friday, her daughter, 7-month old Mariah, and cousin Amanda Hyatt, 32, were killed in the crash at South Montgomery Avenue and South Jackson Highway. Witnesses say that Hale’s car was traveling at an […]

TUSCALOOSA –  The University of Alabama has a new president. Dr. Judy Bonner, UA Provost and Executive Vice President was unanimously appointed this afternoon by the Board of Trustees. Here is the text of the University media release: “Statement from Dr. Robert E. Witt, chancellor of The University of Alabama System: I am pleased to […]

BIRMINGHAM – Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham injected a foam sealant into the lungs of a former smoker on Oct. 29, 2012, to treat his worsening emphysema. He was the first patient in the United States treated in a late-stage clinical trial of the AeriSeal System. The therapy, approved for use in parts of Europe and […]

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee Valley Authority energy efficiency initiatives in 2012 saved enough energy to power more than 35,000 Tennessee Valley homes for a year, TVA’s top energy efficiency official said Thursday. Bob Balzar, TVA vice president for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, said the programs reduced electric power usage by 560 gigawatt-hours for the second […]

Florence-Mayor Bobby and Sarah Irons on the 22nd of October just got another reason to enjoy retirement from running the city of Florence.   Emma Kate arrived on the 22nd at 12:21pm.  She is the daughter of Jonathan and Emily Hinton who is the granddaughter of Bobby and Sarah.  The Quad-Cities Daily extends Best Wishes […]

New Booking Photos from Florence Police / Lauderdale County. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. Don’t judge. The Quad-Cities Daily publishes this public service.