Wildwood Trail Residents Protest Too Much
Unless we're terribly mistaken, this is May. A plan to build a student housing complex on West Irvine Avenue was announced in January. Yet it seems several residents of Wildwood on Cypress attending...
View ArticleSecuring Your Online Biography/Information
God Bless ManchesterPrayers for all the children and young people affected by this heinous crime earlier today. There are no words to describe how we feel about these Islamic militants who have said...
View ArticleEducational?/Attorney Envy?
From Sunday's TimesDaily:Â Does anyone think this might be why Alabama is 51st in many areas of education?*****On the West Irvine Student Housing front, here's a link to the company seeking to purchase...
View ArticleDeeply Disappointed in Kyle Whitmire
If you don't know who Kyle Whitmire is, you apparently don't read Al.com News, the online presence of what's left of the once great print giant the BirminghamNews. Kyle is married to Elizabeth Hoekenga...
View ArticleRevisiting Tommy Arthur's First Victim
There's been a great deal of talk about justice for Troy Wicker; we've seen none about similar justice for Arthur's first (known) victim, Eloise Bray West. Surely her family must also feel some relief...
View ArticleUpdate on Christie Michelle Bray Scott
For those who came in late:Christie Bray Scott's Road to Death Row*****Earlier today, the murderer of Christie Michelle Bray Scott's aunt was put to death by the State of Alabama. As for Christie...
View ArticleColbert Tourism/Midnight Rider
From our tourism guru: Â I believe I am correct in saying that David Black is on the board of the Colbert County Tourism / Convention & Visitors Bureau. Which brings up an article a few weeks ago in...
View ArticleMuscle Shoals Wins...or Do We Mean Sheffield?
The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimated data on May 25th, and there were only a few surprises:* Florence has been boasting for some time that it has over 40K residents, but the latest from the...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2017
This is a special Memorial Day; this year we officially celebrate the United State's entry into what is now known as World War I. Unlike Armistice/Veteran's Day where we celebrate both living and...
View ArticleWhat Happened in Sheffield Saturday?
Over three years ago, we wrote a blog about some problems in Sheffield night life. As always, if anything can be misunderstood, it will be. Several readers thought we were referring to the racial...
View ArticleShoals City TV
Casey EgglestonFrom Shoals City TV:We are so excited to announce a new TV show on Comcast Channel 3 - "Shoals City TV" This show interviews elected officials, highlights events, festivals, community...
View ArticleSpecial: Incident at Spring Park
From the Tuscumbia Muskrat:Yesterday several children were trapped on the top peak of Spring Parks' roller coaster. Many of the children were scared and in tears as they awaited their rescue for almost...
View Article"Grieving Families?"
From E.T. (who tells it like it is): A few weeks ago I got a message from a man who said I wasn't much of a publisher. I thought that just involved buying software from time to time and taking writers...
View ArticleDeerslayer Greg Scoggins Hits the News Again...and a Car
Everyone remember Greg Scoggins of Deerslayer fame? If you don't...Greg ScogginsIt seems Scoggins is now employed in the city of Tuscumbia and crashed into a a car turning in front of him this...
View ArticleMuskrats with Common Sense/Questions
From the Tuscumbia Muskrat: First, I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to Tuscumbia's Mayor Underwood, who responded quickly to this past week's Spring Park roller coaster incident....
View ArticleLynn Greer Gets Called Out/Trademark Infringement?
It's official; the Alabama State Legislature will be getting sensitivity training. We highly suspect it will be comparable to the sexual ethics training of two hours required of new Alabama school...
View ArticleSpecial: No Room for Violence Against Women Here
We have three rules here for posting comments, either directly to our blog or to our Facebook page:1. No cursing/profanity/vulgarity/dirty words - Pretty simple...you would think.2. No libelous...
View ArticleWe Are the UNA; Prepare to be Assimilated
The University of North Alabama is getting another new parking lot. We read the article this morning with anticipation. The university stressed that this should help improve relations with its...
View Article"Words Can Mean Whatever We Wish Them To"
We just read this:Ashton Kutcher and Jada Pinkett Smith are to present prizes at this year's CMT Music Awards. The 39-year-old actor has joined a long list of celebrities who will give out the...
View ArticleHas Inspiration Landing Gone Pfft?!!!
Has the Curse of Yellow Creek struck again? It seems there have been dramatic changes with Sheffield and the Inspiration Landing project, and we'll be the first to say that we have no idea what they...
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