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Ep 172: Interview with Nathalie Nahai %97 The Web Psychologist
05/19/2012
Did you know that you can apply your psychology skills to the development of effective websites? Meet one woman – Nathalie Nahai – who does exactly that and she has a background in not only psychology, but also Art, Physics and English Literature. She’s putting all those together to help people improve their websites and [...]
Parts of the Neuron Explained with ThingLink
05/19/2012
Have you checked out ThingLink yet? Pretty cool tool. Check out what I did with it by putting tabs onto a neuron image. Each tab pops open a YouTube video:
Ep 171 Psych Files Brief #5: The Allure of Red Dresses, Telling Jokes to Babies, and What a President Looks Like
05/19/2012
A whole bunch of fascinating studies in this episode of The Psych Files! I cover the “Red Dress Effect”, what exactly we’re looking for in the facial characteristics of our leaders, how dark rooms might make you more likely to cheat, and how “contagious yawning” really works. Join me on this jaunt down some of [...]
Ep 170: Is the Web Making You Narrow-Minded?
05/19/2012
You probably know that sites like Facebook are using the information they have about you – like your age, gender and interests – to serve up ads that are most likely to appeal to you. That’s a little bit harmless and perhaps even helpful. But how about the more subtle filtering that is going on [...]
Ep: 169 %97 Validity – How Can You Tell a Good Test from a Bad One?
05/19/2012
In episode 168 I discussed reliability but the real test of a test’s “mettle” – or how confident you can be in the results – comes when you subject it to lots of validity tests. You’ll learn a lot about validity if you take a psychology class. High validity is what separates the many fun-to-take [...]
Spring Football Wrap Up
05/15/2012
The University of Alabama football team has concluded the spring semester, and with it the 2012 spring practice session. Bama made it through the spring without any major injuries and is now waiting on 18 high school seniors to graduate and move to Tuscaloosa.
Here's where things stand:
Beer Lovers Gather to Sample and Celebrate
05/14/2012
Huntsville, AL- Stone Brewing, Avery, and Dog Fish Head…all of these breweries are well known in the specialty beer world and all are unavailable in Alabama.
“Craft breweries like to use the 22 ounce bombers and technically because of the laws that we currently have on the books we couldn’t get them here,” explains Carie Partain, a member of a group called Free the Hops.
Alabama is the only state in the nation that does not allow beer to be sold in bottles larger than 16 ounces which dissuades many companies from coming to the state and stops beer lovers from sampling gourmet flavors.
“The container size is sort of keeping some of the breweries that everybody wants in that state….it’s keeping them out of the state because they wont come into Alabama until they can bring their whole line,” says Dan Perry owner of a small brewery in Huntsville called Straight to Ale.
But hope is on the horizon. The House and Senate have both approved a bill that will allow the beverages to be sold in bottles up to 24.5 ounces which will open up a whole new world of hops. People at Brewfest are excited to hear the news. Brewfest is hosted “Free the Hops” which has been behind the movement from the beginning. It is one of their many fundraisers held every year. The group lobbies tirelessly to change Alabama alcohol laws, many of which have not changed since the early 1900’s. Partain says the passage of the new law will allow Alabamians to experience what everyone else in the nation has already had an opportunity to try.
“It should open the market for more craft breweries that are out of state to consider us for distribution,” she said.
Although already passed by the House and Senate the bill still must be signed by Governor Robert Bentley.
Brewfest will continue Saturday from 3-8 pm.
“Craft breweries like to use the 22 ounce bombers and technically because of the laws that we currently have on the books we couldn’t get them here,” explains Carie Partain, a member of a group called Free the Hops.
Alabama is the only state in the nation that does not allow beer to be sold in bottles larger than 16 ounces which dissuades many companies from coming to the state and stops beer lovers from sampling gourmet flavors.
“The container size is sort of keeping some of the breweries that everybody wants in that state….it’s keeping them out of the state because they wont come into Alabama until they can bring their whole line,” says Dan Perry owner of a small brewery in Huntsville called Straight to Ale.
But hope is on the horizon. The House and Senate have both approved a bill that will allow the beverages to be sold in bottles up to 24.5 ounces which will open up a whole new world of hops. People at Brewfest are excited to hear the news. Brewfest is hosted “Free the Hops” which has been behind the movement from the beginning. It is one of their many fundraisers held every year. The group lobbies tirelessly to change Alabama alcohol laws, many of which have not changed since the early 1900’s. Partain says the passage of the new law will allow Alabamians to experience what everyone else in the nation has already had an opportunity to try.
