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🌱 How a Florida surgery led to a Muscle Shoals family’s loss

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Florida surgery led to a Muscle Shoals family’s loss
  • Muscle Shoals man’s death in Florida surgery leads to manslaughter charge
  • How Muscle Shoals helped shape Mavis Staples’s groundbreaking sound

Also on today's calendar: Muscle Shoals Sunday Cruise In and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Not as warm, temps: high: 81, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Widow says Florida doctor who mistakenly removed husband's liver ‘tried to mislead' her (wfla.com) — A Muscle Shoals family is seeking justice after a Florida surgeon was indicted on manslaughter charges in the 2024 death of Bill Bryan, a local man who died during vacation surgery. His widow describes the loss’s impact on their family and hopes the criminal case, alongside their civil lawsuit, will keep the doctor from practicing elsewhere and prevent similar tragedies.
   

• Surgeon accused of removing wrong organ from patient previously worked at Dothan hospital (wdhn.com) — A 70-year-old man from Muscle Shoals died during surgery at a Florida hospital, and the operating surgeon is now indicted for manslaughter after allegedly removing the wrong organ. The doctor, licensed in Alabama since 2016, previously worked at Southeast Health in Dothan before moving to Florida.
   

• Sophie Abramowitz (nybooks.com) — Muscle Shoals shows up here as the creative engine behind a landmark Staple Singers album, where Mavis Staples worked with the famed Swampers rhythm section. From those Alabama sessions to her recent collaborations, the piece traces how her gospel-rooted, socially conscious music evolved while staying grounded in communal voices and shared struggle.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Getting the full series of MMR vaccines protects you!
    If you have all your MMR shots, you have a 97% chance of not getting measles. If you're not sure about your MMR vaccination status, talk to your… (Nextdoor )
  • The DEA holds two National Prescription Drug Take Back Days each year.
    Find out how to properly dispose of your old or unused prescription medicines and why it is important to do this by checking out our blog post:… (Nextdoor )
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Muscle Shoals. Apply here.
  • North American Lighting Inc posted a job opening for Shipping/Receiving Clerk - I 2nd Shift in Muscle Shoals. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Muscle Shoals here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • ‘Your circumstances don't have to define you': State Teacher of the Year finalist shares passion behind profession (whnt.com)

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  • UNA sophomore Gannon McNees makes history with U.S. Navy Fleet Band selection (whnt.com)
  • Wiz Khalifa to headline UNA Spring Concert in Florence (256today.com)
  • Decatur could soon have a skate park again after nearly two decades (waff.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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