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TVA Asks Customers to Conserve Power Amid High Demand
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. — Heavy snow and bitter cold temperatures are creating record high demand for electricity across the Southeast region. As a result, the Tennessee Valley Authority is asking customers...
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Yes, You Have to Pay for It
A few years ago, the Lauderdale County Commission used county inmates to dismantle most of a condemned bridge on a rural road. Over ten years ago, Franklin County used inmates to raze the old jail...
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Auntie Eu-la Raises her Mistaken Head
Editor's Note: While we usually make every effort to use non-copyrighted illustrations, this is an exception. It came from the latest edition of Lagniappe, a Mobile publication. So we suggest you...
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No Water in Waterloo & Lexington!
Water has been off in Waterloo since early yesterday. Officials have announced they hope to have it restored at some point on Friday morning, Friday afternoon at the latest.As of 9:30 p.m. last night,...
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Revisiting Auntie Eu-la - Part I
Our recent blog mentioning "Auntie Eu-la" brought some interesting responses. One we took to mean that unions cause trouble. Really?How do unions cause trouble? We are aware that large companies...
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Revisiting Auntie Eu-la - Part II
Who's that girl sitting behind the desk of former Alabama governor Lurleen Wallace? Why, it's our own governor Kay Ivey. Yes, something happened along the way that changed Kay, who wouldn't know a...
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Remembering Dr. John Thornell
Of all the people we've met since the inception of this blog, Dr. John Thornell is among the dearest. Over the years, we've communicated about various topics and were always impressed by his insight...
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Why Wasn't the Alleged Salvation Army Rape Reported?
Three or four years ago, we began publishing stories from women who had been forced to resort to the shelter at the Salvationist Church. While all the reported events were troubling, one was...
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Why Were Streets Not Sanded? Where Was Andy?
Readers in all cities, especially Florence, have asked us why more was not done to prepare roads for the 8" of snow. It had been predicted days in advance. Florence citizens were particularly unhappy....
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What the Florence Public is Saying
Yesterday we touched on the lack of preparation in the City of Florence. A few, very few, called foul on our remarks, but these were coming from the citizens. Let's look at a few of these comments:the...
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Florence Needs a Baby Box
Madison's Baby Box had its first patron Sunday when a newborn baby girl was placed inside the rotating device. Not only Madison, but Gadsden, Prattville, Tuscaloosa, and Opelika have functioning Safe...
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Eight Days without Water!
From a West Lauderdale Water Board customer:We’ve been out since last Thursday morning. Along with what the water dept says is roughly 500 customers. They seem to be down playing it though supposedly...
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Florence Puts Lipstick on a Pig
It's time for another visit from the Florence Detective:It seemed like there were two takeaways from the Florence city council meeting held on 01/25/2024. Jimmy Oliver wants to make sure that the...
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Lie Down with the Salvation Army, Get up with Venereal Sores?
It seems the Salvation Army has been telling the Florence City Council how it's been reaching out to the homeless during the recent single digit weather. Really? It's an interesting tale, but totally...
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Today Marks Holocaust Remembrance
After October 7th, it's even more important to remember the Holocaust. We hope each of you says a prayer today thanking God for our freedom in this country and asking for the protection of Israel and...
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Remembering Ray LaVay (J.J. Ray)
For many years, Ray LaVay wrote here as J.J. Ray. He eventually left to work with Pen-N-Sword until his health declined. Ray passed away last week at the age of 80.Here is his obituary:Raymond Anthony...
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What Happened When Limestone County Indicted a Sitting Judge?
And now a cautionary tale:What happened when a sitting judge in Limestone County was indicted? The answer is "not much." Pictured is former Judge Donald Lee Patterson who was indicted in 2019 on...
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Judge Gilbert Self Indicted & Arrested
Judge Gilbert Porterfield Self was first appointed to the bench in Lauderdale County in 2009, then elected. Last October, his judicial accounts were audited for the past four years. The audit didn't...
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Guns, Furniture, Eye Glasses, &...Kitty Litter!
According to Attorney General Steve Marshall, he bought guns, eye glasses, kitty litter, and a sofa...plus "many others." Besides illegal purchases, the Lauderdale County judge is also accused of...
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Golfing His Troubles Away
Some of our legal eagle friends saw Judge Gil Self playing golf immediately after bonding out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center on Monday. We don't know if this denotes innocence or a fatalist...
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