Scott Shepherd

February 26th, 2013   Forecast: Rain lingering. High of 56. Local: Police investigate death in The Highlands. National: How Sequester Cuts Could Hurt Locally Sports: Bama offers Scholarship to 8th grader

Well, this is how far I have progressed with my picnic table do-it- yourself project. Because I salvaged the 4x4 post from the woods, I have been using the excuse that they needed to "dry out" before I could start. It's been some weeks now and I would have to say my wife is on to my procrastination efforts.

February 25nd, 2013   Forecast: Rain Likely. High of 52. Local: Woman found dead in The Highlands. National: Gulf Oil Spill Trial Starts Today Sports: Alabama Softball stays unbeaten

February 22nd, 2013 Forecast: Scattered showers. High of 66. Local: Tuscaloosa pair arrested in Texas after high speed chase. State: Boy held hostage in Midland, Alabama receives teddy bears, Hot Wheels and a trip to Disney Land...

February 21st, 2013 Forecast: Afternoon showers. High of 61. Local: Tuscaloosa city approves contract for alert notification system that notifies residents via email. texts or phone calls that emergency is imminent. State: Alabama students AP scores rise almost 150%...

I would defiantly consider myself a Do-It-Yourself-er. I must admit that I start and never finish more projects that I actually complete. I enjoy fixing most anything. My son knows at the tender age of three that Daddy can fix anything. I h...

February 20th, 2013 Forecast: Cloudy. High of 48. Local: The latest on the arrests of 74 people including 61 University of Alabama students. State: Alabama 'Harlem Shakes' organizer gets permit and scholarship. National: California college student goes on 25-minute rampage, killing three...

February 19th, 2013 Forecast: Afternoon sun. High of 51. Local: UAPD not fans of the Harlem Shake craze. State: Alabama House debates Abortion bill.  National: Meteor strike was largest in a century. Sports: Manti Te'o believes he's still a first round pick...

During all seven minutes of my spare time, I love to discover and photograph urban decay. Last year, Scott Shepherd described an old abandoned high school in Thomaston, Alabama. He promised the gymnasium alone would be worth the almost two-hour drive...

February 18th, 2013 Happy President's Day! Forecast: Mostly sunny. High of 65. Local: Mayor Maddox announces his intention to run for re-election. State: Appeals court overturns Lam Luong's conviction. Luong was convicted and sentenced to death in 2009 after confession to tossing four children from a bridge...