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Alabama: Where You Can't Tell a Skunk from a Politician - Part I
You know the old joke: How can you tell a run-over snake from a run-over attorney? There are skid marks in front of the snake....badaboom!Now it's been reported this past week that the highly elusive...
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Monument Hearing - Two Takes
We have received a press release from the HPNA on the monument hearing that took place on Friday. Before we present that, for those who are not familiar with our stance on this issue, we're presenting...
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Singleton Offers Endorsement in Sheriff's Race
No matter what happens on May 24th, there'll be a new sheriff in town in Lauderdale County. While initial polls indicate it's a tight race between Joe Hamilton (pictured) and John Randall McCrary,...
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More Closures at Florence Mall?
Sometimes shocking news seems common place and banal announcements carry a punch. While K-Mart is long gone from the Shoals, it was just announced that with the latest closings, there are now only...
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Oh, Snix! She Called the Brass Monkey a "Dive Bar"
Two years ago, there was an unfortunate shooting at a Florence Plaza night spot called the Brass Monkey. One Florence Police officer provided information to a local news source in which he called the...
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Name of Lori's Killer Announced - Now Bring Him to Justice
Police believe the man pictured above ran down Lori Lynne Avery on December 20th of last year and fled the scene. This photo of Marlin Javier Vindel-Lopez is an obvious criminal mugshot taken in a...
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Is City Hampering Progress at Florence Mall Property?
The City of Florence has always been very outspoken about offering help to attract new tenants at Florence Mall. So far, Hull properties has not shown any interest, ostensibly holding onto the...
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More Criticism for Russellville Electric Board
From a member of Russellville government:After reviewing some 2021 financial records of the Russellville Electric Board, the situation is more troubling than I first expected. In the months leading up...
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Michelle Eubanks, the TimesDaily, & Tourism
Florence Councilwoman Michelle Eubanks has recently faced a great deal of criticism from the public concerning the F!rence fiasco. At least some of the critics are greatly confused about Mrs....
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Nursing Home Rapist on Probation is Jailed on New Charge
He Raped a Man Who Couldn't Walk!The neanderthal pictured above is Zachariah Lee Reeves. At one time he worked in some minor capacity at the Walmart Market in Florence. Very few there liked him, with...
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Charles Canida Said/Russellville Citizens Said
Charles Canida is head of the Russellville Electric Board. Canida recently asked the city for a 3.1% rate increase, which the council granted. Then the citizens of Russellville received their January...
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Blame City of Florence? UNA Should Get Half the Blame!
For the past two years, a Florence group called Jammin' for Justice has put on a Juneteenth celebration. The organization is led by Melissa Hardin, and by all accounts, the galas have been very...
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Mass Exodus of Shoals Teachers?
Perhaps the member of our blogging team to be with us the longest is J. Redmon. J. has taught in various Shoals schools and now teaches in a nearby city. He is also a longtime Colbert County resident....
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Skunks & Politicians - Part II
A few years ago, a state representative from the Mobile area introduced a bill to again legalize dog fighting. Yes, really! Then we have legislators who may be super-rich land owners, but who have no...
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Maurice McCaney: An Honest, Conservative Alternative
Attn: Voters of District 11. Do you want an honest candidate for the state house?2. Do you want an intelligent, educated candidate?3. Do you want a candidate who will give back, not take money and...
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Which Russellville Electric Board Employees Make $87.03 an Hour?
Do you receive your electric power via the Russellville Electric Board? Then you really should be asking some questions. Let's look at the above invoice for copies of public documents. Since we don't...
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Legislation Sponsored by Phillip Pettus in the 2022 Session
Many professional organizations have the motto "If you can do no good, at least do no harm." Wouldn't we all be better off if every public servant adopted this motto?According to Legiscan, Rep....
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Who Says Putin Will Nuke Anyone? One Word: Smallpox
We always see the word "eradicated" in connection with smallpox. Not technically. There is a reserve in Atlanta and another in Siberia. In the early 2000s, for whatever reason, the Russian stash...
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Pray for Bentlee...
On Sunday morning, Bentlee Hazelwood was in an upstairs unit at the Rogersville Park Apartments when a fire broke out. Investigators say the home was intentionally torched. All eight units were...
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Southern Hospitality Holdings is at it Again!
Who's responsible for the removal of the "Fred's Murals?" It would appear to be the owners of Southern Hospitality Holdings in Florence which owns the car dealership/grocery/discount department store...
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