New 911 Petition

 

We received a link to a petition to replace the Lauderdale 911 director. We are not sure of the correct protocol to follow in cases like this, but we can understand how different individuals find closure in unique ways.

Remove George Grabryan

We welcome any (polite) comments on this incident.

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We also understand that in April, the Florence City Council awarded 11.5K to the local Salvation Army Church. Come next Sunday, be sure to remind the powers that be at your home church to apply for similar funding.  

Remember, this is the same Salvation Army that has previously suggested murder as a way to eliminate homosexuality from society, has locally given preferential treatment to males in various programs, and has a dubious track record concerning local sexual harassment.

Atlanta Salvation Army Head Steals Donations (Two Days Ago)

Make Sure You Know Where Your Money Goes!

What's She Guilty Of?

 

Sad news in Frog Pond. The National Association of Tiddlywinks Champions has split. Now the corporate headquarters of Old Style and New Style sit side by side. Linus Lester Limburger is extremely upset and has called in a bomb threat to the Old Style headquarters.

Meanwhile, Miss Ohaletha Snadley, age 98, is substituting as third grade teacher at the Frog Pond School and has organized a protest by her students. She has led them in chants of "Burn down the New Style building."

Sadly, authorities have arrested Linus for making a terrorist threat. How about Ohaletha? What's she guilty of?

That same question recently arose around the recent arrest of Trevor Kiddy. He was arrested for calling in a bomb threat. Good call. Yet, isn't one of his mentors just as guilty if she, as a college associate professor, urges impressionable students to tear down property belonging to the City of Florence?

One of her supporters has called it "rhetoric." We gather he was implying that the phrase is simply a figure of speech.  Tell that to the judge...

Memorial Day 2023

 

We hope everyone had a Memorial Day filled with both introspection for the past and contemplation on how to assist this country in finding its way. 

If you're looking for the perfect way to close out this holiday, instead of viewing a film that assists in tearing our country apart, we suggest this classic:

Sorry, TD, Stewart Cink Isn't a Florence Native

 

On rare occasions, families do move to Florence. That's what happened with Stewart Cink's family about the time he started school. This past week, Cink's name was in the news due to finishing relatively well in a golf tournament. 

It's been quite a while since we've noticed anyone at the TimesDaily misidentifying Cink, but the sports writers more than made up for it in the past few days. Why not refer to the golfer as a "Bradshaw grad?" 

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Alabama - One of a handful of states with three holidays honoring the military, but less than ten percent of the population can tell you why.

Hey, Toots, You Can't Change Him

 

We had some public and private comments on yesterday's blog. Most seemed to center around forgiveness for a husband who has strayed to the same team. After all, the loving wife can change him; right?

We have news: the answer to that question is "no." We have no doubt that there are some men who prefer other men who never act on that inclination. We also have no doubt that most who have those inclinations do act on them.

Case in point: If your husband has admitted not only to gay sex, but to sex with underaged males, then he has neither moral compass nor self-control. There is nothing sexual about a 13 year-old boy unless the one doing the appraising is a 12 year-old. 

Alabama's favorite sex offender constantly touts the idea that sex offenders can change. Scientific studies indicate that's not true. 

But go ahead and deny that hubs has done wrong or will do wrong again with an underaged boy. Just because you're willing to forgive him doesn't mean that your employer, a school system no less, should be foolish enough to take a chance on letting you keep your job.

Should the Child Molester's Wife be Terminated?

 

Since the conviction of a Lauderdale County man accused of sexually molesting three male youths, our blog has received several missives about the predator's wife. Mrs. C.M. is employed at a local board of education. Her employment enables her to access student records. Perhaps her husband also accesses them from time to time? With auto-fill for passwords, that is not outside the realm of possibility.

That presents the question of her continued employment in the local school system. Is she a possible threat to young students?

If any parents are overly concerned, we suggest two things:

1. Have a talk with your children about this predator and anyone else who might seek to reroute them from the school system.

2. If you're still worried, write a formal letter of complaint to the system's board/superintendent.

Good luck!

Some Listerhill Customers are VERY Unhappy

 

If your Listerhill debit card was set to expire on June 30th, you may have had a rude awakening. Several readers have reported the cards were accidentally deactivated early.

