Storms, Ambulances, & ...Sex Offenders

We've been asked if a tornado is spotted in Leighton, why do the warning sirens sound in Cherokee as well? Interesting question; we've seen many complain about similar phone warnings for peripheral areas. Does the EMA simply flip a switch and all county alarms are activated? Comments welcome.

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It's hardly news that ambulances are frequently stopped at the railroad tracks in Sheffield. Such was the case on the afternoon of March 18th when an ambulance attempted to assist in a Sheffield Fire Department call:

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Now a few corrections/addenda on the sex offender brouhaha in Tuscumbia:

1. The Four-Way property was definitely purchased by Chester McKinney, at least in part. Legal title may be in the name of McVantage; we're waiting on a clarification on that.

2. While we stated the Department of Corrections was involved, as it is in various drug treatment centers around the state, it is instead the Alabama Parole/Probation Department which has joined with Outreach Reentry Ministry to run (or at least give blessing to) the program centered in Tuscumbia.

3. If the Church of the Highlands is involved, we're going to surmise that group is assisting in finding jobs for some of those who will come here. This is what this new-age church has done in other areas of the state. We've been told that not all of these offenders will work for McVantage.

4. If anyone wants to blame Tuscumbia Chief Tony Logan or Colbert Sheriff Frank Williamson, it can be only for a delay in notifying residents who live in the affected area. This is not something new, and for those who say it has nothing to do with the upcoming election, we must ask "why complain now?" Both Chief Logan and Sheriff Williamson seem to be taking undue blame in decisions over which they had no control. 

5. We see that the name of Tuscumbia mayor Kerry Underwood has now been added to various hit lists. Did he facilitate the project's business license? We don't know and have no concrete idea as to why he's been added to a long list of alleged culprits in this endeavor. 

It would appear that most of the questions involving this "ministry" have been answered. For those who don't want it in the area, we ask how can it now be stopped?