“It should open the market for more craft breweries that are out of state to consider us for distribution,” she said.
Although already passed by the House and Senate the bill still must be signed by Governor Robert Bentley.
Brewfest will continue Saturday from 3-8 pm.
UPDATE : Girl%92s death ruled homicide
05/14/2012
ASHVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say a 14-year-old boy is charged with murder in the death of a girl found hanging from a tree.
St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles says the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was 9 years old and the boy's half-sister.
Her body was discovered Thursday night outside her home in Ragland, a rural town about 40 miles northeast of Birmingham.
Neighbors told WBRC-TV the rope used to be part of a tire swing
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said an autopsy found the cause of death was homicide due to ligature strangulation.
St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles says the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was 9 years old and the boy's half-sister.
Her body was discovered Thursday night outside her home in Ragland, a rural town about 40 miles northeast of Birmingham.
Neighbors told WBRC-TV the rope used to be part of a tire swing
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said an autopsy found the cause of death was homicide due to ligature strangulation.
Huntsville School officials warn residents about fundraising scam
05/14/2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - Huntsville City School officials are warning residents about a scam run by a group fraudulently claiming to be raising donations for the Lee High School basketball team.
Officials say a group of individuals in the Huntsville area, are distributing flyers that claim they are raising funds for the team.
The school has not authorized this group to collect donations.
Officials say a group of individuals in the Huntsville area, are distributing flyers that claim they are raising funds for the team.
The school has not authorized this group to collect donations.
Ala. Legislature to consider raising court fees
05/14/2012
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hanging in limbo as Alabama legislators head into the last day of the 2012 session Wednesday is a bill aimed at keeping Alabama courts running in the midst of a brutal financial crisis.
Court clerks from all over the state have been frequent visitors to the Statehouse in recent weeks to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would raise court costs and a fee paid by bail bondsmen.
The House sponsor, Republican Rep. Mike Hill of Columbiana, said the bill would raise about $40 million for courts, which have been hurt by several years of budget cuts.
The bill passed the Alabama House after lawmakers engaged in bitter debate for much of a day, with opponents saying the fee hike unfairly targets low income residents.
The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 regular session. The court costs bill was expected to come up for debate in the Senate last week. But senators carried it over several times.
The issue has brought judges and other court officials from a across the state to urge lawmakers to pass the bill. On Thursday a couple of Supreme Court justices were outside the Supreme Court chambers on the seventh floor of the Statehouse to push for passage of the bill.
Court clerks said it was critical for the future of the state courts.
"If the bill does not pass we're looking at losing around 500 jobs," said Pickens County Circuit Clerk Bobby Cowart when asked about the effect statewide of not passing the bill. "That would be devastating. It would basically leave me alone in my office."
One of the opponents of the legislation, Democratic Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery, said he knows that the courts need money, but said court officials should find some other way to raise it, rather than asking the Legislature to raise court fees, which he said is no different than raising taxes.
"They call it court costs, but really it's a tax on poor blacks and poor whites," Holmes said.
Tuscaloosa County District Court Clerk Libby Hamner said her staff has dropped from about 25 workers to 11 in recent years. She said her staff has managed to keep its workload current, but that has often meant asking workers to log long hours.
"Everybody is doing the work of two and a half people," Hamner said.
She said she thinks the proposed fee hikes are fair. She said she has gotten some complaints about the fee hikes, but not too many.
Supporters say the bill would raise close to $4 million for the courts. The legislation would raise court costs for a traffic ticket by $25. Costs for filing a civil lawsuit would go up $45 and the court fee for a criminal case would go up $40. The cost of going to small claims court would go up $15.
Court clerks from all over the state have been frequent visitors to the Statehouse in recent weeks to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would raise court costs and a fee paid by bail bondsmen.
The House sponsor, Republican Rep. Mike Hill of Columbiana, said the bill would raise about $40 million for courts, which have been hurt by several years of budget cuts.
The bill passed the Alabama House after lawmakers engaged in bitter debate for much of a day, with opponents saying the fee hike unfairly targets low income residents.
The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 regular session. The court costs bill was expected to come up for debate in the Senate last week. But senators carried it over several times.
The issue has brought judges and other court officials from a across the state to urge lawmakers to pass the bill. On Thursday a couple of Supreme Court justices were outside the Supreme Court chambers on the seventh floor of the Statehouse to push for passage of the bill.