If you're having problems with your card, you may call 256-383-9204.

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Have you been keeping up with Yellowhammer New's Top 50 political influencers in this state? Number 5 is Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth.

That's the same Will Ainsworth who once stole a tiger head while drunk. Well, it is Alabama. Please, do not let this degenerate man become the next governor of Alabama.

Tim Melson's SB256

 

Relating to any county where an agricultural authority has been incorporated pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 20, Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide, under certain conditions, for a portion of Tennessee Valley Authority in-lieu-of-taxes payments distributed to the county pursuant to Section 40-28-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to be distributed to the agricultural authority in the county to be used for the purposes of the authority. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 

Section 1. In any county where an agricultural authority has been incorporated prior to September 1, 2017, under the provisions of Article 3, commencing with Section 11-20-70 of Chapter 20, Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, for the purpose of constructing and operating facilities to promote agricultural business and economic development, 70 percent of the payments made to the county commission of the county pursuant to Section 40-28-2, Code of Alabama 1975, shall be distributed by the county, upon approval of a majority vote of the local legislative delegation residing in the county, to the agricultural authority to be used for the purposes of the authority, notwithstanding any other general or local law to the contrary. 

Section 2. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed. 

Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB256 Enrolled Page 2 following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Translation: The Lauderdale Ag Center gets all the money; schools and city governments get didly. By the authority of Tim Melson, King.

As of today, this bill has made it 75% through the state legislature. Well, what the hey; Lauderdale schools didn't need any more money any way.

We're Beggin' Again!

 

From the Florence Lauderdale Animal Services:

WE ARE OUT OF SPACE

We have several dogs and a puppies that need out just until Friday night!!

We are currently trying to trap several adult dogs and puppies that were dumped on Natchez Trace that WE DON’T HAVE ROOM FOR!!!! We are animal control for the county and are obligated to take in strays. When we HAVE to take in dogs we have to make space in some way.

Please help us make space and save lives!

Florence Lauderdale Animal Services

Text me 256-412-1967 or

Call the shelter at 256-760-6676 to foster.

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The shelter also needs wet dog food, treats, new or used towels. Now's the time to help those who help the animals!

Where is Bruty?

 

 

Brutus has been missing for almost three weeks. His mom and dad have been diligently looking for him, but so far he's eluded everyone. This fella is scared, but we're sure he wants to get back with his family as much as his family wants him back. Currently, there's a $2,000.00 reward.

Bruty decided to go walkabout on May 5th. He was being temporarily boarded at All Animal Clinic in Leighton when he escaped. How far he may have traveled by now is anyone's guess.

The good news is that he was spotted this morning. Here's the update:

Bruty was spotted this morning a little before 7am just off Hwy 157 past the first bridge going into Lawrence County on the right side of the road near a little pull off right after you cross the first bridge before getting to the 2nd. They got some barrels up there where they are doing road construction.

We trekked back through the woods for a couple hours trying to find him. We figure he isn't going past the creek, but maybe getting water there and hunting around. Going to try and see if we can't get a deer cam up there and put out some of our old shirts where maybe he can pickup our scent and some food. Going to see if we can setup a trap there too near the cam.

If you see Bruty, call 256-335-9182 or 256-366-7224.

Second Report from Winston Courtroom - Just a Little Different

 

Three days ago we published a "leaker's" report concerning the arraignment of Christian Modas in his Felony Murder case. At the end of the report, we mentioned four items that could be used in rebuttal. One of these items was the act of the Winston County judge in raising Modas' bond from one million to two million.

We'll also note that the judge, Michael Newell, ruled there was enough evidence presented during the court proceeding to establish the need for the case to be presented to a Winston County grand jury. As for the million dollar increase in bond amount? That is, as they say, an interesting story.

On the late afternoon of March 27th, Terry Lewis and his wife were travelling on County Road 2. While we don't know in which direction, the Lewises wanted to turn onto County Road 18, but were unable to do so due to the position of Christian Modas' parked vehicle at the intersection. Lewis left his Jeep in order to speak with Modas. Testimony presented by Mrs. Lewis indicated that, after an angry altercation, Modas turned down County Road 2 while the Lewis' Jeep began to travel on County Road 18.

