🌱 Why Sheffield’s mayor joined the opening of this massive new bank campus

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• Why Sheffield’s mayor joined the opening of this massive new bank campus

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 52.
• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Ribbon-cutting ceremony held in Muscle Shoals for Bank Independent Team Campus (waff.com) — Sheffield residents may be interested that Mayor Bryan VanDevender joined regional leaders Monday to celebrate Bank Independent’s new Team Campus in nearby Muscle Shoals. The large facility consolidates more than 230 employees and signals continued investment in customers and communities across North Alabama, including Colbert County communities like Sheffield.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• ARX MORTIS HAUNTED HOUSE – Killen, Alabama →
  Arx Mortis, 4051 US-72, Killen
  7:00 pm
• V and JV Boys Basketball Tryouts
  Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
  8:00 pm
• Junior High Boys Basketball Tryouts
  Lauderdale County High School Killen, AL 35645
  8:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Sunset Stories-All Ages
  Muscle Shoals Public Library, 1918 East Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals
  6:00 pm
• The Art of Knitting →
  Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N Water St, Tuscumbia
  6:00 pm
• Shoals Storytelling Festival - 3 Day Pass →
  Shoals Community Theatre, 123 N Seminary St, Florence
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Senior Honors Day
  Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL 35674
  8:15 am
• Senior Sunset
  Deshler High School Tuscumbia, AL 35674
  6:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• April Showers Bring May Flowers →
  Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, 511 N Water St, Tuscumbia
  10:00 am

Monday May 18

• S.N.A.P.-Starting New At Pistols →
  Cypress Creek Indoor Range, 5060 AL-157, Florence
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Elementary Volleyball Camp in Larry Sinyard Gym
  Larry Sinyard Gym Killen, AL 35645
  4:30 pm
• Homeschool Parent Support Group
  Muscle Shoals Public Library, 1918 East Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors.
  I am looking for my alley cat.his name is Tuxedo. He is fixed but his ear isnt tipped. He is a bit domesticated. His mom had her litter under my… (Nextdoor Downtown Sheffield)
• Get to know your neighbors before a storm or an emergency to help out in your community #HurricanePrep
  Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. #preparenow (Nextdoor )

• Vulcan Materials Company posted a job opening for Industrial Electrician - Night Shift in Tuscumbia. Apply here.
• Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Receiver Stocker Days in Muscle Shoals. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sheffield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Muscle Shoals

• Mother's Day Sales Come in Mixed for Independent Jewelers (instoremag.com)
• Meet the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame new Class of 2026 inductees [PHOTOS] (thebamabuzz.com)
• Walmart Blanketing Southeast With Remodeled Supercenters, Additional Locations (theshelbyreport.com)

Florence

• PREP SOFTBALL REGIONALS: Good Hope collect wins over Curry, Central-Florence to move on to next round (cullmantribune.com)
• Dennis Lee Phillips (radio7media.com)
• The hidden effects of the Voting Rights Act (goodauthority.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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