You may have caught our previous stories regarding the sometimes notorious Hines Motel, which was recently bought by the Madison County Board of Education.
However, even after no trespassing signs were posted and the windows boarded up, five families of the dozens that had previously stayed in the motel still remain.
WBON-TV visited the site, and asked if the residents would share their personal stories, in which they told us that they have simply fallen on hard times. The residents were all in agreement that many are quick to call them drug addicts, criminals, and prostitutes, but that this is not the case. These are their stories.
In this edition we spoke to Cassandra, a server in her early twenties who says she has struggled to find a secure place to live, and therefore has been at the infamous motel for years. All were served eviction notices for the end of April, and Cassandra says she has no idea where she will go, mostly because of her paycheck.
