This episode we get to talk with a man that may be better with numbers than an engineer, our friend, Secretary of State John Merrill. When we hear Secretary of State, we always think about elections. But, just as John tells us, his office handles so much more! When we recorded this episode, we were exactly one year away from the 2022 General Election. So, what can we expect in the upcoming election? Could Alabama become the next Georgia? How are we going to keep our elections safe? John helps us to understand how he has been working over the past few years in office to protect our election pro ..read more

This week we are pleased to have the Mayor of the North Alabama city of Tuscumbia, Kerry Underwood! Kerry talks with us on what he has been doing as mayor and most of all, why he is running to be State Representative of the Shoals area, District 3. We dig into what Kerry can bring to the table as a CPA in the Alabama legislature and how he would deal with hard decisions as a legislator. Thanks again to Kerry for sitting in with use for this week’s episode!  You can find out more about Kerry on Facebook at Kerry “Bubba” Underwood State House District 3 | Facebook ..read more

This week we break somewhat from politics to talk with our friend Shaun Montgomery from The Shaun’s Show. We do a little discussing on the worker shortages we have here in North Alabama and the impact it’s having on new business’s that are coming to the area. We also discuss how the South get’s a bad name for so many things but there is one thing we never get a bad name about… Southern Hospitality!  This subject and the sandwich generation (that I’m part of) has been weighing on my heart for a while to discuss.  So tonight, we discuss a couple of things that we recently observed in o ..read more

Can we get away with this?  I don’t know if we can!  Oh boy… we’re going to prison for this one… This week we pick up with last weeks prison discussion with our friend Rep. Proncey Robertson and how it’s effecting the culture of today and how that has affected our society from a law enforcement perspective.  How do we start to overcome this in today’s culture? Then we discuss the ribbon cutting of the Lockheed Martin Hypersonic Strick Missile Factory in Courtland and what does it mean for North Alabama and Lawrence County?  What does this mean for the United States? If you ..read more

Can we get away with this?  I don’t know if we can!  Oh boy… we’re going to prison for this one… This week we have our good friend Representative Proncey Robertson back with us.  We wanted to get a better understanding of Governor Ivey’s special session on prison reform and what it really means.  We break down why the legislature had to have a special session and the details of how that happens.  We discuss where is the money coming for this reform program and the additional infrastructure that is to be built and why is it that we’re not expanding the prison population ..read more

There’s no “Bull” about this court!  No, we’re not talking to Judge Harry T. Stone either. If you’re not a child of the 70’s or 80’s you may not remember the sitcom Night Court or the above references. Just a play on words! This week we get the honor of talking with current Lawrence County Circuit Judge Mark Craig. We talk to Judge Craig about his background and how he became Circuit Judge. Then we discuss the responsibilities of the circuit judge in Lawrence County and the case load that is currently on our court system. Why do some cases take so long? Is there an audit system for our co ..read more

There is a special announcement from Flash Fiber coming at the end of the Podcast!   This week we take a small break from politics to talk with Michael Cornelison with Joe Wheeler’s new Flash Fiber! We get a progress update from Michael as to what was planned to be provided vs. what they can provide now that the system is being installed. We get an update as to where the fiber is currently being installed, how many customers are currently hooked up and even get into the technical information as Melissa (Russ’s wife) joins us to talk about the IT side of things.   Michael also explain ..read more

We did it! We have made a great milestone! Welcome to episode 10! We’re celebrating with our friend and talk radio host Jeff Poor. If you are in the North Alabama area, you may remember Jeff from WVNN talk radio. Jeff is now on FM Talk 1065 WAVH in Mobile and you can follow him on social media on Twitter, Facebook and on the WAVH website (The Jeff Poor Show - FM Talk 1065). With Jeff’s finger on the pulse of politics across Alabama, we dive of into a few issues concerning state politics.  First we take a moment to reflect on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11.  The we discuss President ..read more

It’s Labor Day Week and with Russ out on the water, I have fellow bug enthusiast and Alabama Republican Chairman, John Wahl.  We take a little time to discuss butterflies and John’s butterfly farm. Then we turn to politics to discuss his role as chairman and how he managed to make Alabama Republican Party history b y bring Trump to Cullman and generating the most contributions to the party for one single event. We also touch on how the party has had a general rule not to endorse a candidate in a contested primary race. We try to clear up the controversy around the Alabama Republican Party ..read more

This weeks episode I talk about what's going on in Afghanistan with the US Troop withdrawal (Russ listens), Hurricane Ida, Friend of the show Josh Woods runoff for Mobile City Council, Our personal opinions on COVID and the new poll numbers out about the US Senate race. We also have a special announcement, but you'll have to listen to find out ..read more