Stephen Darnell

Living in Alabama, I’ve learned one thing for certain: the bugs here are as much a part of life as sweet tea and football. But while we love our traditions, nobody wants a cockroach participating in family dinner or ants marching across the kitchen counter. If you’re looking for the best pest control in Birmingham AL, you’ve probably realized there are a lot of options out there. It can feel a bit overwhelming trying to figure out who to trust with your home and your wallet. I’m Penny, and I...

Living in Walker County is a dream for most of us. We have the beauty of the Sipsey Fork, the tight-knit community of Jasper, and that slow-paced Alabama lifestyle that just feels like home. But if you have lived here through even one full cycle of seasons, you know that our local wildlife includes more than just deer and turkey. We are talking about the creepy-crawly kind. I have spent a lot of time talking to homeowners from Jasper to Haleyville, and the story is usually the same. One day...

I’ve spent a lot of time talking to homeowners from the heart of Birmingham all the way up to the quiet neighborhoods of Jasper. If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that Alabama bugs are a different breed. They’re bigger, bolder, and they seem to think your kitchen is their personal buffet. I’ve seen it all: from "droppings that look like coffee grounds" scattered behind a toaster to the unmistakable scurrying of a palmetto bug across a hardwood floor right when you’re trying to...