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Facebook Doesn't Like Chick-fil-A?
Facebook has a feature called Moderation Assist. Supposedly computerized moderation, it's often inconsistent. The past week, we've had blogs on arrests of two men whose families came to their defense,...
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Sheffield: The City That Could, but Won't
The day-to-day operations of the City of Sheffield border on 'the abysmal'. Its city streets are falling apart, derelict buildings and cars abound in almost every neighborhood, and illegal dumping...
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Child Rapists to be Released Starting February 1st?
Pictured is Joshua Dale Price. The 43 year-old inmate is currently serving a ten year sentence for a sex crime involving a child. His inmate profile is clearly marked with an "S" and the victim...
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Covenant Christian Headmaster Accused of Malfeasance
Covenant Christian School is an above average, private, Christian school located in TUSCUMBIA, AL. It has 198 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 7 to 1. Tuition is $5,650 for...
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Sorry, Andy, ShoalsFest is a No-Go for '23
Last year, Florence mayor Andy Betterton proclaimed we would have an annual ShoalsFest day. Guess what?That's right; Jason has posted the bad news. No ShoalsFest for 2023. And all of Cliff Haven...
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A Victim's Friend on the Tre Wells Release
Editor's Note: Tre Wells was arrested in 2003 in connection with the murders of his parents. Wells was acquitted of his father's murder, but convicted of manslaughter in his mother's death. He was...
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Joshua Dale Price: Two Time Child Predator Freed?
In 2008, Joshua Dale Price was arrested in Colbert County on a charge of First Degree Theft. This was one of Price's first area arrests, but it certainly wasn't his most infamous.In June 2015, Price...
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Do You Want Your Children Asked These Questions?
Have you ever received a survey attached to an e-mail? Most of them will indicate that they are voluntary and that you are not required to answer any question that makes you feel uncomfortable. Then...
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Where Is William Glen Jones?
It's been ten weeks since the last known sighting of William Glen Jones. The 24 year-old's official information is sketchy at best. A press release mentions he was at Cypress Place Landing; we're left...
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Let's Help Make Kaiden Safe
This is Kaiden. He was recently removed from his biological mother's custody after receiving a beating from his stepfather. The mother, stepfather, and two or three supporters have denied Kaiden's...
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Who Shot Darrious Smith?
“On June 30, 2022, at approximately 9:15 PM, officers responded to a shooting at 214 Holt Ave in Florence.Darrious Marqua Smith was located at the residence. Smith had been wounded and he was...
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Convicted Rapist/Murderer Shaun Shapley Seeks Parole
Pictured is Jennifer Helen Bragg. We don't know her age in this photo, but we do know she was no older than 17 - that was her age when her stepfather murdered her during an attempted rape. She died on...
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ALEA: Missing from NW Alabama
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has an official page/case number of those listed as missing in the state. Not everyone missing is on the state list for various reasons. As of today, these...
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State to Sue USPS?
Does anyone with half a brain think the State of Alabama suing the USPS is a good use of taxpayer dollars? Apparently 1819 News does. You may ask what is 1819 News? We first saw it come to prominence...
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Is Andy Betterton a Yamn Dankee?
Andy Betterton has never, to our knowledge, claimed to be a Shoals native, but he has reportedly lived in this area for around five decades. That's a long time not to know place names in an area,...
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Trouble at Hibbett Intermediate (Middle) School
Hibbett Intermediate School (formerly Middle School) is located in North Florence and is part of the Florence City School system. Now a special education teacher from Hibbett has been placed on...
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What's Going on with Colbert County Sheriff's Office?
Almost every county's press release site uses the same software, but each has marked differences in what is chosen to be presented. After the general election last November, the Colbert County site...
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Valentine's Day 2023
We're now six weeks into 2023. We hope it's going well for everyone, but we're sure there have been setbacks in whatever course you've plotted for this year. Procrastination? We haz it. Is there any...
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Who Smuggled Drugs into the Lauderdale County Detention Center?
Harley James Coyer, facing 11 charges, had been incarcerated in the Lauderdale County Detention Center without bail for the past nine months. He left the jail on Valentine's Day at 7:27 p.m. - in a...
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Florence High Teacher has Outstanding Warrant
After the recent investigation into alleged violent behavior by a Hibbett Intermediate School teacher, we've been informed of a situation that should be troubling for more than one reason. A Florence...
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