David Brewer, retired Huntsville Times reporter on left, discusses the Scottsboro Boys Museum with Scottsboro Mayor Melton Potter and Ms. Sheila Washington, museum executive board chairperson. This was one of the last series of stories David covered before the Huntsville Times closed the long time Jackson County Bureau Office.
The big news from the Jackson County Commission today is the choice of a County Engineer. Mr. Phillip Widner of Dekalb County was chosen as the new County Engineer. *
The County Commission also approved a resolution pertaining to Recovery Zone Bonds. $1.25 million will go to the City of Stevenson and $3.45 million will go to the City of Scottsboro
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Missing a member of the press. The Huntsville Times decision to close the long time Jackson County Bureau has resulted in this blogger missing the writings of David Brewer.
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The Times office closing in Scottsboro has effectively removed Scottsboro and Jackson County news from the national news stream originating from the Huntsville Times, part of the Advance family of news agencies which includes the Birmingham News, Mobile-Press Register, and "al.com," news and discussion media outlet via the internet http://www.al.com/ .
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One of the last series of stories David covered was that of the Scottsboro Boys Museum. He performed a brilliant job on covering the story. His stories of the museum resulted in nation wide AP news coverage and national recognition for the museum. http://scottsborostories.blogspot.com/2010/02/dedication-of-scottsboro-boys-museum.html
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I always enjoyed reading David's articles about the commission, city council and the important local interest stories. But more importantly, our local news has closed in on itself as a result of a missing member of the press. David your spot on the front row is vacant, your writing and coverage of Jackson County news was greatly appreciated and not forgotten.
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