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Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County Alabama
US county information
NameColbert County
StateAlabama
SeatTuscumbia
Largest cityMuscle Shoals
US Area
Total Area623.61 sq mi (1615.1 km2)
Land Area594.53 sq mi (1539.8 km2)
Water Area29.08 sq mi (75.3 km2)
Population54428 (2010)
Density35.1/km2 (91/sq mi)
FoundedFebruary 6, 1867

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Colbert County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day Cherokee.

The county seat of Colbert County is Tuscumbia. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of 2010 the county's population was 54,428.

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Lanny Perry of the Colbert County Alabama Historical Landmarks Association gives a description and shows us around the Old Railroad Bridge over the Tennessee River at Sheffield, Alabama.
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Original Music from Johnny Law Justice Performing Live at the Spirit of Freedom Celebration. July 4th, 2009 at McFarland Park in Florence Alabama. Check them out at www.myspace.com/johnnylawjustice
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On the first day of spring 2011, me and my stepdad take a trip to a nature preserve in southern Colbert County, Alabama.
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Footage of the Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve in southern Colbert County, Alabama filmed with the Super 8 iPhone app.
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Colbert County Deputies Seek Convenience Store Robber - WAAY Tweet this news
WAAY--Tuscumbia, -AL- - -Colbert County- Sheriff Ronnie May is looking for an armed robbery suspect this week. May says that a man walked into the Happy's Food Mart on Highway 72 near Tuscumbia around 5:30 pm Tuesday. The man waited for all the other - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:39:38 GMT+00:00
Water breaches homes in North West Alabama - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF--Drivers battled high water along Woodward Avenue in -Colbert County-. The football stadium at Deshler High School filled up around the track, eventually covering the entire gridiron. "I've been here 12 years, and there have been many p - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:05:44 GMT+00:00
Legislature mandates Alabama animal shelters must phase out gas chambers - al.com (blog) Tweet this news
al.com (blog)--Only two -Alabama- shelters, in Florence and -Colbert County-, continue to use gas chambers. Last year, Andalusia converted to lethal injection, and Cullman recently has done the same, according to Rhonda Parker, state chairwoman for -Alaba - Date : Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:03:19 GMT+00:00
Storms spawn floods, power outages - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily--“For a while, the rain was coming down faster than ditches and storm drains could carry it away,” said Mike Melton, director of -Colbert County- Emergency Management Agency. “We had water cover a lot of roads and streets when the rain w - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:40:24 GMT+00:00
Judges surprised by announcement - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily---Colbert County- Circuit Court Judge Hal Hughston also expressed surprise at Cobb's decision to resign. Retired Lauderdale District Judge Deborah Bell Paseur, a close friend of Cobb's, said she was not surprised. “It is something - Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:43:20 GMT+00:00
You can't have too much information about rabies - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily--By Lisa Singleton-Rickman -Colbert County- veterinarian Randy Davis says a person can't have too much information about rabies. Keep vaccinations up to date for all dogs, cats and ferrets. Keep your pets under direct supervision so they - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:55:00 GMT+00:00
Concerns Surrounding Weather Radars - WHNT Tweet this news
WHNT--Some -Colbert County- residents are concerned weather radars may not warn them to possible danger from severe weather. The issue is leading county officials to drum up support for installing a radar station in Northwest -Alabama-. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:00:05 GMT+00:00
Three schools choose coaches - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily--Cherokee has tabbed former University of North -Alabama- and -Colbert County- High School assistant Jon Thompson as its next football coach. Sheffield reached back into its past, naming Ski Anderson its boys basketball coach once again. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:40:22 GMT+00:00
Residents worry about gap in radar coverage - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily--By Dennis Sherer Some -Colbert County- residents are worried about tornadoes that escape detection on National Weather Service radar. Since April 2008, four tornadoes have struck without warning along a narrow path from Muscle Shoals to the L - Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:49:03 GMT+00:00
Funeral homes see increased number of abandoned bodies - Times Daily Tweet this news
Times Daily--“People are abandoning family members,” Morrison said, and he took his concerns to the -Colbert County- Commission. Morrison said people are refusing to take responsibility for the burial of loved ones or are not making payments after arr - Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:39:10 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Colbert County, Alabama

County seat: Tuscumbia
CitiesMuscle Shoals * Sheffield * Tuscumbia
TownsCherokee * Leighton * Littleville
Unincorporated
communities
Allsboro * Barton * Buzzard Roost



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