The Rainsville City Council called a "special meeting" on Wednesday evening to discuss litigation. "I want to make it clear that we didn't have to have this meeting...the papers the City…
Year: 2014
Friday Night Nuggets
Unfortunately, Week 6 means we're on the back 9 of 2014. Crossville Lions (0-5) at Saks (5-0) Saks comes in as a HEAVY favorite, averaging 50 points per game against good…
Governor Bentley Announces $70 Million Repayment to Rainy Day Fund
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced the state’s ability to repay $70 million to the Education Trust Fund’s Rainy Day Account before the close of Fiscal Year 2014, which ended September…
Cultural Indicators: the Gap Between Education Funding and Outcomes
Alabamians will likely spend almost six billion dollars on public K-12 education in the next academic year. Like clockwork, grave concerns will be voiced in the next legislative session that this…
Rainsville Citizens Sue City for Consipracy
Cody and Hope Etherton have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Rainsville. The suit alleges a conspiracy to steal property. According to the suit: city zoning officer Richard Gibson…
The Importance of Voting
Now that the campaign season is entering the final five weeks, there will be a huge increase in the TV ads, mail pieces and other campaign activity—all meant to persuade voters…
DeKalb Senate Candidate Releases Education Video
This 1-minute video contains testimony from local public educators regarding a few of the reasons why they are glad to have a conservative Republican majority in the Alabama Statehouse. One of…
Your Guide to the 2014 Proposed Constitutional Amendments
When Alabamians enter the voting booth on November 4, 2014, they’ll see five proposed statewide Constitutional Amendments at the bottom of the ballot. It’s not uncommon to see Constitutional Amendments on…