[DemopLonghorn]

Hey everyone - Denton here, your old loving sports editor. I was fired because, I'll just be bluntly honest, the Times did not like me. Boone Newspapers has had it out for me ever since my Christmas on the River screw-up and since then they have been trying to find a way to run me out. They did this past weekend. I did cover the games in Montgomery. I was down in the dugout with the kids after Seth's homerun celebrating with them because I have not missed but maybe one game all season and I love those kids and I love coach Moody. I also was in Montgomery covering DHS Softball and did a great job working with them all year as well. Speak with any DHS students, parents, cocahes, and teachers and they will tell you I did nothing but extreme coverage of Demopolis High School. I got into some crazy things this weekend when, to make a long story short, I was robbed and almost killed in Montgomery. All of my photos from the DHS Softball postseason were stolen along with my cell phone and the company laptop which had both of my baseball stories on it. I came back Monday to find out I had been fired and began to cry walking out the door - not because I will miss the Times because I don't feel they treat their employess right - but because I will miss Demopolis High and the teams I learned to grow and truly love after spending a full year of in-depth daily coverage with those kids and those teams. I am very passionate about my job and love DHS. I then, after being fired, had to come home a write the story that was printed about the DHS state championship from MEMORY. I was in a devistated state of mind and still had to try and think clear to get a good story out there for THOSE KIDS. I have had a great time, for the most part, during my time here in Demopolis. But within the next two weeks, unfortunately, I will most likely be out of the state of Alabama completely. Thanks again for ALL the support throughout the year for all the troubles some people in the community and especially people at Boone have thrown at me. Love ya'll... and I'll miss ya'll.

- Denton