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Colbert County Gets Hip (Monument to Honor Sontarans Coming Soon)
In a daring yet calculated move, the Colbert County Commission has voted to place a monument honoring Sontarans on the court house lawn. One commissioner was even rumored to have claimed direct descent...
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Cherokee Businessman Accused of Shooting Alsatian
It's understood that a complaint has been lodged in this incident:Our dog Zeus was shot yesterday by Delmer Bailey. He is the owner of the new hunting club on Mill Road in Cherokee. A police report has...
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Lauderdale BOE/256 Racing
A reader wishes the Lauderdale County BOE a Merry Christmas:At this time of year I’m mostly into the spirit of “Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Mankind”, except when it comes to the LCBOE. Owens,...
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Waylon Jennings Banned?
Please read entire post before responding:Waylon Jennings BannedBy: The Midnight RiderI was sitting eating breakfast this morning in Moulton when an interesting article came on Fox News. Sitting back...
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Satire...or Just Plain Fake News?
Yesterday we published an article by the Midnight Rider; at the beginning we asked readers to be sure to read to the end. Many didn't. At the end of the story, MR points out that the entire weird tale...
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That Certain Polling Place Indicent
We're always glad to see young people take an interest in politics. Yet, there's one young lady who may not be quite so eager next time. This particular young woman was both attacked physically and...
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That Polling Place Incident
We're always glad to see young people take an interest in politics. Yet, there's one young lady who may not be quite so eager next time. This particular young woman was both attacked physically and...
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How "Civil" Is Sheffield Utilities?
A Sheffield reader writes:Leave it to Sheffield Utilities to deliver their latest utility bills on Christmas Eve, complete with their traditional '$100 December mark up'. Our utility bill is $124...
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Merry Christmas 2018
Your assignment for the next 365 days: Think of your warmest, coziest feeling from this holiday, smile, then go out and attempt to make at least one person feel as good as you felt while you were...
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What If He Hadn't Brought His Gun?
There are always "what ifs" in life. Certainly there are many what ifs concerning the Christmas shooting of an unarmed Hamilton man. Andrew Cochran is now in jail for that shooting and facing a Capital...
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The Year to Come at the Lauderdale County BOE
At present, we have two or three individuals who have insight into the problems at the Lauderdale County Board of Education. At least one of our experts has promised to hang with us in the coming two...
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What the Sheriff Said
Sheriffs (and police chiefs) are just like the rest of us - stick a microphone in front of them and they may misspeak. We've been asked questions on two recent deaths. Can we clear anything up?First in...
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The Strange Death of Jayla Capri Sutton
The sheriff of Lawrence County has said few things about the tragic death of 12 year-old Jayla Capri Sutton. What he has said has been refuted by her mother and her mother's friends. Who is right? In...
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Thank You, Sheffield!
In case you missed it, Sheffield has a new sign. The sign proclaiming the coming of Inspiration Landing is noteworthy for several reasons. Looking at the names on the sign that are linked to the IL...
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No Big Pharma? Be Careful What You Wish For
We've recently seen several individuals state they want "Big Pharma" to go out of business. While they may mean well, we doubt they have adequately considered what they're asking for. First, we're not...
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Happy New Year 2019!
This New Year's Day we have a challenge for our readers. We're sure you've read for years about those who resolve not to purchase anything new for an entire year. Obviously some new things are a...
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What It Was...Was Sheffield
Sheffield is a hot topic right now. We're not going to attempt to publish all the comments we receive about that city, but here are some from our own J. Redman:* Some Sheffield residents did not...
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Why Can't Waterloo Get a DG?
A six year-old business article states that there are 1.2 dollar stores for every 10 thousand citizens in Alabama. There are probably hundreds more today. We can't drive 1.5 miles in any direction from...
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Volunteers Needed at Shelter NOW!
The Florence Animal Shelter is in dire need of volunteers. There is no minimum amount of time one would need to spend at the shelter, but obviously the more the better. The shelter is located on East...
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City Arrests/Who's the Fantasist?
We have a developing story out of one of the Quad-Cities. We'll be publishing the unfortunate details at a later date, but until then we have a chance to answer a question we've often had.What is the...
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