Within a very short time frame, Modas' vehicle again appeared, this time behind the Lewis Jeep. This indicated that Modas had either made a loop a short distance to the south or had turned around in the road.

This, the judge proclaimed, was something he had not known at the original bond hearing. Judge Newell felt this maneuver indicated an attempt to harm Mr. Lewis. For that reason, he increased the bail to two million dollars.

The above was taken from an account by Erin Wise of ABC 33/40 News who was in the courtroom during the arraignment. We think most will agree that Ms. Wise was an impartial observer.

TO: ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, AND CORPORATIONS in the Following Police Jurisdictions

 

The (below) listed municipalities failed to file an annual report required by §11-51-91(c), Ala. Code 1975. Therefore, all municipalities listed (below) are statutorily prohibited from collecting any license revenue, taxes, or fees in their respective police jurisdictions. This prohibition is effective as of June 1, 2023, which is 60 days from the date the Alabama Department of Revenue was provided notice of the rate change due to the failure to file the annual report:

Anderson

Cherokee

Courtland

Hackleburg

Leighton

 

North Courtlland

Rogersville

Sheffield

Waterloo

Alabama Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 327790
Montgomery, AL 36132-7790
334-242-1490

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The largest town listed above is Sheffield. While that municipality is landlocked on three sides, surely it was raking in some money on the western side. How about Rogersville?

This is just a matter of sloppy accounting and not taking care of business. Perhaps some of these towns, i.e. Rogersville, could afford to lose the funds, but Sheffield?!!!

Wanted for Theft: James Brandon Bonee

 

James Brandon Bonee is currently on parole from the Alabama Department of Corrections. This morning, the 35 year-old Bonee is accused or stealing rent and other household needs funds from a Florence woman.

If you see Bonee, call 911 immediately. This man has a record of 17 arrests going back seven years. Remember, he could be dangerous; call 911 if you spot him.

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So...70% of Alabamians think induced abortion should be permitted at least in some circumstances, and 60% think it should be permitted for most cases, but one of our state legislators thinks women who receive an abortion for any reason should be put to death.

And we wonder why the U.S. Space Command isn't coming here...

"Leak" in the Christian Modas Case

 

A lot came to light during Christian Modas’ prelim on Monday. While there was a lot of early chatter about Christian being asleep in his car, a wild-haired crazy man looking to start a fight and having fallen on an unsuspecting, and beloved, local to perpetrate his evil deed.


Well, that story came into serious question Monday. Instead, the evidence from the state, expertly teased out by his surprising legal team, showed something very different. In fact, it appears Mr. Lewis was the aggressor, getting out of his car to confront Modas not once but twice! The entire incident lasted only 5-6 minutes with Mrs. Lewis narrating the events, including both times Mr. Lewis got out of the car. The investigator even stated that he believed physical evidence on Mr. Modas’ car showed that Terry touched the driver’s side door. After that they seem to have gone their separate ways until Christian went back down the road from which he had just come to find Mr. Lewis and his wife in the road. A seriously interesting tidbit that was revealed was that the Lewis’ Jeep had turned around and gone back towards the intersection where Mr. Lewis had supposedly just been threatened with a screwdriver. The evidence then showed Modas veered completely off the road, damaging his car in the process, to go around Lewis who was standing in the road in front of Modas’ car and yelling.


Overall, we’re honestly impressed with just how hard of a turn this story has taken. Perhaps there is more to the original story? Perhaps a man in an unfamiliar place confronted by an angry man during a road rage incident, a word used by the investigator over and over, banging on his window and screaming. Perhaps, Christian defended himself and got away. Perhaps Modas, who has always been pointed out to be from so far away, went back down the road he just came from to find Lewis and his wife in their Jeep waiting on him. And, maybe, just maybe, Lewis was in the middle of the road that Modas so clearly tried to steer away from and instead went through the brush and the mud to get away.


The real moral of the story folks, don’t road rage and never get out of your car. This whole story seems to become more and more of an all-around tragedy the more of the story that gets revealed.

