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🌱 Sheffield-born coach and Guard leader Buddy Moore remembered across the Shoals
Sheffield, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Sheffield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Sheffield-born coach and Guard leader Buddy Moore remembered across the Shoals
Also on today's calendar: Volunteer Day with The Village School Foundation and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 73.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former coach, UNA Hall of Famer dies (franklincountytimes.com) — A Sheffield-born University of North Alabama Hall of Famer, James “Buddy” Moore, has died at 93 after a long career shaping high school sports and public service across the Shoals. Former players and colleagues remember him as a disciplined yet caring coach, a major general in the Guard, and a key Red Cross volunteer leader. 
📸 Around Sheffield
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Upcoming Events in
Sheffield
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★ Featured events ★
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Shoals Pride Fest 2026 →
Wilson Park Fountain, 250 E Tuscaloosa St, Florence
2:30 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Volunteer Day with The Village School Foundation →
The Village School Foundation, 200 Chickamauga St, Sheffield
10:00 am -
Make Music at Florence - June 21 →
Banqet Patisserie, 117 W Tuscaloosa St, Florence
12:30 pm -
Working in the Deep →
YMCA of The Shoals, 2121 Helton Drive, Florence
10:15 am -
Rent the Musical →
Cypress Moon Productions Inc, 1000 Alabama Ave, Sheffield
7:00 pm
Saturday June 20
Sunday June 21
Friday June 26
Saturday June 27
📣 Sheffield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Muscle Works (Emilie) →
YMCA of The Shoals, 2121 Helton Drive, Florence
4:15 pm -
S.N.A.P.-Starting New At Pistols →
Cypress Creek Indoor Range, 5060 AL-157, Florence
6:00 pm -
Juneteenth Holiday
Colbert County Tuscumbia, AL 35674 -
Breathe & Bend (Amy) →
YMCA of The Shoals, 2121 Helton Drive, Florence
9:10 am -
Trail Care: Cane Creek Canyon →
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, 251 Loop Rd, Tuscumbia
9:00 am -
Survival For Women →
Cypress Creek Indoor Range, 5060 AL-157, Florence
10:00 am -
Tri-State Open Wheel Modified Series Round 2 →
North Alabama Speedway, 12200 AL-247, Tuscumbia
7:00 pm
Monday June 15
Friday June 19
Saturday June 20
Saturday June 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Sheffield. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Member - Restaurant in Tuscumbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sheffield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tuscumbia
- Helen Keller's Legacy Comes Alive in Tuscumbia This June (speakinoutweeklynews.net)
- Power Players: Utilities provide the power that draws new industry (businessalabama.com)
Muscle Shoals
- The Family Announce Debut Album Delusions of Grandeur (gratefulweb.com)
- Review: Sherri Harding's latest album deepens Canada-Deep South connection (toledoblade.com)
- How Alabama's rainy start to June compares to previous years (thebamabuzz.com)
Florence
- Florence man arrested after chase in stolen SUV ends in crash (waaytv.com)
Ok Sheffield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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