Court clerks said it was critical for the future of the state courts.
"If the bill does not pass we're looking at losing around 500 jobs," said Pickens County Circuit Clerk Bobby Cowart when asked about the effect statewide of not passing the bill. "That would be devastating. It would basically leave me alone in my office."
One of the opponents of the legislation, Democratic Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery, said he knows that the courts need money, but said court officials should find some other way to raise it, rather than asking the Legislature to raise court fees, which he said is no different than raising taxes.
"They call it court costs, but really it's a tax on poor blacks and poor whites," Holmes said.
Tuscaloosa County District Court Clerk Libby Hamner said her staff has dropped from about 25 workers to 11 in recent years. She said her staff has managed to keep its workload current, but that has often meant asking workers to log long hours.
"Everybody is doing the work of two and a half people," Hamner said.
She said she thinks the proposed fee hikes are fair. She said she has gotten some complaints about the fee hikes, but not too many.
Supporters say the bill would raise close to $4 million for the courts. The legislation would raise court costs for a traffic ticket by $25. Costs for filing a civil lawsuit would go up $45 and the court fee for a criminal case would go up $40. The cost of going to small claims court would go up $15.
Mosquito Spray Policy Changing In Athens
05/14/2012
Athens, AL-Feels like it already. But before you know it summer will be here. Mosquitoes are already enjoying the warm weather. The way the city of Athens is controlling the blood suckers is changing in Athens.
Each spring workers in Athens use trucks to spray chemicals to control mosquitoes city wide. Now, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and
the the federal government have changed mosquito control regulations.
Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks agrees with the new policy. "We've questioned for some time whether in fact if random spraying does any good" Marks said. " I think it could be a better approach if we look at a mosquito count and concentrate on the area where most of the mosquitos are located".
Mayor Ronnie Marks says Athens will no longer spray large area's. Instead if residents have a mosquito problem workers will use a chemical called Larvicide. It kills mosquito eggs in standing water. After conducting a landing count workers will be allowed to spray only in that specified area.
Each spring workers in Athens use trucks to spray chemicals to control mosquitoes city wide. Now, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and
the the federal government have changed mosquito control regulations.
Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks agrees with the new policy. "We've questioned for some time whether in fact if random spraying does any good" Marks said. " I think it could be a better approach if we look at a mosquito count and concentrate on the area where most of the mosquitos are located".
Mayor Ronnie Marks says Athens will no longer spray large area's. Instead if residents have a mosquito problem workers will use a chemical called Larvicide. It kills mosquito eggs in standing water. After conducting a landing count workers will be allowed to spray only in that specified area.
HPD seeks Hit %26amp; Run suspect
05/14/2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - Huntsville Police are seeking information involving a hit and run between a motor vehicle and a bicycle rider in the area of Highway 72 West and Lawsons Ridge.
The incident occurred Thursday, May 10, 2012, between 4:25 a.m. and 4:35 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact Huntsville Police Investigator Bonnie Maciorski at (256) 427-7190.
The incident occurred Thursday, May 10, 2012, between 4:25 a.m. and 4:35 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact Huntsville Police Investigator Bonnie Maciorski at (256) 427-7190.
Deputies investigating marijuana shipment
05/14/2012
SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WAAY) - Colbert County investigators say they're trying to track down the source of a ten pound shipment of marijuana that was intercepted by suspicious UPS workers this week.
According to Sheriff Ronnie May, the UPS employees called his office, and K-9 units were dispatched to the scene. The dogs confirmed the presence of drugs, giving deputies probable cause to open the package and reveal the ten pounds of marijuana inside.
The drugs were being sent to an address in Sheffield. The person at that home claimed no knowledge of the drugs, or who might have sent them.
So far, there have been no charges filed in connection with the case. The investigation is ongoing.
According to Sheriff Ronnie May, the UPS employees called his office, and K-9 units were dispatched to the scene. The dogs confirmed the presence of drugs, giving deputies probable cause to open the package and reveal the ten pounds of marijuana inside.
The drugs were being sent to an address in Sheffield. The person at that home claimed no knowledge of the drugs, or who might have sent them.
So far, there have been no charges filed in connection with the case. The investigation is ongoing.
Shoals Hotel Receives Prestigious Award
05/14/2012
The Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa is racking up some prestigious awards.
