Update on Carla Rena' Cannon Animal Abuse Charge
Pictured is Carla Rena' Foxx Cannon, half the married duo currently facing 14 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse in Lauderdale County. In yesterday's blog, we stated Cannon was employed at Florence...
View ArticleWhat the TimesDaily Doesn't Tell Us...Or Is That Ronnie Willis?
Saturday morning saw an escape from the Florence-Lauderdale Detention Center. Perhaps you read about it in the TimesDaily...or perhaps you were lucky enough to read about it in Pen-N-Sword. These two...
View ArticleUnneeded Certificate of Need?
It must have been a really interesting year--1974. Richard Nixon resigned, Patty Hearst was kidnapped, and the Federal government decided to rope in certain aspects of our health care. Why the latter?...
View ArticleKellergate Is Now
From a concerned resident of Lauderdale County:1) The people of Lauderdale county and their leaders need to petition the governor to intervene and encourage the CON board to act upon the original...
View ArticleA Fair Trial for Autumn Marie Wood?
A reader has asked if Autumn Marie Wood can get a "fair trial" in Lauderdale County. For those who may have missed the news today, Wood was denied her second request to be tried as a juvenile in the...
View ArticleHarry Wayne Roberts Charged with Rape
Three weeks ago, Harry Wayne Roberts and his wife were listed as wanted individuals, namely as the masterminds of a local theft ring that targeted heavy equipment across northwest Alabama. Today...
View ArticleForums, Red Bay, & Libel
Red Bay, AlabamaThere's a national online forum that we won't name here due to the remote possibility someone either 13 in age or IQ is reading this and has not yet discovered this modern wonder. This...
View ArticleRed Bay Facing a Lawsuit?
It was Sunday June 2nd. A person called Red Bay Police to inform them a child was missing. What could have been a horrible situation was apparently simply a case of custodial interference. Yet it has...
View ArticleFree Days of "TimesDaily" Numbered?
Shelton Publishing of Decatur owns several newspapers, among them the TimesDaily and the Courier Journal, both located in Florence...the Shoals. The Decatur Daily could be said to be the Shelton...
View ArticleThey Cut Her Ears Off!
She apparently didn't look enough like a Pit Bull to her owners so they clipped her ears...with a pair of scissors. Infection ensued. Now she's at the Florence Shelter facing expensive medical...
View ArticleUpdate on Hurricane Creek Baptist Church Assault
We have been given some new information on the Sunday June 2nd assault that took place at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church in Red Bay. The victim was Mr. Steve Scott aged 62. (Apologies for adding a few...
View ArticleLifestyles of the Slimy and Scaly?
No, we're not talking about any former circuit court judges; we're just trying to figure out what a mural of fish has to do with the lifestyle of downtown Florence. The last time we looked, there...
View ArticleUNA U.S.-China International Institute
"UNA Keeping You Safe from the Commies by Clogging Their Arteries with Fried Chicken"The first problem seems to be the title of the new UNA school is ungrammatical, but why let that bother us when...
View ArticleJane Fonda New VP of Entertainment at UNA
Jane Fonda with Anti-Aircraft Personnel outside Hanoi July 1, 1972In a surprising tactical move to recruit more international students, the University of North Alabama today announced Jane Fonda will...
View ArticleGeorge Wallace, Jabez Stone, & William Cale
It's been 50 years since George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. Apparently it's trendy this month to debate why he did it. Keeping a promise? We calls it as we sees it, and garnering votes from...
View ArticleFathers Day 2013: Fathers & Friends
If you're male, your father was your first best friend and mentor. If you're female, he was your protector and still is. If you still have your father, tell him how much you love him today. If you no...
View ArticleJournalism, Anyone?
Over the years, we've received several comments that what we do isn't real journalism. Never have we attempted to be a journalist, but we do consider ourselves quite adept at political commentary. We...
View ArticleNow That You've Been Fired/Zoning Gone Amok in Florence
Whether you call it "fired," "terminated," or "laid off," it happens to the majority of employees at some point in their lives. Many receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) bonus. Some receive an admonition...
View ArticleThe Dispatch Dirty Deal
Yesterday we blogged of seven Lauderdale County employees who recently lost their jobs as dispatchers for the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department. We've been informed that the actual number was...
View ArticleLawsuits, Petitions, & Us
One of the greatest feelings in the world is to know you've changed something for the better. Unfortunately, change often requires a lawsuit. We've focused this week on the Lauderdale County Sheriff's...
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