OZARK-DALE COUNTY: Today we celebrate an incredible milestone—25 years of dedicated service!
Congratulations to our amazing 911 Director Paula Simmons on reaching this remarkable achievement. Your leadership, commitment, and passion have made a lasting impact on our team and the community we serve every single day.
Thank you for your years of guidance, strength, and unwavering dedication to public safety. We are truly grateful for all that you do and proud to celebrate this moment with you!
Here’s to 25 years of excellence—and many more to come, because we’re not letting you retire just yet
HOUSTON COUNTY: Recently Rev. Ricky Plummer made a post on his family FACEBOOK being critical of Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe over the handling of the Chattahoochee State Park issue. Which resulted in Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe in essence calling Rev. Ricky Plummer a liar.
Rev. Ricky Plummer had requested to be privileges of the floor of today’s Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting.
This morning RSN was physically present at the Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting. Chairman Brandon Shoupe, all Houston County Commissioners, Commission candidate Chris Love and Ashley Enfinger were present. No where in the slim crowd was Rev. Ricky Plummer. The meeting lasted 4 minutes and adjourned.
It is my understanding there was a “secret” meeting “behind” closed doors on Wednesday ( the normal prayer meeting day ) between Rev. Ricky Plummer, Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe, D2 Commissioner Tracy Adams and someone who was the mediator.
Whatever was discussed in the secret meeting behind closed doors apparently has resulted in Rev. Ricky Plummer not appearing for privileges of the floor and his scraping his family FACEBOOK page of his post calling out Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe.
Plummer has ked the commission before for Chattahoochee State Park, some 600 acres, for some of it for a skeet shooting range. A popular sport where a lot of people participate and is a economic boost to the local economy. People from here have driven to Ohio to participate in skeet shooting events. One young man who lives in Houston County got an almost a full 4 year scholarship for college for his participation in the skeet shooting. A larger event than most people know of who gives the youth many opportunities in life.
The Houston County Commission has no lease for the Chattahoochee State Park, some 600 acres. The lease is a five year lease for $ 10.00 from the State of Alabama.
In addition to the request of Rev. Ricky Plummer for skeet shooting, Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza had asked about locating an Alabama Children’s Home for girls and boys on the property. But D2 Commissioner Tracy Adams was not in favor of that because he promised the park being open.
In Chairman Brandon Shoupe’s challenge on Facebook calling out Rev. Ricky Plummer’s honesty, Shoupe said the “commission” decided against renewing the lease on the property.
Well … (1) no doubt what Rev. Ricky Plummer posted n his family facebook
(2) no doubt what Chairman Brandon Shoupe said in his FACEBOOK post calling out Rev. Ricky Plummer in what he had posted
(3) no doubt that d2 Commissioner Tracy Adams made that a campaign promise when he initially ran for Houston County Commissioner
(4) no doubt the Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza asked about locating the Alabama Sheriff Boys and Girls Ranch home on that property
(5) no doubt that Houston County has no lease on the property since January 2025 which was for only $ 10.00 for five years – from the State of Alabama
(6) no doubt that Rev. Ricky Plummer was going to be at the Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting to address the commission and was AWOL!
What we have doubt in: Where is the $ 300,000.00 both Shoupe and Plummer has referred to? What about the campaign promise of re-opening the park? When was the open discussion by the commission about the property – can someone produce me the minutes of that meeting? Explain please, the closed door meeting between Plummer, Adams, Shoupe and the mediator.
ALABAMA: U.S. Congressman Barry Moore is seeking election to the United States Senate. The position is currently held by United States Senator Tommy Tuberville who is not seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate.
Recently RSN was able to talk to U.S. Senator Barry Moore via a computer link. This was to allow him to introduce himself to his future employers, YOU, the resisted voters.
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HOUSTON COUNTY: In a highly unusual move, Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza has endorsed two local candidates seeking election.
Sheriff Donald Valenza has made an endorsement of Kendall Glover for Houston County Coroner. Glover is dedicated, honest man who will serve with integrity, dedication, respect for the deceased and families that will have the unfortuante task of death. Law Enforcement works hand in hand wuth the Coroner on deaths that occur across the county.
Sheriff Donald Valenza has made an endorsement of Ashley Enfinger for Houston County Commissioner – District 3. For the past year Enfinger has attended every Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting and Regular Meeting of the County Commission. He has worked to learn county government and how it operates. Enfinger has joined the Houston County Sheriff Reserves to learn what law enforcement officers deal with. Sheriff Valenza believes that Ashley Enfinger has the character to serve the people of Houston County and be a wise steward of the taxpayer money.
Donald Valenza began with the Houston County Sheriff Department since 1977. He has risen through the ranks until becoing Sheriff. He has never publically endorsed anyone for elected office. But Sheriff Valenza feels these two deserve his endorsement.
TAYLOR: Last evening a petition was served to each member of Taylor City Council and to the City Clerk. All on camera!
Absent from the meeting was Mayor Robert Lamb. While RSN had heard rumors, Mayor Pro Tem Kenny Thompson was informed of Mayor Lamb’s abscene at 5:53 PM for a 6:00 meeting. This mean tthe Mayor Pro Tem Thompson had to chair the meeting.
RSN does not know where Mayor Lamb resides. But some locals provided RSN with a picture of what was represented as Mayor Lamb’s vehicle parked at tthe woods behind his house. And the car was under the carport.
Today reports the Mayor Robert Lamb has called some people who signed the petition fussing at them for signing it.
The City of Taylor has a Mayor and five council members. The petition was signed by there sitting council members for a recall of the Mayor. It has been represented to me the petition has more signatures than what was required. After the petition was presented the City Clerk reported that she would contact Houston County Probate Judge Daveport for guidance.
Lamb has been Mayor since November 2025, which is five months. And he has created havok ever since taking office. He was sworn in at 8:00 AM and then terminated Taylor Police Chief James Brazier. Mayor Lamb has not followed the law and prceduers outlined in the Taylor Personnel Rules and Regulations. Reports are a female staff member recently quit after Mayor Lamb was yelling at her and cussed her out. There is a potential federal court complaint which could be made for a hostile work enviornment.
According to sources the City has 30 days following the petition to act. The next regular meeting is May 3rd. From last night to May 3 the council would have burned about half of the 30 days,
IN ANOTHER ISSUE … a truck was listed for sale. The council tabled the bids. Reports are Mayor Lamb sold the truck anyway. Working to confirm. Also the Court Magistrate and Mayor are spending court funds reported not to have been approved by the Council. Working on confirmation.
PICTURES PROVIDED TO RSN AND REPRESENTATIONS WERE MADE THAT IS TAYLOR MAYOR ROBERT LAMBS TRUCK