For the sixth year in a row, AAA presented the four diamond award to the hotel on Friday afternoon, making it Alabama's only four diamond hotel north of Birmingham.
The 360 Grille at the hotel earned its first four diamond rating as well. The restaurant is ranked number one among all full service Marriotts throughout North America.
"This gives us great opportunity to market the area," said hotel general manager Larry Bowser. "Our goal has always been, since it's been here as an economic project, to really change the face of the Shoals and provide a great first impression for thousands of people that will come here for groups, conventions or vacations."
Only five other hotels and two other restaurants in the state received four diamond ratings this year.
For the sixth year in a row, AAA presented the four diamond award to the hotel on Friday afternoon, making it Alabama's only four diamond hotel north of Birmingham.
The 360 Grille at the hotel earned its first four diamond rating as well. The restaurant is ranked number one among all full service Marriotts throughout North America.
"This gives us great opportunity to market the area," said hotel general manager Larry Bowser. "Our goal has always been, since it's been here as an economic project, to really change the face of the Shoals and provide a great first impression for thousands of people that will come here for groups, conventions or vacations."
Only five other hotels and two other restaurants in the state received four diamond ratings this year.
Colbert Fire Truck Too Big for Station
05/14/2012
The oldest fire station in Colbert County recently got a new addition to its fleet. The trouble is, firefighters can't use it.
The brand new 2012 E-1 fire truck rolled up to the Colbert Heights Volunteer Fire Department three weeks ago, ready for use. There was just one big problem-the truck won't fit inside the station.
"We got it up here to the station, got to looking at it and found out that it won't fit in the bay," said Assistant Fire Chief Michael McMinn. "So, we're going to have to build on another bay with a taller door so we can get it in to service to protect our area."
McMinn said that the department bought the $273,000 truck through a FEMA grant. However, the 10 foot 1 inch truck just couldn't squeeze in to the 10 foot bay doors. So, for now, it's being stored in a Muscle Shoals building until a larger bay is built.
The brand new 2012 E-1 fire truck rolled up to the Colbert Heights Volunteer Fire Department three weeks ago, ready for use. There was just one big problem-the truck won't fit inside the station.
"We got it up here to the station, got to looking at it and found out that it won't fit in the bay," said Assistant Fire Chief Michael McMinn. "So, we're going to have to build on another bay with a taller door so we can get it in to service to protect our area."
McMinn said that the department bought the $273,000 truck through a FEMA grant. However, the 10 foot 1 inch truck just couldn't squeeze in to the 10 foot bay doors. So, for now, it's being stored in a Muscle Shoals building until a larger bay is built.
McMinn said that it will cost around $13,000 to build the new addition to the station.
This is the first new fire truck the station has ever had, and it will replace a 1961 pumper truck and the rescue truck. However, until they can raise the money to build it a new home, the new truck will remain out of commission.
"It was real joyous to have this new equipment, but a real letdown that we can't get it up here to help protect our area that it belongs to," said McMinn.
The station plans to host several fundraisers and are accepting donations from the community to help with the costs.
There will be a barbeque fundraiser Saturday, May 12 from 4-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church Colbert Heights. There will also be a community yard sale on June 2.
Anyone wishing to make a contribution can drop it off at the station or mail donations to:
P.O. Box 823
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
This is the first new fire truck the station has ever had, and it will replace a 1961 pumper truck and the rescue truck. However, until they can raise the money to build it a new home, the new truck will remain out of commission.
"It was real joyous to have this new equipment, but a real letdown that we can't get it up here to help protect our area that it belongs to," said McMinn.
The station plans to host several fundraisers and are accepting donations from the community to help with the costs.
There will be a barbeque fundraiser Saturday, May 12 from 4-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church Colbert Heights. There will also be a community yard sale on June 2.
Anyone wishing to make a contribution can drop it off at the station or mail donations to:
P.O. Box 823
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
WAAY 31 FirstNews at 4: Friday, May 11, 2012
05/14/2012
Yea, it is FRIDAY!!! TGIF!
Coming up at 4...
The Arthritis Foundation's Humanitarian Award Gala is coming up on Tuesday, May 15th. It will be at Merrimack Hall honoring its founders. Tickets start at $75 dollars and all the proceeds go towards the local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. You can find out more about getting tickets to the event at www.arthritis.org/alabama.