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As we always say, our law degree came from Big Lots, but we do have some rebuttal for this leak:

1. Why was Christian slumped in his car in the middle of the road?

2. Why, when arrested, was Modas placed in a straight jacket?

3. Which one of these two men had previous arrests?

4. Even Modas' own father has stated he has mental problems.

5. Why, instead of reducing Modas' bond from one million dollars, the judge raised the bail to two million dollars?

We do agree that this is a tragedy all the way around.

Unfair & Racially Biased Majorette Trials at Muscle Shoals High?

 

From a Reader:

Are you aware that there was a Muscle Shoals majorette tryout on April 14th that was not conducted in a fair manner and Muscle Shoals has failed to make it right. The band director sent the audition routine to one of the contestants before the other girls had learned the routine. 

The judges all had deep connections, so deep that one judge had trained 5 of the girls that she was judging and also knew all of them for at least 4 years. The judge also was a student at UNA, which one of the contestants mom worked at. The parents of the daughters who did not make the line should not have to be dealing with the unfair treatment Muscle Shoals has shown throughout the years towards people of color. 

Several of the moms whose daughters made the squad are aware of this injustice and feel bad to stand back while innocent children's lives are being destroyed. Muscle Shoals prides themselves on fair and equal opportunities for all does this seem fair to you?

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While we don't know all of the ins and outs of these trials, we do know that anyone who trained ANY of these young ladies should not have been on the judges panel. Nor should any who knew them in any way.

This obviously was a sham trial, and the powers that be at Muscle Shoals should be ashamed. As for other aspects? If there were racist elements to these trials, the high school is beneath contempt! 

Are We All Outa Gum?

A Blake Beck Timeline (and Still No Action from the BOE)

 

A timeline of Blake Beck's Career:

2010 - 2011 - Student Shelton State Community College

2011 - 2012 - Student Auburn University. Left for some reason or the other.

2013 - 2014 - Student Troy University. Graduated with a B.S.

2015 - 2016 - Student Mississippi State University. Graduated with an M.S.

2016 - Now? - Player development at Auburn University

2018 - 2019 - Jones College as assistant baseball coach

2020 - 2021 - Tennessee Tech as assistant baseball coach

2022 - Now - Muscle Shoals High School as head coach

July 2022 - Publicly announces Gattman is "his" field.

July 2022 - Yells at city employee for doing job he was paid to do.

August 2022 - Muscle Shoals hires Beck's wife.

February 2023 - Yells at Parks Director over "problem" with field.

May 2023 - Pushes wife of Parks Director and slugs Director.

May 2023 - Has losing season - 3 wins/8 losses.

The salient question: Will the Muscle Shoals School System keep Blake Beck, an untenured coach, or let him go?

Mother's Day 2023

 

So you're a mother?

Society expects:

1. You still keep an immaculate house.

2. You still have a job outside the home that brings in money.

3. You do your share of charity work.

4. You be extra careful not to conceive another child so that you need public assistance in any form.

5. You always walk with a male to be extra sure you're not raped. Our state legislature is making it as difficult as possible to get Plan B birth control, much less an induced abortion.

Did we leave anything out? If so, we apologize.

Having said all that, we salute all of you. Have a great Mothers Day!

All of Us at Shoalanda Speaks

Muscle Shoals BOE Doesn't Want Its Own Field

 

Muscle Shoals Superintendent Chad (OG) Holden

A pithy commentary from one of our favorite readers:

The Muscle Shoals BOE two years ago spent, being the Board of Education, $1 million to fix all the area around the track at the football field at the high school. They also spent $2 million this past year to retrograde and redo the fake grass at the stadium and inside at the practice field. This is money the Board of Education spent, so you wonder:  a baseball and softball field probably at its best  costs $1 million. Why can't they have their own baseball and softball field so that they're not kicking private citizens off of those fields for their high school use?

So Muscle Shoals spent three million dollars on its stadium facilities, but won't spend one cent on a baseball field? What is wrong with this picture?

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Speaking of high school football, what does this mean?

We doubt Hines' initial story is true, but ideally Mars Hill should address these posts.

Where is the Leadership of the Muscle Shoals Board of Education?

