Live Breaking News & Updates on Northeast Alabama Regional
Stay updated with breaking news from Northeast alabama regional. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Etowah sheriff says sale to fund radios; reassignments help agencies gadsdentimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gadsdentimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It has been three weeks since my appearance at the January meeting of the Gadsden Airport Authority. I requested several financial documents such as the profit and loss statements for years 2019 and 2020. In addition, I asked the GAA board to provide the authority’s 10-year, 5-year and 3-year economic development plans for the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport. Those were simple requests for off-the-shelf information. I also asked for the airport’s marketing plan, the Gadsden Airport Authority’s mission statement and the name of the owner of Northeast Alabama Aviation, Inc., the fixed base operator. I was promised by the GAA’s chairman a timely response to my questions. Three weeks is time enough to provide information that should already be readily available. ....
The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 12 reported another Pilgrim’s Pride of settlement of $110.5 million for alleged price fixing and corruption. This comes after the company last fall announced a plea deal in the Justice Department’s criminal price fixing case. Under that deal, Pilgrims agreed to pay a $110.5 million penalty. That comes to almost $200 million in fines in two years because of alleged management corruption. Residents of Gadsden and Etowah County should keep this corporate culture in mind when reading the Pilgrim’s Pride attack advertisements focused on owners of industries on Steele Station Road. These attack ads are printed daily in the Gadsden Times and paid for by Pilgrim’s Pride and Growing Gadsden.com. ....