Mr. Joe Louis Dowdell
Mr. Joe Louis Dowdell, 80 of LaFayette, AL passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. Public Visitation was held on Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 12 Noon until 5:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. Graveside Services…
Mr. William A. (Billy) Brown
Mr.William A. (Billy) Brown 81 of Roanoke, Alabama died Friday February 25, 2022 at his residence.Billy was born in Roanoke, Alabama May 14, 1940 to the late Awbrey Charlie Brown and the late Lois Bailey Brown,he was a member of…
Mrs. Dorothy Blackmon
Mrs. Dorothy Blackmon 76 of Wadley, Alabama died Wednesday February 23, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Blackmon was born in Sylacauga, Alabama August 7, 1945 to the late Dewey Gable and the late Myrtle Shaddix Gable and she was a…
Mr. Fletcher Edward Pinkard
Mr. Fletcher Edward Pinkard, 75, of Roanoke died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton, GA. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, 150 Banks Road, Roanoke, at…
Paul Douglas Williamson
Paul Douglas Williamson of LaFayette, Alabama died Tuesday, February 22 at East Alabama Medical Center.The family invites folks to attend visiting hours from 10am until noon on Saturday, February 26 at Center Baptist Church, 2511 County Rd 33, LaFayette, Alabama.…
Mrs. Vickey Doss
Mrs. Vickey Doss, 67 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, at her residence. Public Viewing was held Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in…
Mr. Charlie F. Turner
Mr. Charlie F. Turner, Jr, 70 of Salem, AL, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Bethany House in Auburn, AL. Public Viewing was held Friday, February 25, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST, at…
Miss Alabama visits Chambers Academy
Miss Alabama Lauren Bradford visited Chambers Academy on Wednesday February 23rd . This was part of a monthly speaker series they do call “Real Life Wednesdays.”School Counselor Emily Milford, “Miss Bradford spoke to our students about her experiences in life,…
Mr. Allen Askew Jr.
Mr. Allen Askew, Jr., 66 of Camp Hill, AL passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, AL. Public Viewing was held Friday, February 25, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST,…
Landfill severely restricts items that can be dumped
By John West The Chambers County Landfill has new regulations on what it can now accept. The new rules were dropped on LaFayette seemingly without warning last week. “We just got hit over night with some new regulations in the…
DELIVERY DRIVER WANTED
Wilcox Newspapers is looking for several dedicated individuals to deliver the Paw Paw Flashes, Courier-Leader, and Commercial Record newspapers to local businesses and post offices in the tri-county area. Applicants must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and their own…
Frederick Alan Snell
Frederick Alan Snell was born March 18, 1927, in Evanston, (IL), the third child to the late Fred and Edith (Walker) Snell. He passed away Feb. 14, 2022, in Lawton.Fred graduated from Three Rivers, (MI), High School in 1945, and…
Delores Eileen Evink
Delores Eileen Butcher-Evink, 93, of Lawton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. She was born Aug. 4, 1928, in Marcellus, Michigan, the daughter of Harold Westphal and Georgia (Boyer) Westphal.Delores enjoyed camping with her children when they were younger,…
Mattawan’s Johnson wins individual title at bowling regionals
Mattawan and Paw Paw sent their bowling teams to a Division 2 regional at Spectrum Lanes in Wyoming on Friday and Saturday. While neither team was able to continue their season, the tournament was highlighted by Mattawan’s Charlie Johnson winning…
County Commissioners approve proposal by DTS Technologies
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – On Feb. 22, Van Buren County Commissioners approved a request to waive the county’s procurement and bidding policy and to approve a proposal by DCS Technologies.In August of 2019, Market Van Buren organized…
PP Schools launch bond issue campaign
PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Public Schools Board of Education at its Feb. 7, meeting voted unanimously to approve ballot proposal language for the May 3 Bond Election. With formal approval, Paw Paw Public Schools Bond ‘22 campaign is…
Local Jeep group to take part in national fundraiser
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer Have Jeep. Will travel. And it’s all for a great cause.A local Jeep group will be taking part in a national Jeep fundraiser event, March 9, as part of the Mr. Vanderquack Mov’n for St. Jude.…
Hike at your own risk
Douglas Beach steps access can be a dicey — excuse us, icy — issue during winter, as discussed by neighbors and city council Feb. 21 and shown here three days later when resident and hiker Tracey Schafroth dodged and negotiated…
Mike’s Musings: Open the spigot now and prevent further aggression
I sometimes wonder why I watch cable news but that watching was reinforced this past week. The images of the heroic Ukrainians and their comedian elected president and world heavyweight boxing champion turned Kiev mayor, pulled at my heart strings.Cable…
