11.09
- WQCH Radio, 11/08/12: “LAFAYETTE POLICE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A SPECIALIZED WHEEL CHAIR THAT WAS STOLEN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE CHAIR HAS A SPECKLED FRAME AND BLACK NYLON SEAT. IT’S USED BY A LOCAL VOLUNTEER IN COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE STOLEN WHEEL CHAIR MAY CONTACT THE LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE WALKER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.”
The missing wheelchair belongs to Kevin, the man who regularly picks up garbage on city streets or runs a trimmer while wearing a Civil War uniform. He’s odd but sweet and well-intentioned, and has done more to clean up LaFayette in the last decade than all of city government combined. The theft was very likely motivated by someone being “funny” as there’s hardly a profit in stealing wheelchairs.
An LU reader set up an online collection for Kevin to have a new wheelchair; the initial goal was $250 and as-of 4 AM Friday had already reached $325. The new goal is $1,000. Whatever is raised by November 21 will be used to get Kevin a new chair and whatever else he might need, including some kind of bicycle lock or method to secure the chair from being stolen again.
A reward of $200 has been offered anonymously for information about the person(s) who stole Kevin’s chair. If you know who did this, please contact LU or LaFayette PD.
- WQCH Radio, 11/08/12: “THE WRITE-IN VOTES FOR ALES CAMPBELL HAVE NOW BEEN COUNTED AT THE WALKER COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, AND THE TOTAL OF WRITE-INS BEARING HER NAME WAS 5,726. THERE WERE 125 OTHER WRITE-IN VOTES, MOSTLY NONSENSE NAMES. THE ELECTIONS BOARD REPORTED THEY ALWAYS GET ‘MICKEY MOUSE’ AND THIS TIME, SOMEONE ADDED ROCK STAR ‘TED NUGENT’ TO THE WRITE-IN LIST.
- “THE INCUMBENT COMMISSIONER, BEBE HEISKELL, RECEIVED 13,380 VOTES IN THE COMPLETE BUT UNOFFICIAL RETURNS. THAT GAVE HEISKELL 70-PERCENT OF THE QUALIFIED VOTES. SHE WON EVERY PRECINCT EXCEPT LAFAYETTE AND CENTER POST, AND THOSE WERE CLOSE.”
Haven’t met anybody yet who will admit to voting for Bebe, but whatever. Maybe Ted Nugent will come down and run against her in 2016.
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