Dinner by Design wants to help you eat better without the effort. During this month, you don't even have to do the prep work. You can just call in your order and the staff will prepare your meals for free. All you have to do is heat and eat. Dinner by Design is also now offering free delivery in Madison. It doesn't get much easier than that! Check out www.facebook.com/dinnerbydesignhsv for more.
And our last performer of the week will be Payton Taylor. Payton is just one of many who will take the stage at the Lincoln County Music Festival tomorrow. All proceeds go to county athletics. You can get tickets at the door to catch liver performances from the likes of Charlie Daniels Band and Cowboy Troy. Log on to www.lincolncountymusicfest.com for more.
See you at 4!
Coming up at 4...
The Arthritis Foundation's Humanitarian Award Gala is coming up on Tuesday, May 15th. It will be at Merrimack Hall honoring its founders. Tickets start at $75 dollars and all the proceeds go towards the local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. You can find out more about getting tickets to the event at www.arthritis.org/alabama.
Dinner by Design wants to help you eat better without the effort. During this month, you don't even have to do the prep work. You can just call in your order and the staff will prepare your meals for free. All you have to do is heat and eat. Dinner by Design is also now offering free delivery in Madison. It doesn't get much easier than that! Check out www.facebook.com/dinnerbydesignhsv for more.
And our last performer of the week will be Payton Taylor. Payton is just one of many who will take the stage at the Lincoln County Music Festival tomorrow. All proceeds go to county athletics. You can get tickets at the door to catch liver performances from the likes of Charlie Daniels Band and Cowboy Troy. Log on to www.lincolncountymusicfest.com for more.
See you at 4!
Four caught red handed following burglary, may be linked to other break-ins
05/14/2012
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - Huntsville Police have arrested and charged four people following a break-in at a home on Rickwood Drive. Now, they believe the men may be connected with at least 20 other burglaries.
Arrested were : 18 year old Derell Hamlett, 22 year old Corderius Hamlett, 22 year old Dewayne Robinson and an unidentified 17 year old male.
Arrested were : 18 year old Derell Hamlett, 22 year old Corderius Hamlett, 22 year old Dewayne Robinson and an unidentified 17 year old male.
Etowah man convicted in controversial murder case
05/14/2012
GADSDEN, Ala. (WAAY) - An Etowah County jury took less than three hours to convict a man on murder charges.
51 year old Harold Deal faces a minimum 99 year sentence.
According to the Etowah County District Attorney's Office, Deal shot and killed 30 year old Ian Brandon Taylor at his home in January of 2011. Prosecutors say Taylor was shot in cold blood, but the defense argued that Deal was defending himself and should not be convicted under Alabama's "Stand Your Ground" law. They claimed Taylor was preparing to attack Deal with a knife.
However, prosecutors don't buy that, and neither, apparently, did the jury. Witnesses testified that Taylor was sitting on a couch, unarmed, when he was shot. “The stand your ground law is not a license to kill without consequences, even when the shooting occurs in your own home”, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marcus Reid said. “You can’t provoke a fight with a person in your home, pull a gun and shoot him just because he doesn’t leave quickly enough to suit you. These jurors had no problem at all determining the true facts.”
Sentencing is scheduled for June 21, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
51 year old Harold Deal faces a minimum 99 year sentence.
According to the Etowah County District Attorney's Office, Deal shot and killed 30 year old Ian Brandon Taylor at his home in January of 2011. Prosecutors say Taylor was shot in cold blood, but the defense argued that Deal was defending himself and should not be convicted under Alabama's "Stand Your Ground" law. They claimed Taylor was preparing to attack Deal with a knife.
However, prosecutors don't buy that, and neither, apparently, did the jury. Witnesses testified that Taylor was sitting on a couch, unarmed, when he was shot. “The stand your ground law is not a license to kill without consequences, even when the shooting occurs in your own home”, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marcus Reid said. “You can’t provoke a fight with a person in your home, pull a gun and shoot him just because he doesn’t leave quickly enough to suit you. These jurors had no problem at all determining the true facts.”
Sentencing is scheduled for June 21, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
New Mayan cave discovery contradicts doomsday predictions
05/14/2012
UNDATED (AP) - Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins in Guatemala that apparently served as a workshop for royal scribes. The scribes evidently used the walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago.
The walls reveal the oldest known astronomical tables from the Maya.
The Mayan calendar has gotten some attention lately because of doomsday warnings that it predicts the end of the world this December. Experts say it makes no such prediction.
