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We Want to Borrow Your Car, But...
You need to wash it first.You need to change the oil.The radio is terrible; can't you have it repaired?And the upholstery? Who would want to sit on it?This is where you tell the would-be borrower that...
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Will Ryan Orrick be New Florence Fire Chief?
News about a recent fatal Florence fire was released by Fire Marshal Ryan Orrick. Will he be the next chief?Will Mayor Andy Betterton ever work up enough nerve to announce he's terminated Jeff...
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Message to All Coaches
A few years ago a local high school football coach gave his wife some impromptu rhinoplasty and wound up in jail. Our blog on the attack brought in many comments from his students - almost all...
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UNA Has a New Ligature
If you're like us, you are unfamiliar with the meaning of the word "ligature" in printing. It seems it indicates two or more letters joined together into one logo. It has been announced the University...
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Colbert County: You're Setting Yourself up for Disaster
In case you didn't know it, it's difficult dealing with the public. If they're wrong, simply smile and thank them for their input. Guess what? They may just be right.If Charles Corey Speegle has any...
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Why Do You Have Job Security? Know Where the Bodies Are Buried?
Want job security? Work for yourself or know where the bodies are buried.How do you work for the city and still picket its policies? Ridicule tax payers in the guise of performance art? Post false...
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You're Nobody Till Somebody Bans You
A letter from James Marks. What...couldn't Corey Speegle get Larson E. Pettifogger?If you really want to see disruptive...Kerry, we have no doubt that you'll win the upcoming election, but do you...
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ALEA Blames the Woman
Pictured is Warden Terry Raybon, governor of Holman Prison. He's recently come under scrutiny for calling out a female reporter on her short skirt and uncovered toes.Yes, her toes. Was she expected to...
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Who Tried to Kill Fish? $100.00 Reward...
Pictured is Fish, a red tabby male cat found with burns to tail and feet. He was recently discovered in the Windsor Heights area of Florence, not far from Seven Points. His burns are not believed to...
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AL.com Can't Find the Governor? Shoot, Florence Can't Find Its Fire Chief
You may have heard that AL.com and several other news agencies have been trying to locate Gov. Kay Ivey. She hasn't been seen in a week. Wherever she is, we wish her well.Meanwhile here in Bettertown,...
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West Lauderdale Commissioners Abandon District 2 Residents
You may have heard the good news often enough - there's a new bridge in the works on Lauderdale County Road 16. What you may not have heard is that residents around the construction site are being...
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Inspiration Landing Plays Musical Music Venues
There have been two designs for the Inspiration Landing amphitheater in the past seven years; now a third is coming. This one won't be constructed on the previous location, but where the smaller Slag...
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You Can't Complain without a Form, but You Can't Get a Form?!!!
The Colbert Animal Shelter Board says you can't just complain over the phone or in a letter - you have to fill out an official form. Where do you get the form? You can't. They don't exist yet. We're...
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Just What Does Chris Ewing Control at Inspiration Landing?
Located near the entrance to Inspiration Landing is a small corner of land referred to as The Slag...or The Slag Yard...or The Slag Pile...or The Slag at Furnace Hill. In hind sight, it seems to have...
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We Have an Official State Executioner?
It would seem that AL.com is out to get Holman Prison warden Terry Raybon who inspected the lengths of two female reporters' skirts at a recent execution. Since Holman is the only facility with a...
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Trey Wooten Came Out Lucky!
Blakely Cowart - Innocent VictimWe don't blame the Lauderdale County District Attorney's office for making a deal with Trey Wooten. There was no guarantee that he would be convicted. Also the four...
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When a Woman is as Violent as a Man: Aldani Byrd
The late Cory Luke White and Aldani Faith Byrd shared one thing in common - the same Lauderdale County judge. According to an article in the Montgomery Advertiser, White was originally given...
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Lockhart's Muscle Shoals Project Supports Tuscumbia!
From faithful reader M.S.X. Ray:Ongoing lawsuits in Cornelius Landing as a result of poor drainage and the not so long ago flooding in Nathan Estates should be a priority for the City of Muscle...
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Confronting White Rage in Florence, Alabama?
What is "White Rage?" We're sure it's different things to different people. Is there White Rage in Florence, Alabama? We're sure there must be some somewhere; however, we would be hard pressed to...
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The Colbert County Race for Sheriff
We had originally planned to wait until closer to the general election to comment on the race for sheriff in Colbert County; however, we've been asked to comment on what is becoming a highly contested...
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