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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus David Barr grew up with law enforcement in his blood and was one among several family members called to service. A great-grandfather was killed in the line of duty as a constable in Florence. A father wore Marine Corps boots. An uncle worked as a railroad detective on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Long before Sabrina Clark became a nurse — a profession which saw her caring for mothers and babies in the maternity ward of Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence for over three decades — another nurse worked tirelessly one night to save Clark’s mother’s life in the very same hospital. That night, what should

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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Lane Austin doesn’t remember a time when hunting wasn’t part of his life. As a boy growing up in northwest Alabama, he learned the woods by following his father silently and patiently through them, often before daylight. Decades later, Austin reflects not only on how hunting has shaped him, but how life itself

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By Chelsea Retherford | Staff Writer After more than three decades spent troubleshooting computer problems at the University of North Alabama, Sara Huntley traded in her keyboard for boxing gloves. The longtime information technology (IT) specialist never expected retirement would lead her to the gym floor, or that she’d eventually end up helping people with Parkinson’s disease “fight back” through

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By Chelsea Retherford | Staff Writer When Jeanine Martin and her husband, Brandon, finally crossed the state line into Alabama last year, she said it felt like the end of a 30-year dream. The couple had long hoped to settle in Muscle Shoals — home to Brandon’s family and the kind of tight-knit community they’d missed while moving around for

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By Chelsea Retherford | Staff Writer For Sheffield weaver Kate Chitwood, every hour at the loom is a lesson in patience. The meticulous process is slow and deliberate, but it’s one she finds deeply satisfying. “It’s very soothing,” she said, then paused and added with a laugh, “when things are going well.” At 76, she has spent more than three

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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus When single mom Breanna Turner walked into her new home for the first time this fall, she wasn’t alone. Standing beside her were two women who had been there from the beginning — Nell Eggleston and Jacqueline Broder, volunteers who guided her through every step toward homeownership.  For Eggleston and Broder, who have spent decades

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