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Results 1 - 18 of 18 in Leighton, AL

  1. Rescue workers and family looking for north Alabama man who ran away from raid on dog fight

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Everything Alabama

    ... away Saturday from a law enforcement raid on a dog fight, the TimesDaily in Florence reports. Justin Fuqua, 30, of Leighton, was last seen running away from a pasture with other men as law enforcement officers raided a dog fight, the newspaper ...

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  2. Search continues for Leighton, Ala. man who fled after dog-fighting raid

    Wednesday Dec 23 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... searchers combed a pasture and woods, the TimesDaily newspaper reports. The search for 30-year-old Justin Fuqua of Leighton, Ala., began Saturday night after he and other men ran from a raid on a dog fight. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell said ...

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    Related Topix: Lawrence County, AL, Town Creek, AL

  3. Lawrence continues search for missing man

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Decatur Daily

    ... authorities searched the creek with an underwater camera, Mitchell said. Justin Fuqua's mother, Geraldine Fuqua of Leighton, said Monday she believed her son was alive and may have been lost. He is an avid outdoorsman and knows how to swim, she ...

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    Related Topix: Lawrence County, AL, Town Creek, AL, Muscle Shoals, AL

  4. Leighton man admits connection to Moulton business break-ins:Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Decatur Daily

    ... merchandise from a Moulton business. Sheriff Gene Mitchell said Jerry Charles Ford, 41, of 100 Cotton Town Lane, Leighton, faces two counts of third-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree theft of property. Investigators arrested Ford in ...

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    Related Topix: Lawrence County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Moulton, AL

  5. Leighton man arrested for auction house robberyRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | WIAT-TV Birmingham

    Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell told the TimesDaily that 41-year-old Jerry Ford of Leighton is charged with two counts of first-degree theft of property and two counts of third-degree burglary.

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    Related Topix: Colbert County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Moulton, AL

  6. Colbert County man arrested for robbery of auction house

    Saturday Dec 5 | WHNT-TV Huntsville

    ... County auction house. Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Mitchell told the TimesDaily that 41-year-old Jerry Ford of Leighton is charged with two counts of first-degree theft of property and two counts of third-degree burglary. Mitchell said Ford is ...

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    Related Topix: Colbert County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Moulton, AL

  7. Lawrence County corn spill creates hazard for a

    Nov 25, 2009 | Decatur Daily

    ... potential for collisions, Letson said. Troopers said Kathy P. Smith, 56, of Moulton, Brittney Shari Jones, 22, of Leighton and Wayne Campbell, 50, of Moulton, were drivers in the separate wrecks. Smith was the only person who suffered injuries in ...

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    Related Topix: Lawrence County, AL, Moulton, AL, Hillsboro, AL, Courtland, AL

  8. Welcome the Country

    Nov 18, 2009 | The Courier Journal

    ... Park. The park is located off AL Hwy. 157, 8 miles southeast of Muscle Shoals, near the Whiteoak Community and Leighton. A new log cabin is in place on Alabama Hwy. 157. The structure and a new sign will serve to draw motorists' attention to the ...

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    Related Topix: Muscle Shoals, AL, Lexington, AL

  9. "Wizard Of Oz"Read the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | The Courier Journal

    ... of Phil Gargis, Thad Flanagan, Ossie Jones and a cast of many to bring an Alabama State Football Championship to Leighton in 1972. Many sports fans call that team the greatest of all in Shoals football history. According to his bio in the Alabama ...

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  10. Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Colbert County

    Oct 19, 2009 | WHNT-TV Huntsville

    A fire gutted a mobile home in Colbert County on Monday morning. Just after 8:30 a.m., the Leighton Fire Department, assisted by the Muscle Shoals Fire Department, arrived to find it engulfed in large flames and thick smoke.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Colbert County, AL, Muscle Shoals, AL

  11. Flooding a concern for rural Colbert County roads

    Oct 12, 2009 | WAFF-TV Huntsville

    LEIGHTON, AL Emergency officials in the Shoals are keeping a close eye on several rural roads.

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    Related Topix: Colbert County, AL, Weather

  12. North Alabama towns could reap windfall from gas utility sale

    Oct 8, 2009 | Al.com - Everything Alabama

    Courtland, Leighton and Town Creek in north Alabama could end up with as much as $800,000 each if the proposed sale of the Lawrence Colbert Gas District goes through as planned, according to a report by The TimesDaily.

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  13. Shoals man says he was beaten by police

    Aug 26, 2009 | WAFF-TV Huntsville

    LEIGHTON, AL A Colbert County man says he was attacked for no reason by two officers from the Leighton Police Department.

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    Related Topix: Colbert County, AL, Life, Veteran Affairs

  14. NBFAA Extends Award DeadlineRead the original story

    May 9, 2006 | Security Distributing & Mktg.

    ... The 2007 five finalists included: Acadian On Watch, Lafayette, La.; Certified Alarm Company of Alabama Inc., Leighton, Ala.; Brink's Home Security, Irving, Texas; Vector Security, Pittsburgh; and Sentry Watch Inc, Greensboro, N.C. "I would encourage ...

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  15. Leighton mayor's solicitation charges droppedRead the original story

    Jul 29, 2009 | WIAT-TV Birmingham

    Courthouse offiicals in Colbert County said criminal solicitations against Leighton Mayor LaWayne Harrison were dismissed just hours before he was to appear in court.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Colbert County, AL

  16. Solicitation charges against Leighton mayor droppedRead the original story

    Jul 28, 2009 | WHNT-TV Huntsville

    Courthouse offiicals in Colbert County said criminal solicitations against Leighton Mayor LaWayne Harrison were dismissed just hours before he was to appear in court.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Colbert County, AL

  17. Decatur Utilities toxin case could move to MorganRead the original story

    Jul 26, 2009 | Decatur Daily

    Synagro South LLC closed its only North Alabama processing plant in Leighton after bills were introduced to ban the use of human waste as fertilizer in Franklin, Colbert and Lawrence counties.

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    Related Topix: Energy, Alabama, Franklin County, AL, Russellville, AL, Lawrence County, AL

  18. Fire under investigation in Leighton

    Jul 13, 2009 | WAFF-TV Huntsville

    ... 48 News from out news partners, The Shoals Insider. The mobile home fire happened in the Colbert County town of Leighton on Ingram Street. The home was a total loss. If you have any information, give the Colbert County Sheriff's Office a call at ...

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