Ryan Weathers

4.02.2007

3.27.2007

3.20.2007

Funeral service for Grady Weathers, 81, will be Tuesday, March 20, at 11 a.m. at Curtis and Son North Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Davison, the Rev. Bill Lutz, and the Rev. Jimmie Dale Abrams officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Weathers died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Coosa Valley Medical Center. He was a longtime resident of Sylacauga; Veteran of WWII serving in the Navy; retired truck driver for Avondale Mils; and a native of Sycamore. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Myrtice Weathers of Sylacauga; daughter, Carolyn Davis of Sylacauga; two sons, Larry Weathers of Sylacauga and Bruce Weathers of Dadeville; 12 grandchildren; and two sisters, Sarah Honeycutt of Sylacauga and Onzel Arnold of Hartselle.

Pallbearers will be Garrett Weathers, Ryan Weathers, Luke Davis, Mark Davis, Ryan Sexton, Mike Barnette, Sherrill Weathers, and Wendal Weathers. Curtis and Son Funeral Home North Chapel will direct the service.

3.17.2007

Shuttle Launch Seen From ISS

Shuttle Launch Seen From ISS (warrenellis.com)

2.24.2007

Google Data Center in Caldwell County, NC

Google announced earlier that it was going to build a data center in Caldwell County. People got so excited because it is Google. The state gave Google huge incentives and tax breaks to bring the plant here. Now people have found out what it really is and they don't want it. I do not know what they expected to come. Google said it would only produce about 210 jobs.

Now everyone has realized what the facility really is "just an air-conditioned warehouse to hold computers." I don't know what else was expected from a data center. Apparently lawmakers assumed that there would be spin-off industries as happened when DELL came to NC with a shipping facility that brought several companies to the area such as shipping companies.