Obituary: Linda Louise Barker DeLoach

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Linda Louise Barker DeLoach was born in McDougal, Ark., April 29, 1942, the daughter of Lennie A. and Vivian Barker (Wells). Linda, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully in her home on March 4, 2022, at the age of 79.Linda loved…

Obituary: Geraldine Agnes Whitworth

Obituary: Geraldine Agnes Whitworth

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Geraldine Agnes Whitworth, 83, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022.  Geraldine was born in Claypool, Indiana, March 25, 1938, daughter of the late Paul and Bernice (Berkowitz) Ziegler.She was united in marriage Oct. 7, 1961, to Franklin…

Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Carr

Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Carr

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Eugene (Gene) Carr went to be with his Lord Wednesday, March 2 at the age of 97. He was born July 22, 1924, in Hinckley, Illinois to Archie and Wilhelmina (Troeger) Carr, the fifth of 15 kids. The family moved to…

Obituary: Betty J. Brown

Obituary: Betty J. Brown

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Brown, Betty J. – age 90, died February 22, 2022, in Grand Blanc, Michigan.  Betty was born July 30, 1931, in Paw Paw, the daughter of James and Lucia (Scotese) Marcelletti.  She graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1949…

Obituary: Lorene Anne Gambill, 103

Obituary: Lorene Anne Gambill, 103

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20223 min read

Lorene Anne Gambill, age 103, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Grand Pines Assisted Living Center in Grand Haven, Michigan. Lorene was born November 7, 1918, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Clarence and Hilda (Anderson) Isaacson. Lorene married Robert…

Dennis Henry Ax, 79

Dennis Henry Ax, 79

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Dennis Henry Ax, 79 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Ascension Allegan General Hospital. Born October 25, 1942 in Manistee, Michigan, he was the son of the late Henry and Geraldine (Repo) Ax and the husband…

Obituary: Helen Winslett Tucker

Obituary: Helen Winslett Tucker

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Helen Winslett Tucker, 91, of Mobile, AL passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 28, 2022 in Bay Minette, AL. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, March 3 from 1:00 – 2:00pm at Radney’s Funeral Home on…

Obituary: Mr. Phillip Burke

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20221 min read

Mr. Phillip Burke 78 of LaFayette, Alabama died Friday March 4, 2022 at the EAMC Lanier Hospital.Phillip was born in West Point, Georgia October 19, 1943 to the late Kelly Paul Burke and the late Leona Bruce Burke, he attended…

Obituary: Mr. Eddie Lee Webb

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

Mr. Eddie Lee Webb, Sr., 77 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Public Viewing was held on Friday, March 4, 2022, from 12 Noon until 6:00 PM CST at…

Obituary: Mr. Bobby L. Presley

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20221 min read

Mr. Bobby L. Presley, 62 of Dadeville, AL, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Columbus, GA.Public Visitation was held Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home…

Obituary: Ms. Carol Bernette Heard

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20221 min read

Ms. Carol Bernette Heard, 61 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at her home.Graveside Servies was held on Monday, February 28, 2022, 11:00 AM CST at New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery in Camp Hill, AL.…

Obituary: Carol Carmichael Wheeler

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20221 min read

Carol Carmichael Wheeler 79 of LaFayette, Alabama passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at the LaFayette Extended Care.She was born to the late Dr. Nicholas Aaron Wheeler, Jr. and the late Caroline Carmichael Wheeler. Carol attended Auburn Universitymajoring in…

Blue Star

Blue Star

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20224 min read

By Scott SullivanEditorSilly PuttySilly Putty came in a plastic egg you unscrewed. What came out was yolk-size, pink and magic, almost like a baby.You could press Silly Putty against newsprint — color funnies were best — and it reproduced an…

Life as Performance Art

Life as Performance Art

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20225 min read

By G.C. StoppelThe next time you see photographs of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, you may want to hold your children closer. You are separated by just three degrees from that war.First degree: we know each other because you invite…

Businessman, daughter arrested for drugs after store raided

Businessman, daughter arrested for drugs after store raided

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20221 min read

On 03/02/2022 Agents of the Chambers County Drug Task Force/ Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at Rock’s & More located in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama. During the search warrant Agents located and recovered Hydrocodone Pills, Oxycodone…

Three Five Points students win Fredonia essay contest

Three Five Points students win Fredonia essay contest

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20223 min read

The top three winners have been named in the Five Points School 2022 essay contest conducted by Fredonia Heritage Association, partnering with New Hope Foundation.The top winners, all 8th graders, are Skye Favors, first, Amelleon Huguley, second, and Amellion Staples,…

99-year-Oldreognized during Black Historyprogram

99-year-Oldreognized during Black Historyprogram

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20222 min read

On Sunday, February 27, 2022 Pastor Gary L. Dixon and the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Family dedicated their 2022 Black History Program to Mrs. Catherine Crook. The program was titled “I Am Black Excellence”. Mrs. Crook exemplifies this title in…

Mike’s Musings: Is government benefiting from war

Mike’s Musings: Is government benefiting from war

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20223 min read

Unlike many of us, I have a healthy distrust towards government and the media. I never ever believe what they tell us, without researching the issue or edict thoroughly. COVID in my opinion, was one of those issues that didn’t…

Atwater leads Otsego past Trojans

Atwater leads Otsego past Trojans

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20223 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—During its two regular-season games against Plainwell, the Otsego boys basketball team got off to slow starts and had to fight back to secure wins.Senior Ashton Atwater made sure there would be no slow start for…

Bulldogs claim district title in OT

Bulldogs claim district title in OT

Editorial StaffMar 9, 20223 min read

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PAW PAW—Otsego sophomore Hannah Fitzpatrick hauled in seven rebounds during her team’s Division 2 girls basketball district final against site host Paw Paw on Friday, March 4.None of those were bigger than the one she collected…