Blue Review Magazine
August 22, 2025
In the latest issue we follow up on member Anthony Fox and his return to work after the reversal of his unjust conviction; we honor retired PBA of GA Executive Director Joe Stiles for his many years of service; we learn about some of the families and what they went through after the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene; and many more great topics.
moreJuly 26, 2024
In this issue we cover a past case that impacted lives in Jesup, GA, including that of SSPBA secretary and treasurer; we see our Virginia Division reach 10,000 members; we learn about the need for PTSD awareness seminars and the vital role it can serve in saving officers lives; and many more interesting topics.
moreJuly 14, 2023
In this issue we honor the late Johnny Bohanan, SSPBA board member and TNPBA division president; we follow a legal case in Virginia, where PBA successfully defended a member on trial for murder; we learn about the complexities of Giglio issues; and we highlight many more topics of interest to our members.
moreJune 28, 2022
In the latest issue we cover SSPBA's Senior Vice President's retirement, Trooper Lopez's miraculous recovery and much more.
moreAugust 27, 2021
In the latest issue we cover K-9 handler Deputy Zeisloft and therapy dog Beethoven, West Virginia's win to bring a critically-needed pay raise to it's officers, and much more.
moreApril 30, 2020
In the latest issue we honor Charlie Maddox, SSPBA Pioneer, learn about the Honor Guard and how they pay tribute; go on another one of Joe's adventures; and many more topics.
moreJanuary 29, 2019
In the latest issue we learn about Human Trafficking Awareness and training officers to spot the signs; man's best friend, in life and law enforcement; and many more interesting topics
moreJanuary 10, 2018
In the latest issue we learn how the Post Critical Incident Seminars are saving officers' lives, careers and marriages; honor the memory of fallen Sergeant Meggan Callahan while working to improve corrections officers' working conditions; rock out with Chris Lane; and many more interesting topics.
moreJanuary 19, 2017
In the latest issue we cover 10 things to remember after an officer-involved shooting, learn about the Alabama member back to work after being cleared of charges, meet the MSPBA member awarded the purple heart medal, and many more interesting topics.
moreNovember 19, 2015
In this issue we discuss how politicized indictments are threatening the legal safety of officers, 5 notorious outlaws from Alabama's wild west days, how the NCPBA assisted an embattled police department in selecting a new chief, as well as many other things.
moreOctober 13, 2014
In this issue we discuss what you should be careful about when posting to social media, one PBAGA member's path to sobriety, and how to respond if you're the target of an investigation.
moreAugust 31, 2013
In this issue we discuss the PBF's Behind the Badge seminars surrounding police suicide and PTSD and how one member's injury was not going to keep him down.
moreAugust 1, 2012
In this issue we discuss the implementation of the new structure of the SSPBA, we meet the new president of the Southern States PBA and take a deeper look into the Police Benevolent Foundations "I wish you knew" campaign.
moreAugust 1, 2010
In this issue we discuss the reason you joined the PBA, commonly seen practices that prove fatal to chapter success and the facelift that the PBA is getting on the web.
moreAugust 1, 2009
In this issue we talk about why governmental affairs is such an important part of the PBA system, how the candidate interview process works when screening candidates during election time and the growing epidemic of officer suicide that has swept through the LEO community.
moreMay 6, 2026
Hayden Linton was born in San Diego, California but has called Rogers, Arkansas home since the age of three when his dad retired from the Navy. His hometown offers a powerful sense of community that Hayden appreciates. "No matter where you go or what you are doing, you will always be greeted by happy people, with a smile on their face. In Rogers as a kid, it was also very rare to be bored." He continues, "We have countless hidden gems behind every corner that make this city so entertaining to live in and so easy to call home."
moreApril 29, 2026
To say Hannah Williams is actively active might be an understatement. She is one of 20 students across 11 SSPBA divisions to receive a PBF scholarship this year through a parent's membership in PBA. Her stepfather is Robert J. Maxbauer III, a K9 handler of K9 J�ger at Louisburg (N.C.) Police Department for almost a year.
moreApril 22, 2026
Jackson Patterson is a freshman at the University of South Alabama with several big ambitions. He's just not sure which ones he will follow yet. "Right now, my biggest challenge is deciding what I want my future to look like," he told me. He's studying engineering, and it's possible that he chooses to go straight into building a career in the aerospace industry after college. But it's also possible that he takes an even more interesting path ? he's interested in traveling the world and performing on stage, for example ? because if one thing's for sure about Jackson, it's that he's willing to branch out and try new things that he finds exciting ? even if they're unconventional.
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