It's That Time of Year...Time for a Ghost Walk!

Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk

10th Annual Tour

October 19th thru October 31st

Wilson Park

Start: 7:30

$10.00 adults/$8.00 Children

See you there! Boo!

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The following are questions from readers; some have been consolidated: 

 

1. Why was Beth Weir placed on leave? A teacher in the system has indicated it was because of a Facebook post. If this is correct, it would be the second instance of FB being the undoing of someone in the local education system. Unless you work for yourself, it's best not to comment online about your job.

2. What will happen to the young man who shot Jesse Rainey? The Colbert County District Attorney's office is seeking an indictment--whether for Manslaughter, Felony Murder, or something else we don't know. If the shooter is indicted, he will be given a chance to plead. His attorney will also obviously seek youthful offender status for his client. The case should be presented to the grand jury in December or January.

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Shoalanda

Polly & Nemo Aren't Animals/Insubordination?

Hide yo' kids...
Hide yo' husbands...
Hide yo' wives...
Hide yo' chickens...
Mark Dutton be abusin' erbody up in Moulton.

After all, humans don't have four legs or fur, so they, like Polly, Nemo, and the chickens out back must not be animals and are not entitled to protection from abuse. On a more serious note, could the Cumberland School of Law take back Mark Anthony Dutton's juris doctorate; or perhaps the Lawrence County Bar Association could eject him for giving attorneys a bad name? Yes, we know, the latter would be hard to do in some cases.

Or perhaps we should think more kindly of Dutton, aka Larson E. Pettifogger. After all, he probably realizes it won't be long until the five defendants in the infamous cockfighting trial will be in the dock for more serious charges. as well as their wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, or almost anyone who chooses to associate themselves with such white trash.

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A historian speaks on cockfighting: Does cockfighting go back thousands of years? Yes, indeed it does. So does slavery, execution for petty theft, lack of suffrage for women and the poor, and of course throwing Christians to the lions. Do we practice any of those deviant or socially suspect behaviors today? No; however, I'm with Shoalanda on this one. Perhaps we could take those who abuse animals and throw them to the lions. Few thinking people would object. Leo and Una might need some Pepto Bismol and rabies vaccinations.

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Florence Middle School teacher Beth Weir has been "found guilty" of dereliction of duty and insubordination, but she and the current incarnation of the school board would like us to know it's not anything to do with her teaching. Hmmm...dereliction of duty doesn't affect teaching? How interesting.

Just what did Ms. Weir not do? She's a math teacher, so we assume lesson plans don't change with current events. Did she forget to celebrate Blaise Pascal's birthday? Did she not show proper respect for the assistant principal, principal, school board, or superintendent? That could cover both charges and seems more than likely. Perhaps the next in service training day should include a mini course on how to genuflect.

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Shoalanda