 

From a reader:

In light of the current situation surrounding MS baseball coach Blake Beck, one has to wonder: are the people in charge of the Muscle Shoals City School system taking this seriously? According to The Times Daily, the superintendent, Dr. Chad Holden, has said the situation is being "addressed". What exactly does that mean, Dr. Holden? The leader of the MSHS baseball program has at least twice now, very publicly, acted out in an aggressive manner toward a city employee. The most recent incident escalated to the point of alleged physical contact with the Park and Rec director and his wife. Where is the leadership of the Board of Education? Is the administration at the MSCS system asleep at the wheel?

 
Dr. Holden and the BOE would be wise to look back a few short years ago to 2015. A MSHS football coach was charged with, and plead guilty to, domestic violence assault. Then superintendent, Dr. Brian Lindsey, took swift action and suspended said coach from both teaching and coaching duties immediately. Lindsey was quoted in the Times Daily as saying, "We don't condone or approve of domestic violence, and we want to be proactive and we took steps immediately". While the individual was a tenured teacher, and thus protected from an outright dismissal, according to Dr. Lindsey, he was "no longer part of the coaching staff". This is what leadership looks like, Dr. Holden. Is the best you have to offer concerned parents of Muscle Shoals students that the situation is being "addressed"?

The football coach mentioned above was described as "an exemplary employee, with an impeccable record". And yet, the leadership at MSCS had the wisdom to remove him from coaching young student athletes when it was necessary. Will the current administration show the same wisdom as it relates to the baseball coach? Parents and citizens of Muscle Shoals, you need to make sure that your Board of Education members know your feelings on this. Contact your City Council representatives. Contact the Mayor's office. DEMAND accountability from your "public servants". Ensure that moving forward, MSHS baseball has a leader that exhibits "Class. Character. Excellence."

Special: It's a Stinking Mess

From a reader:

Colbert County Roadside debris has been the focus of recent news articles. 

Now we hear reports Sheffield Utilities has raised rates on the poor citizens that are forced to use their services.

While this doesn't affect most people in other cities in Colbert County, it is indicative of what is going on behind the scenes that affect ALL Citizens of Colbert County.

After a lot of research and reading ADEM reports ad nauseum, I am going to address the STINKING TRUTH in Colbert County for those of us who thought we were safe from the Sheffield Utilities gouging of their customers.

THE STINKING TRUTH ABOUT THE STINKING LANDFILL.

Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals are the sole members of the Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA). YES, the 3 Cities determine the garbage, disposal, cost and contracts with those who process the stinky stuff. Under the law, Colbert County Commission has no ownership and operation of the landfill - it falls squarely on the shoulders of the 3 Mayors - OR AT LEAST DID - until Bubba Underwood (previous Tuscumbia Mayor) would not give up his position on that committee when he resigned as Tuscumbia Mayor. 

According to ADEM records (accessed on the worldwide web) states that in 2015,  A Solid Waste Disposal Permit was issued to a P&F Enterprises, Inc, which obviously meant the new Mayor Willie Foster could not serve on the SWDA Board since his father is an incorporator of P&F Enterprises, Inc.that was formed in 2011 (https://www.bizapedia.com/al/p-f-industrial-enterprises-inc.html), 

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT EVERY CITIZEN IN COLBERT COUNTY?

SWDA Board Members and the Sheffield Utilities Dept, M.S. Utilities Dept, and Tuscumbia Utilities Department met numerous times and decided they would not accept "Leachate" for treatment in their plants - even though ADEM cleared the cities to perform those services for the citizens, even though all, or nearly, all cities in Alabama process their own Leachate.

How does that affect me, you and every citizen in Colbert County? The Landfill is burdened with accepting, treating and transporting leachate for 53,000 citizens along with the household garbage.

After constant complaints from "someone", ADEM has paid numerous visits to the landfill (ADEM website reports) ultimately resulting in the closure of the Landfill since it could not keep up with the demands and regulations.

At this time - Your household garbage is transported to Mississippi / Roadside debris is transported to Morgan County / Leachate goes to Tennessee.

THINK ABOUT THAT - trucks are traveling long distances to transport daily  when the Cities/Utilities could keep the services in their boundaries!!!

