Things known as shoal include:

• shoal — a sandbank or bar creating a shallow.
• shoal — a swarm of fish, also known as a school
• The Shoals is a region in northwest Alabama on the banks of the Tennessee River encompassing the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, and Sheffield.

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Locals battle nerves, seek help with stress, financial strategies
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:19:00 -0400
As panic swept U.S. and world financial markets Friday, many Grand Strand residents were gripped by uncertainty about what the downturn will mean for their budgets.The top economists and the average consumer alike are trying to figure out what to do to weather the crisis and what will happen next in light of the declines across the globe.Some are worried about losing their jobs. Others are afraid their retirement accounts or savings for their kids' college costs will be wiped out. Some are so stressed, they are seeking guidance not only from financial advisers, but general counselors.
Mayoral election redo pits same pair
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:15:00 -0400
The state Supreme Court removed a major obstacle to progress on Atlantic Beach's stalled Town Council on Friday when it ruled that the town must hold a new election for mayor, but it restricted the race to the same two candidates who ran in November's contested election."I'm just glad they're doing something to move things along," Councilman Donnell Thompson said of the ruling.In its decision, the court chose a path few expected. Many Atlantic Beach residents and observers were waiting for a completely new election open to all new candidates, or for Town Councilwoman Retha Pierce's 71-70 victory to be upheld over Mayor Irene Armstrong, who is suspended because of criminal charges.
Hewett to enter plea Monday on embezzlement, obstruction
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:13:00 -0400
One week after being sentenced to 16 months in prison on a federal obstruction-of-justice charge, former Brunswick County sheriff Ronald Hewett will enter his plea on state charges of embezzlement by a public official and obstructing justice.It was unclear Friday what that plea will be when he appears in the Brunswick County Courthouse at 10 a.m. on Monday.District Attorney Rex Gore declined to comment Friday, citing N.C. law. A call to Hewett's home was not returned. Roy Trest, Hewett's attorney for the state charges, could not be reached for comment Friday.

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