FORECAST All-area boys soccer: TODAY FRI SAT Russellville’s Cano felt 92°/68° 94°/74° 89°/73° Complete forecast, A2 long-distance support. C1 Statistics on COVID-19 reported by the Alabama Department of Public Health as of Wednesday. FLORENCE n MUSCLE SHOALS n SHEFFIELD n TUSCUMBIA n NORTHWEST ALABAMA County Cases Deaths Colbert 6,414 140 Franklin 4,310 83 Thursday, June 17, 2021 timesdaily.com timesdaily @TimesDaily Lauderdale 9,596 249 Statewide 548,323 11,288 AMERICAN COUNTESS ST. FLORIAN Hardest hit county: Jefferson with 80,953 cases and 1,565 deaths. More samples REGION Steamboat spends collected at site of discharge By Lisa Singleton-Rickman a day in the Shoals Staff Writer ST. FLORIAN — Officials with the Alabama Department of Environ- mental Management were onsite again Wednesday in the area of Woodland Hills Mobile Home Park and Shoals Creek to collect more Tuscumbia Area ALDOT ground and water samples. The department responded Tues- employees move day to complaints about a possible into new building sewage spill near the mobile home park, and concerns about a green Nearly three years after work- slimy film covering the water in the ing out of modular offices, boat launch area of the creek in the the employees of the Alabama Bailey Springs area. Department of Transportation’s The springs is located downhill Tuscumbia Area Office finally have from the park. B1 a new home. Initial inspections and water sample collections determined that WEIRD NEWS malfunctioning lift stations that serve the mobile home park are responsible for the discharge. Bear found stuck Lynn Battle, ADEM’s chief of Office on power pole of External Affairs, said Wednes- day’s onsite inspections will provide WILLCOX, Ariz. — A bear in information needed to determine the Arizona emerged unscathed from impact, if any, to the creek. quite the power trip when it became “ADEM has not observed any stuck on a utility pole. Guests board the American Countess, an American Queen Steamboat Co. vessel, as it docks Wednesday at sanitary sewer debris in the creek,” Sulphur Springs Valley Electric McFarland Park. The vessel made a stop in Florence as it carries passengers for a tour that included the Tennes- according to Wednesday’s ADEM Cooperative, a utility company see River. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY] statement issued by Battle. “Should based in the southern Arizona city debris be observed, Woodland Hills of Willcox, was notified June 7 By Bernie Delinski according to the website. venture carries a Civil War would be responsible for its removal.” that a bear was tangled in power Staff Writer It is four decks tall, includ- theme that includes various Debris is considered to be materi- pole wires on the outskirts of ing the sun deck, and has 123 stops along the way, includ- als that have not degraded, like toilet town. FLORENCE — Many people staterooms in four categories. ing the Battle of Shiloh. paper, wipes and plastic wrappers. Werner Neubauer, a company crossing O’Neal Bridge Although the public cannot They visited various local The mobile home park’s manager, lineman, said they immediately received a head-turning sur- go on board, the boat’s museums and restaurants on Dana Evans, refused to comment on disabled the power so the animal prise Wednesday when the appearance drew a great deal Wednesday. the issue when contacted Wednesday. would not get electrocuted. Neu- American Countess steam- of interest from local resi- Most cruises vary from six ADEM said park management bauer then went up in a bucket boat docked for the day. dents, many of whom took to 15 days. began addressing the issue on lift and used an 8-footfiberglass Completed in 2020, the photos and videos of it. The vessel features a library, Tuesday, and efforts continued on stick to try to nudge the bear to Countess is the newest addi- Mick and Gail Holmes of chart room, bar, card room, Wednesday. go down. He even tried talking tion to the American Queen Greeley, Colorado, are enjoy- theater, grand lobby, grand Due to the ongoing investigation, to it. Steamboat Company’s line, ing the trip with Ron and Kim dining room and river grill. ADEM continues to suggest that “I think I told him I was gonna according to the company’s Holmes of Waco, Texas. Officials aboard the vessel residents refrain from recreational help him get down the pole,” website. “It’s a great journey and said the stop in Florence was activities in the areas that may be Neubauer said. “I know he couldn’t The line also includes the there’s entertainment at night just for the day as the vessel impacted by the sanitary sewer understand me. But it did get his American Queen, Ameri- on board,” Ron Holmes said. left at 10 p.m. Wednesday. overflow. attention.” can Empress and American Mike and Ron Holmes, who After grabbing and biting the Duchess. are brothers, said the cruise bernie.delinski@timesdaily. lisa.singleton-rickman@Times- stick at times, the bear eventually The paddlewheel vessel travels from Chattanooga to com or 256-740-5739. Twit- Daily.com or 256-740-5735. climbed down and ran off into the hosts up to 245 guests, Memphis, Tennessee, and this ter @TD_BDelinski Twitter@TD _LSRickman. desert. According to Neubauer, there were no injuries, and the power outage, which affected residential FLORENCE customers, only lasted about 15 minutes. — The Associated Press City OKs $97K contract for streetwork ONLINE Collapsed, aged sewer pipe created huge sinkhole Follow us on By Bernie Delinski be completed within 60 in many cases. They Facebook. Staff Writer working days. didn’t keep records back District 2 Council- then. That’s what took so YOUR OPINION FLORENCE — The man Dick Jordan, whose long to reach this point is gaping hole on West district includes the site they really didn’t know Alabama Street will start of the project, said city what was in there.” Wednesday’s Question: Will you be being filled after an old crews began working on Workers said the proj- attending the Juneteenth celebra- storm sewer pipe col- the site after a portion of ect included digging tion on Friday night? lapsed more than two the street caved in during through a thick wall below Yes: No: 5.4% 94.6% months ago. a stretch of heavy rainfall a sidewalk on the side of Today’s Question: Should Florence The hole has kept that in late March. Alabama Street that used City Council members vote in favor section of street closed Workers discovered a to be ECM property. of building a new city hall and 2 new since late March, but the 27-inch wide clay pipe They also had to dig parking decks? Florence City Council had collapsed, Jordan deep. Some 8 feet down, TimesDaily.com. Vote at this week unanimously said. they discovered remains A contract has been approved to repair a roughly 25-feet deep approved a contract for He said officials are of what used to be a street hole on Alabama Street in Florence. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY] Vol. 132 No. 120 the repair work. unsure about the age of that had been there before Classified ...........E1 Obituaries ..........B2 The area that is closed the pipe, but it could have the existing Alabama leaders have fielded a “I’m glad we’re able to Comics ...............D2 Opinion ..............A4 Crossword..........D3 Region................B1 is near the Water Street been installed in the 1950s Street was built. great deal of questions go ahead and get it done,” Life.....................D1 Sports ................C1 intersection, south of or earlier. The collapsed storm from the public about he said. Lotteries ............C1 Weather .............A2 the former Eliza Coffee “Clay was used a lot in sewer was discovered the road closure, so he is Memorial Hospital site. the ‘50s and even before approximately 8 feet pleased to see the project bernie.delinski@ The $97,250 contract then,” Jordan said. below that old section of reach the point where timesdaily.com or 256- with Shotcrete of Amer- “You don’t know what’s street. a contractor will begin 740-5739. Twitter @ ica calls for the project to underneath these streets Jordan and other city repairs. 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