The new finding provides a bit of backup: The calculations include a time span longer than 6,000 years, implying that the Maya expected the world to go on well beyond 2012.
The walls reveal the oldest known astronomical tables from the Maya.
The Mayan calendar has gotten some attention lately because of doomsday warnings that it predicts the end of the world this December. Experts say it makes no such prediction.
The new finding provides a bit of backup: The calculations include a time span longer than 6,000 years, implying that the Maya expected the world to go on well beyond 2012.
Thee additional arrests in Mayes case
05/14/2012
GUNTOWN, Miss. (AP) - A family spokesman says two girls have been reunited with relatives after being rescued from a man wanted by the FBI for killing their mother and sister.
David Livingston, a family friend, said Friday morning that sisters 12-year-old Alexandria Bain and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain are at home in Tennessee and are "doing well."
Authorities tracked 35-year-old Adam Mayes to a wooded area in north Mississippi on Thursday evening, where they said he shot himself in the head. He was wanted for the killing of Jo Ann Bain and 14-year-old Adrienne Bain.
Livingston said the girls' father, Gary Bain, is ecstatic about their return, but is also distraught over the death of his wife and older daughter.
Meanwhile, three new suspects have reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident. Police have not publicly identified the three yet, but say one was charged with making false statements, and the other two are charged with illegal possession of a fire arm.
David Livingston, a family friend, said Friday morning that sisters 12-year-old Alexandria Bain and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain are at home in Tennessee and are "doing well."
Authorities tracked 35-year-old Adam Mayes to a wooded area in north Mississippi on Thursday evening, where they said he shot himself in the head. He was wanted for the killing of Jo Ann Bain and 14-year-old Adrienne Bain.
Livingston said the girls' father, Gary Bain, is ecstatic about their return, but is also distraught over the death of his wife and older daughter.
Meanwhile, three new suspects have reportedly been arrested in connection with the incident. Police have not publicly identified the three yet, but say one was charged with making false statements, and the other two are charged with illegal possession of a fire arm.
Gadsden man accused of stealing copper from church, fire department
05/14/2012
GADSDEN, Ala. (WAAY) - Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrkin says his deputies have arrested and charged a man accused of stealing copper from a local church and a volunteer fire department.
19 year old Delandis Taylor was booked on May 7th. He's facing four felony theft charges.
Entrekin says Taylor stole copper from air conditioning units at New Faith Community Church, located on Whites Chapel Road, and from the Tidmore Bend Volunteer Fire Department. The crimes happened over a three week period.
Taylor was previously arrested for similar crimes and was out on bond at the time.
He's being held in the Etowah County Jail on $80,000 bond.
19 year old Delandis Taylor was booked on May 7th. He's facing four felony theft charges.
Entrekin says Taylor stole copper from air conditioning units at New Faith Community Church, located on Whites Chapel Road, and from the Tidmore Bend Volunteer Fire Department. The crimes happened over a three week period.
Taylor was previously arrested for similar crimes and was out on bond at the time.
He's being held in the Etowah County Jail on $80,000 bond.
Major road work to begin in Lawrence County
05/14/2012
MOULTON, Ala. (WAAY, Decatur Daily) - Several busy Lawrence County roads will be getting a facelift over the next few weeks.
According to our news partner, the Decatur Daily, County Roads 81, 203 and 207 between Speake and Five Points will be getting resurfaced for the first time in a decade.
“This project was long overdue,” Lawrence County Commission Chairman Bobby Burch told the Daily. “The traffic count on that road is high simply from the fact that a lot of folks in the Speake area commute to Decatur.”
The project is funded by federal aid and requires a 20-percent match of $97,000 from the County Commission. County officials expect work to start next week. Work is expected to begin early next week.
According to our news partner, the Decatur Daily, County Roads 81, 203 and 207 between Speake and Five Points will be getting resurfaced for the first time in a decade.
“This project was long overdue,” Lawrence County Commission Chairman Bobby Burch told the Daily. “The traffic count on that road is high simply from the fact that a lot of folks in the Speake area commute to Decatur.”
The project is funded by federal aid and requires a 20-percent match of $97,000 from the County Commission. County officials expect work to start next week. Work is expected to begin early next week.
AP : Mayes was investigated on child porn allegations in 2010
05/14/2012
GUNTOWN, Miss. (AP) - Police records show that the suspect in a double-slaying and kidnapping of two young girls was investigated in Tennessee for allegations of child abuse and child pornography two years ago.
