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SCS approves school safety purchases
During the most recent Scottsboro Board of Education meeting, several items were approved. Personnel items approved include the resignation of Alicia Treece as CNP Worker; and Special Education teacher Macey Machen. Transfers included Kelly Brown, from Instructional Assistant at Nelson to CNP Worker at Caldwell; and Stephanie Doss from Preschool… READ_MORE -
Mayor's Corner
To end the year, I sat down with City of Scottsboro Mayor Jim McCamy to get an update on where we are and where we are going. McCamy began by stating that the City of Scottsboro has had a very good year with a lot more coming in the future.… READ_MORE -
Scottsboro city council approves job description
During the recent Scottsboro City Council joint meeting and work session the public hearing to amend the zoning ordinance at RaceTrac was rescheduled to the January 13, 2025 City Council meeting. The city council voted to approve a resolution to approve the application for authority to incorporate a public corporation… READ_MORE
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Henry Brevoort Cannon III
- Published on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 09:28
Henry Brevoort Cannon III died on Saturday, March 21, 2020 of delayed complications from heart valve replacement surgery on January 30th.
Latimer appointed Interim Chief of SPD
- Published on Friday, 05 June 2020 12:31
The City of Scottsboro is appointing Major Ron Latimer as the Interim Police Chief beginning June 1, 2020.
Skyline Heritage Farms Project fundraiser
- Published on Friday, 05 June 2020 11:19
by Martha Smith
Going back generations, anyone who went to or lived at Skyline remembers the Rock Store.
Connie McLain reaches 25 years with Circuit Clerk office
- Published on Friday, 05 June 2020 11:16
Connie McLain recently received a certificate from the state of Alabama, commemorating her 25 years of service as a Jackson County Circuit Court Specialist IV and Chief Clerk. McLain’s current boss, Circuit Clerk Bart Buchanan presented the certificate on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
Fishing tip of the week: – 06-03-20
- Published on Tuesday, 02 June 2020 13:31
Summertime weather and the bite
by Mike Gerry
As we move on into the summer season, everything we thought we understood about the effect of the weather, changes. The bass fishing changes, and weather patterns change. During the winter we dealt with many cold fronts with cold rain, followed by sunny days with water temperatures, generally, on the rise. In the summer, many things change. We have warm rain, bright, sunny, hot days along with thunder and lightning storms. All this changes from winter to summer and so do the patterns.
To me, the most notable change is the effect of the thunderstorms. Believe it or not, the loud thunderclaps and sizzles of lightning change what the fish are doing before the storms set in. You may have been out on the water, catching fish, in eight feet of water and run in to hide from a storm for 30 minutes. When you go right back out to the same spot as the storm passes – lo and behold – no bites. What changed was the storm.
The lightning drove the fish off the pattern they were feeding on and into deeper water to protect themselves from the noise and the lightning strikes. The bait moved, the bass moved, and you must start all over again to find a pattern. There are a couple of choices for you when this occurs. Often, if the weather stabilizes, after about an hour, the bait and the bass will move back to their respective feeding spots when you were catching before the storm. If the weather stays unsettled, and you are not getting bit, you best move deeper and look for where those fish you were catching moved to.
The winter sun is well known for grouping up the bass, so they compete for food during the mid-part of the day. Unfortunately, in the summer’s midday heat and sun my experience tells me the bright, sunny part of the day, moves them apart and they suspend and become lethargic. The sun depletes the oxygen levels, and they move to areas away from the thermocline and look for pockets of increased oxygen levels. If you are skilled with your electronics you can find the thermocline and find bass in the oxygen levels below it. Understand the weather and you will catch more fish!
Captain Mike
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