🌱 Florence and UNA community remember coach and general Buddy Moore
Florence, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Florence! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Florence and UNA community remember coach and general Buddy Moore
- Deputies detail high‑speed chase ending in Florence neighborhood crash
- Florence Dive Team joins urgent search near Lauderdale County waterfront
Also on today's calendar: Working in the Deep.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Former coach, UNA Hall of Famer dies (franklincountytimes.com) — Florence and the Shoals community are mourning James “Buddy” Moore, a 2012 UNA Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and longtime Coffee High School coach and principal, who has died at 93. The Sheffield native also rose to major general in the Alabama National Guard and later served the area through the Red Cross. 
2. Florence man arrested after stolen vehicle chase ends in crash (whnt.com) — A Florence man faces multiple charges after deputies say he fled in a reportedly stolen Cadillac Escalade and crashed near North Pine Street following a chase along Florence Boulevard and Veterans Drive. Lauderdale County authorities report no injuries but list numerous traffic and theft charges, with bond set at $33,600.
3. Search underway for missing Tennessee man last seen near body of water in Lauderdale County (waff.com) — Local crews, including the Florence Dive Team, are searching waters off County Road 94 in Lauderdale County for 48‑year‑old Marcus DeWeese of Tennessee, last seen near a body of water. Deputies urge anyone who has seen him or knows his whereabouts to call 911 or the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office immediately.
4. Bonnie Sue Acree, age 70, of Russell Springs (lakercountry.com) — Florence readers may recognize Richard and Laura Edmonds, who are listed among the surviving siblings of 70-year-old Bonnie Sue Acree of Russell Springs, Kentucky. Acree, a longtime dietary assistant and church member, passed away June 9, with funeral services set for Sunday, June 14, at New Victory Baptist Church in Russell Springs.
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Working in the Deep →
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Friday June 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lauderdale County Rabies Clinic on LCHS Campus
Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
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Muscle Works (Emilie) →
YMCA of The Shoals, 2121 Helton Drive, Florence
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S.N.A.P.-Starting New At Pistols →
Cypress Creek Indoor Range, 5060 AL-157, Florence
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Juneteenth Holiday
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Breathe & Bend (Amy) →
YMCA of The Shoals, 2121 Helton Drive, Florence
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Trail Care: Cane Creek Canyon →
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, 251 Loop Rd, Tuscumbia
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Survival For Women →
Cypress Creek Indoor Range, 5060 AL-157, Florence
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Volunteer Day with The Village School Foundation →
The Village School Foundation, 200 Chickamauga St, Sheffield
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Make Music at Florence - June 21 →
Banqet Patisserie, 117 W Tuscaloosa St, Florence
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Rent the Musical →
Cypress Moon Productions Inc, 1000 Alabama Ave, Sheffield
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
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Saturday June 27
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- American Cruise Lines posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Florence. Apply here.
- The University of North Alabama posted a job opening for Non-Tenure-Track, Visiting Assistant Professor; Mathematics in Florence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florence here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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