Adam Mayes killed himself Thursday evening in northeast Mississippi when authorities closed in on him and his two captives, who were rescued without injuries.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office in Jackson, Tenn., investigated in 2010 after a family member claimed to see Mayes nude as he shaved the legs of a nude 7-year-old girl.
The case was closed after an investigator concluded that claim and an allegation Mayes had child pornography were unfounded.
The Associated Press isn't naming the child in the case because of the nature of the abuse allegation.
Adam Mayes killed himself Thursday evening in northeast Mississippi when authorities closed in on him and his two captives, who were rescued without injuries.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office in Jackson, Tenn., investigated in 2010 after a family member claimed to see Mayes nude as he shaved the legs of a nude 7-year-old girl.
The case was closed after an investigator concluded that claim and an allegation Mayes had child pornography were unfounded.
The Associated Press isn't naming the child in the case because of the nature of the abuse allegation.
8 year old girl found hung in St. Clair County
05/14/2012
RAGLAND, Ala. (AP) - Police in an Alabama town are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl who was found hanging from a rope attached to a tree at her home in Ragland.
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell tells The Associated Press that authorities are treating the death as "a very suspicious" case.
Russell identified the girl as Katelynn Arnold. She was found hanging from the rope shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. He said that an autopsy was planned in Huntsville to help determine how she died.
Neighbors told WBRC-TV the rope used to be part of an old tire swing. Russell described it as "like a big cotton rope."
Ragland Elementary School planned to have grief counselors available Friday for classmates of the girl.
Ragland is about 45 miles northeast of Birmingham.
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell tells The Associated Press that authorities are treating the death as "a very suspicious" case.
Russell identified the girl as Katelynn Arnold. She was found hanging from the rope shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. He said that an autopsy was planned in Huntsville to help determine how she died.
Neighbors told WBRC-TV the rope used to be part of an old tire swing. Russell described it as "like a big cotton rope."
Ragland Elementary School planned to have grief counselors available Friday for classmates of the girl.
Ragland is about 45 miles northeast of Birmingham.
Bain Sisters Found Alive, Adam Mayes Dead-UPDATED
05/14/2012
GUNTOWN, Miss. (CNN) - Adam Mayes, accused of murder and kidnapping in a case involving a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, has died, said FBI spokesman Joel Siskovic. The two sisters he allegedly kidnapped were found alive, law enforcement sources said.
There had been conflicting reports about Mayes' fate since he was found after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night in Union County, Mississippi.
Daniel McMullen, FBI special agent in charge in Jackson, Mississippi, told reporters that Mayes was pronounced dead.
The two surviving sisters "are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. They are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, but appear OK," a federal law enforcement source on the scene told CNN.
Mayes, 35, was suspected of abducting Alexandria Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, from their Whiteville, Tennessee, home, in late April, and killing Jo Ann Bain and her eldest daughter, Adrienne, 14.
Authorities had responded to the area after someone called to report what they believed may have been Mayes' vehicle, a law enforcement source close to the investigation said Thursday night.
A task force was nearby and as they approached, Mayes stood up and shot himself in the head, the source said. The two girls were not near him at the time.
When they found Mayes he was still alive, but he later succumbed to his wounds, the source said.
Adam and his wife, Teresa Mayes, each were charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping. He faced an additional count of making a false report, according to arrest affidavits filed in Tennessee.
There had been conflicting reports about Mayes' fate since he was found after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night in Union County, Mississippi.
Daniel McMullen, FBI special agent in charge in Jackson, Mississippi, told reporters that Mayes was pronounced dead.
The two surviving sisters "are suffering from the experience of being out in the woods and from being kidnapped. They are suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, but appear OK," a federal law enforcement source on the scene told CNN.
Mayes, 35, was suspected of abducting Alexandria Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, from their Whiteville, Tennessee, home, in late April, and killing Jo Ann Bain and her eldest daughter, Adrienne, 14.
Authorities had responded to the area after someone called to report what they believed may have been Mayes' vehicle, a law enforcement source close to the investigation said Thursday night.
A task force was nearby and as they approached, Mayes stood up and shot himself in the head, the source said. The two girls were not near him at the time.
When they found Mayes he was still alive, but he later succumbed to his wounds, the source said.
Adam and his wife, Teresa Mayes, each were charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping. He faced an additional count of making a false report, according to arrest affidavits filed in Tennessee.