06/21/2026
While both may be pronounced by many southerners to sound the same, the N.N.N would like to remind our followers of the true enunciation and significance of each photo.
The first photo depicts a MARE (rhymes with hair or Air) and refers to a female horse used for breeding, equestrian sports and is often found to be very useful for herd leadership.
The second image depicts a Mayor and the proper way to say this is May-Ur. A mayor is the chief executive officer of a municipality, responsible for overseeing daily city operations, managing the municipal budget, and enforcing local ordinances.
One of these photos indicates a person with more authority, power, influence and ability to lead than the other.
While this post is in no way meant to discredit or show disrespect to Mayor Phillips it is meant to show the current structure and power you think your vote may or may not have and who is truly in control.
If you do not like the current situations in Northport, do some research and when you see Mayor MAY-UR Phillips please thank him for representing for being elected to an honorary position (a position that does pay a small salary albeit) but a position of responsibility and leadership of which he has no true authority or oversight and control over.
Success of a city is not measured by tomorrow or next year, but in its planning and ability over the next 25-50 years to have the infrastructure and resources to plan big for the future. Does it make sense for the City of Tuscaloosa to own and control the Airport in Northport (maybe for financial reasons now, but what if that situation had been different many years ago and today I was referred to as Northport Airport). Does it make sense for the City of Tuscaloosa to own and control Lake Tuscaloosa and when you need building permits etc you have to cross the bridge into the City of Tuscaloosa to deal with folks you don’t even know or elected to beg for permits etc (again, perhaps financially there are reasons the City of Northport cannot control it). If we do not plan for the next 25-50 years NOW instead of only thinking about tomorrow or next year what will the City of Tuscaloosa control next? My guess will be restaurants, resorts and all retail taxes in what will be formerly known as Northport.
While these are opinions they in no way reflect the opinions of the N.N.N
