Obituary

Memorial Day 2022 – Covid And The Other Unspoken Wars – Maple Hill Cemetery

• May 26, 2022

So, I’m not known for being political correct anyway, and this Memorial Day 2022 I’ll be remembering all those who have died in the unspoken wars – which it turns out is pretty much every-damn-body.

Remembering Longtime Huntsville City Councilman Richard Showers Becomes A Step Back In Time

By Jim Casey

• October 17, 2021

60 Seconds • Editorials • Huntsville • Obituary

That’s when I got to know a little bit about Dr. Richard Showers. To be frank, that whole city council was a bunch of clowns. Dr. Showers, Glenn Watson, Bill Kling, Sandra Moon and Dick Hyatt were all up against an upstaging and strident Mayor Loretta Spencer. It didn’t matter what was on the meeting’s agenda, you were sure to get an entertaining show of some kind no matter.

A Monumental Day Of Remembrance In Huntsville

By Jim Casey

• October 23, 2020

60 Seconds • Editorials • Huntsville • News • Obituary • Photography

The flags fly at half staff in front of the Madison County Courthouse where an empty space remains in place of Huntsville's confederate monument. The flags have been lowered to honor Mayor Tommy Battles wife Eula, who will be laid to rest today, also in Maple Hill Cemetery.

A monumental day in Huntsville with two major happenings at Maple Hill Cemetery. Huntsville’s Confederate Monument has a new home and Huntsville First Lady Eula Battle has been laid to to rest.

My Statement On John Lewis RIP

By Jim Casey

• October 12, 2020

Editorials • Obituary

His courage earned him the honor of election to congress. But, it’s impossible for me to respect his rhetoric later on which I firmly believe caused more harm than good.

Wretched Little Woman – R.I.P. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Jim Casey

• September 20, 2020

Editorials • Obituary

Who really wants to be at work when they are 80? Instead of seeing the likelihood that she wouldn’t be able to continue past two more likely Republican terms, pushing her near 90, she made the short-sighted and selfish decision to remain on the court.

The Towering Little Richard – RIP

By Jim Casey

• May 9, 2020

Editorials • Obituary

Sure enough, at the head of the table, sat the unmistakable, flamboyant icon – with his “towering pompador.”

Officer Billy Fred Clardy III: The Morning After

By Jim Casey

• December 11, 2019

60 Seconds • Editorials • News • Obituary

Officer Billy Fred Clardy III Grave Site

It was a dark and dreary day. Tuesday, December 10, 2019 started off wet, then got wetter, then got colder. I was sitting at home, working on the computer and waiting to see if the weather would break before funeral time.

Eddie Money Gets An Unlucky RIP Off

By Jim Casey

• September 14, 2019

Editorials • Obituary • Photography

Eddie Money at Huntsville Big Spring Jam 1999

Eddie Money, who passed away on Friday the 13th, once appeared at Big Spring Jam in Huntsville but his assertions of once being a police officer turn out to be… a cop out.

RIP Owen Garriott

By Jim Casey

• April 15, 2019

Editorials • Obituary

Former NASA astronaut and Huntsville resident Owen Garriott has passed away. As an Astronaut with NASA Mr. Garriott spent 60 days on Skylab in 1973 and 10 days on the Space Shuttle Space lab in 1983.

East Huntsville House Fire Leaves One Dead

By Jim Casey

• February 1, 2019

Editorials • Huntsville • News • Obituary • Photography

House fire strikes East Huntsville neighborhood

House fire turns deadly in Five Points neighborhood.

Marvin… Was A Friend Of Mine

By Jim Casey

• December 15, 2018

Editorials • Obituary

Folks around Huntsville will remember Marvin Pogue as the high profile homeless veteran who was frequently seen heading up and down University Drive, or maybe the Parkway, with his grocery cart.

John McCain – Buried With His Moccasins On

By Jim Casey

• September 1, 2018

Editorials • Featured • Obituary

When I started searching on the Internet to substantiate my less than impressive opinion of John McCain, I didn’t really find the kind of information that my anonymous sources were telling me should be there.

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