Ed's scheduled guests for February

Sorry I have not been very faithful about blogging this past week as much of my time was devoted to getting adjusted to the new 2 p.m. show on WJLX, AM 1240, that aired its first week. I will try to do better in the near future.

For now, here is the current list of guests that we have lined up over February...

Monday, Feb. 9: Dr. Robert Sparkman, superintendent of Jasper City School's will discuss the school system's citywide vote on Tuesday to extend property mills for school construction projects.

Tuesday, Feb. 10: Todd Hunter, Bucky Rizzo and Johnny Sims will discuss their roles as chaplains in local hospices, which involves ministering to the dying.

Wednesday, Feb. 11: Circuit Clerk Susie Odom talks about improvements made in her office in recent months.

Thursday, Feb. 12: County engineer David Edgil discusses the state of the county's roads and bridges.

Friday, Feb. 13: Greg Williams, the head of the Walker County Bar Association, will discuss the legal profession.

Monday, Feb. 16: Congressman Robert Aderholt will join us again by phone to discuss news out of Washington. Paul Kennedy, the executive director of the Walker Area Community Foundation, will discuss local projects, including a personal project to start a community garden at the old airport in Jasper.

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Kenneth Bobo, the new police chief of Cordova, will be our guest.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: Lona Courington of the Walker County Red Cross will discuss various projects in advance of Red Cross Month in March, including plans for a homeless shelter. Jennifer Williams Smith will also discuss her project for a Dream Team baseball project to create a countywide non-competitive baseball team for challenged young players.

Thursday, Feb. 19: David Jones of the Capstone medical clinic in Parrish will discuss that facility's services.

Friday, Feb. 20: Open

Monday: Feb. 23: Financial consultant Hal Holland of the Red Mountain Bank in Birmingham will discuss dealing with the stock market and investing in these turbulent times.

Tuesday, Feb. 24: Open.

Wednesday, Feb. 25: Parrish Mayor Wayne Gross will discuss what has been going on in the city since his new administration took over in November.

Thursday, Feb. 26: Open.

Friday, Feb. 27: Ezekiel Nichols, an economics instructor at the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, will make a return visit to discuss the local, state and national economic situation.