Longtime friends shared with Pat and me in a Christ-mas letter they had returned to Orchestra Hall for the first performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchetra in nearly two years.At the end CSO director Ri-cardo Muti spoke briefly with the…

Dear Editor: The next couple of months roads will be full of ice and snow, making driving conditions dangerous. While there is little we can do to stop weather related accidents, there is a source of accidents we can do…

To the Editor: Tyranny of the minority …The conservative right-wing has never bought into the idea of a multicultural society …. that the birthright of all Americans is equal representation and protection under the law. Call them nationalists (mostly white),…

Victor Robert Crane, 84, of Paw Paw, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday Jan. 1, 2022, at his home, with his family at his side. He was born March 19, 1937, in Logansport, Indiana, the son of…

Gary Lee Ramlow, 75, of Lawton, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Rose Arbor in Kalamazoo.A graveside service with military honors will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur. Those wishing to…

By Jody StewartA major water leak occurred last Wednesday inside the old Kardoes Rubber plant which flooded the building and created loss of water to the city. The water break is believed to have occurred around 3 am Wednesday morning.…

By John West The City of LaFayette has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for $500,000. The grant money will go towards making much needed repairs to the city water treatment plant. The announcement was made at Monday’s…

By John West On Monday evening, Dr. Arturo Menefee of the Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative, spoke to the LaFayette City Council about starting a program in LaFayette to help address issues related to COVID-19. The Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative is part of…

McKenzie Gay, the reigning Miss Southern Union, will crown a new Miss Southern Union on January 20, in Brazeal Auditorium on Southern Union’s Wadley Campus. The Miss Southern Union pageant is an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama/Miss America Pageant.…

By John West The Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) has announced a Feb 14 2022 deadline for its annual scholarship program. “We give out four scholarships of $2,500 to high school seniors who will be attending schools in the state…

CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS NEAR 2ND PEAKOn Sunday, East Alabama Health matched its April 2020 peak of 54 COVID-19 hospitalizations and surpassed that total this morning with 61 patients. This total is just shy of the 62 COVID hospitalizations recorded in July…

The LaFayette Police Department investigated 87 traffic accidents resulting in 14 injuries and no fatalities during the year. There were 5836 complaints resulting in 876 arrest. Animal control picked up 5. MONTH COMPLAINTS ARREST WRECKS INJURIES FATALITIES ANIMAL CONTROLJanuary 418…

The LaFayette Police Department investigated 429 complaints resulting in 29 arrests during the month of December 2021. There were 3 accidents resulting in 0 injuries. 1-speeding1-failure to appear or pay2-attempt to elude1-possession of marijuana2-obstructing governmental operations5-driver’s license suspended or revoked3-resist…

Matthew Johnson 40, was charged with failure to appear or payTommie Daniels 55, was charged with failure to appear or payDemarco Huguley 37, was charged with failure to appear or payJesus Williams 18, was charged with attempt to eludeMarcus Broughton…

How can a 93 year-old possibly make sense of things going on in our modern times? If you were born in the 1920’s, could you understand how a 4-inch screen has taken over the world? I thought I was the…

Here’s a story that hopefully will provide a chuckle or two. So my birthday is right around the corner, and my son, bless him, had my gift sent by UPS to our home. Unfortunately, we were at the office and…

This year’s midterm congressional elections will be the political story of the year in American politics. The U.S. House of Representatives will be in play big time. Whichever party has the majority has all the power. Currently the Democrats have…

By Pam Holloway The LaFayette Bulldogs came back from their Christmas break with a three night back to back on the basketball court at the Bulldogs house. January 5th, The Bulldogs and BTW meet up. BTW 67 Bulldogs 56.January 6th,…

JPP Middle School Boys & Girls Basketball Team

By Katie McElvy Chambers 68, Cornerstone 36 Against Cornerstone on Tuesday, the Rebels captured a 25-8 lead in the first quarter, effectively shooting from the field and passing the ball inside as well. Brady Riley got the buzzer beater to…