I’m thinking of closing this site down since there doesn’t seem to be much of an interest in it from the neighborhood here around Prescott, Alabama. I try to report here what I find that goes on around our part of town and near by cities like Pell City, Leeds and Moody. I plan to close it down if I don’t hear from some readers in the next 30 to 45 days, it will be up a year 10.07.10. I’ve had a few comments but not...

A St. Clair County jury today found Michael Brandon Kelley of Moody, 29, guilty in the murder of Emily Milling, 23, of Leeds, The Daily Home reported today. The murder happened on Nov. 16, 2008. The jury also returned a 10-2 recommendation for the death penalty for Kelley, according to The Daily Home report. The jury also found Kelley guilty of sexual torture. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Jim Hill is scheduled to...

Moody police today arrested a Moody man and woman in connection with a suspected methamphetamine lab operation. Police received a tip and went to Ashley Manor Apartments about midday today, said Lt. Thomas E. Hunt. They arrested the two 35-year-olds and confiscated some items, including the meth lab materials, marijuana and syringes, he said. The man and woman are being held at the St. Clair County jail in Pell City, Hunt...

Eleven new retailers are on board for the Shops of Grand River, giving the outlet mall being built in Leeds a total of 44 commitments, with more expected before an Oct. 28 grand opening. The new retailers add variety to a previously announced lineup that includes Nike, Polo and Tommy Hilfiger. There’s Black & Decker for shoppers looking for tools and appliances. Jos. A. Bank, Talbots and Chico’s will be there to sell ...

ODENVILLE — Investigators recovered two dead premature infants who were flushed down a toilet into a septic tank Friday. “This is the worst thing I have seen in all my years,” St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles said. Surles said family members contacted him Friday about the situation. “It is our duty to follow through with any credible allegation that may have been done, and we want to be sure everything was done accordingly ...

PELL CITY – Officials say the public can actually watch the construction progress of the new St. Vincent’s St. Clair Hospital, via the Internet. “It’s a first for Goodgame,” said Jason Goodgame with Goodgame Company Inc., who is helping oversee the St. Vincent’s St. Clair Hospital construction project. He said Hoar Construction of Birmingham is the actual construction manager for project. He said technicians will install...

PELL CITY — Authorities obtained juvenile petitions Thursday for seven teenagers who allegedly vandalized the Oak Ridge Cemetery and Iola Roberts Elementary School last week. Pell City Police Department Detective Jonathan Swiney said the seven teenagers, all boys ages 13-16, are charged with third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief. Five of the boys are from Pell City, one is from Leeds, and one is from Vincent. A...