Voters in Barbour County will have several decisions to make when they head to the polls on November 3. While much of the attention across Alabama has been on the governor’s race and control of Congress, some of the decisions closer to home deserve just as much attention. Barbour County includes several small towns and…
I understand why people ask for a supervisor. Sometimes they think the officer is wrong. Sometimes they don’t trust what they’re being told. Sometimes they think another officer will see it differently. And sometimes they’ve watched enough videos online to think asking for a supervisor is the police version of speaking to the manager, where…
Barbour County history is full of stories people repeat because they’ve heard them all their lives. If you grew up here, or spent enough time around people who did, you’ve probably heard some version of them. Stop me if any of this sounds familiar: high-stakes poker games where decisions were really made, the prosecutor who…
Most people who pass through Barbour County, Alabama, see a road. They see U.S. 431 through Eufaula, maybe Highway 51 toward Clayton, maybe one of the smaller roads cutting across the county. They pass gas stations, churches, fields, timber, old houses, a few businesses, and signs for towns they may never actually enter. Then they…
When I’m looking to hire a police officer, I’m not just trying to fill an empty position. I’m deciding who I’m willing to put in a patrol car, give a badge and a gun, and trust to make decisions on behalf of the department when I’m not standing beside them. That’s a considerable amount of…
Ever wondered why Barbour County’s local offices are held almost exclusively by Democrats, even as voters here show diverse political preferences in state and national elections? While our U.S. Senators are Republicans, and Barbour County voters regularly support candidates across party lines at the state and national level, our local politics tell a different story:…