Think about Sheffield Utilities recent increases - and believe it or not - the other Cities will be announcing their own increases, over and over and over.

THE BOARD SWDA BOARD MEMBERS - MIKE LOCKHART, STEVE STANLEY, BUBBA UNDERWOOD need to stop playing their STINKING GAMES and do what should have been done a long time ago.

One has to wonder why the Utilities Managers and the SWDA Board Members are running the cost up on disposal of these items if there is not a personal and financial benefit to them. After all, passing along a "cost of services" to us poor citizens is the age old song and dance, just like what is currently happening in Sheffield. THEY ARE CAUSING THE MASSIVE INCREASE IN COSTS - DON'T BE FOOLED BY THEIR FAST TALK (or no talk at all)  - They control the process and can stop this fast growing financial loss - unless it personally benefits them.

TIME FOR A FORENSIC AUDIT ON EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH  P&F ENTERPRISES, INC,  /  SWDA BOARD MEMBERS STEVE STANLEY, MIKE LOCKHART, BUBBA UNDERWOOD /    TUSCUMBIA MAYOR WILLIAM FOSTER (son of a P&F Enterprises Director and founder /  CITY  UTILITY MANAGERS  / TOWN OF CHEROKEE and the LANDFILL OPERATOR CWI.

WHEN WILL THIS END!!!!!

Ernie Yarbrough Failed Biology, Didn't He?

 

Rep. Ernie Yarbrough has introduced a bill in the Alabama Legislature to declare that life begins at not conception, but fertilization. For those among us who may also be slightly fuzzy in the biology department, it takes up to five days for the fertilized egg to implant in the uterine wall and...voila...conception.

If this bill is passed, which we see no way in Hades that it would be, it would also criminalize the morning after pill, a form of birth control used by, among others, rape victims. Of course, we know ol' Ernie doesn't care a whit about rape victims.

Ernie strikes us as someone who has entirely too much time on his hands. How about looking into expanding Medicaid or chopping still more sales tax off groceries? You know, Ernie, something that would benefit thousands and thousands of tax-paying citizens out there who're just barely making it paycheck to paycheck. Or how about making it easier for the state to place confiscated children up for adoption. You know, a law that would have saved the lives of the Hartline children.

Alas, we have no reason to believe that Ernie will actually do anything while serving in the legislature to help the common man. We do have reason to believe that he bears watching...

Blake Beck: A Real Loser

 

We've been asked if Blake Beck had classroom duties. If he does, we don't see any listed on the school's website. We did note that the school says it's progressive. So is liver cancer.

We've also been asked about his coaching record. While it's only his first year, we have noted that he's quite a loser. In other words, Beck is much more a liability than asset.

Obviously, Beck doesn't have tenure at this stage. Will we see him next season? What do you think?

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Ah, on to Sheffield. Want to be at city council meetings? Here's time and location:

1st and 3rd Monday at 5:00 p.m. 

City Hall - 600 N. Montgomery Ave.

John Elkington "Avoiding Service of Process"

 

A post from the Facebook page of "Law Office of Bennett Lee Pugh" states that "John Elkington is avoiding service of process. Inspiration Landing is in the tank." Yet Sheffield is still supporting the project.

Citizens, why are you not at council meetings demanding answers?

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To donate, just place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers mail on the second Saturday in May. The carrier will do the rest. The food is sorted, and delivered to an area food bank or pantry, where it is available for needy families.

The Sheffield Dog Attack

 

For some time, we have both seen and been sent reports concerning the Sheffield Police. One disgruntled citizen even started a blog. At this time, the complaints outnumber those we receive about the Russellville force...and that's saying something.

Now an incident with a K9 attacking a Sheffield citizen has come to light as a result of a lawsuit against the City and at least three officers, one deceased. The publicity has been such that a reporter for Alabama Political Reporter has become involved.

If you have information or concerns about the Sheffield situation, you may wish to contact Patrick Darrington:

pdarrington@alreporter.com

As we write this, our reach on Facebook alone is 13.8K readers who receive our blog in their daily news feed; however, you can be sure the Alabama Political Reporter has many thousand more readers.

Good luck!