LaFayette Sun

Obituary: Mr. J. L. Baty

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20221 min read

Mr. J. L. Baty 67 of LaFayette, Alabama died Wednesday February 9, 2022 at the East Alabama Medical Center.J. L. was bron in Chambers County, Alabama June 19, 1954 to the late Harold Baty and the late Rosa Lee Wood…

Obituary: Mr. Nicholas Wheeler Fuller

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20222 min read

Mr. Nicholas Wheeler Fuller1948 – 2022Memorial Service for Mr. Nicholas Wheeler Fuller, 73, of Waverly, will be Friday, February 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends…

Obituary: Mr. Eugene Blair

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20222 min read

Mr. Eugene Blair 60 of Fredonia, Alabama died Wednesday February 9, 2022 at the East Alabama Medical Center.Eugene was born December 19, 1961 in Valley, Alabama to the late Bradford Eugene Blair, Jr., and Kate Yates Blair, he was a…

Rebels end playoff run with state runner-up trophy

Rebels end playoff run with state runner-up trophy

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20224 min read

By Katie McElvy Chambers 53, Wilcox 49In the elite eight, Chambers was pitted against Wilcox. Everything seemed to be going Wilcox’s way as they led at the end of the first 15-6. The Rebels struggled both under the boards and…

Obituary: Minister Dotcie Phillips

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20221 min read

Minister Dotcie Phillips, 76 of Lanett, AL passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022, at her home in Lanett, AL.Public Visitation will be held Monday, February 7, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home…

Obituary: Mr. Eugene Broughton

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20221 min read

Mr. Eugene Broughton, 57 of Camp Hill, AL, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, in Moultrie, GA.Public Visitation will be held Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in…

Citizens encouraged to wear “red” to recognize Cayden

Citizens encouraged to wear “red” to recognize Cayden

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20221 min read

What better way to celebrate Heart Awareness Month and Valentine’s Day in the Chamber County area than with Cayden Finley. Cayden Finley is an Eastside elementary student who suffers from Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which is a birth defect that…

Vision LaFayette hopes to gain Main Street status

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20223 min read

Vision LaFayette a group of community leaders, business owners and concerned citizens met Tuesday night at Vines Funeral Home Chapel to discuss the application process and development of gaining a designation of Main Street Alabama for the city of LaFayette.…

One cent sales tax fails before council

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20221 min read

By John West On Monday evening, the LaFayette City Council voted to suspend its rules in order to vote on the 1¢ sales tax increase. The vote failed 4-2. Councilmembers Mangram, Hunter, and Ellis, along with Mayor Vines all voted…

Mike’s Musings: Release Assange now, he has endured enough punishment

Mike’s Musings: Release Assange now, he has endured enough punishment

Editorial StaffFeb 16, 20223 min read

There are so many innocent people jailed for crimes they haven’t committed. I worked for a time, helping to expose some that were incarcerated, yet innocent. One of those, a man I truly admire is Julian Assange, and I hope…

Mike’s Musings: A day I don’t want to repeat

Mike’s Musings: A day I don’t want to repeat

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20223 min read

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. One of those days was last week, when I boarded anairplane in Orlando to Detroit.Now all I had heard days before is how this once-in-a-decade blizzard was blanketing Michigan. Iassumed…

Eleven county athletes sign to play at college level

Eleven county athletes sign to play at college level

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20221 min read

Antavious Woody and family Vinay Singh and family Caden Story and family Bailey Allen and family Jay Gibson, Tieko Williams, Isaiah Green, Johnny Thomas, Desmond Lewis, D’quez Madden, Javonte Cooper

Superintendent, consultants ask audience to consider school consolidation

Superintendent, consultants ask audience to consider school consolidation

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Three options prosed for secondary school options Four proposed Elementary options By Jody Stewart Tuesday night in front of a large crowd the Chambers County Board of Education held a meeting at the Alfa building to discuss school consolidation with…

Obituary: Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb Jackson

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20223 min read

Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb Jackson of LaFayette, Alabama passed away at 83 years of age, on Monday January 31, 2022 at her residence. She is preceded in death by her husband George Allen Jackson, son William “Allen” Jackson and grandson Ryan…

Obituary: Mrs. Lue Staples

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Mrs. Lue Staples, 70 of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Sacred Journey Hospice in McDonough, Georgia.Public Visitation will be held Friday, February 4, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. CST until 1:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral…

Obituary: Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Satterwhite

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Mrs. Johnnie Ruth Satterwhite, 92 of LaFayette, AL passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at EAMC in Opelika. Public Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home…

Obituary: Mr. Rand D. (Terry) Burns

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Mr. Rand D. (Terry) Burns, 57, of Camp Hill died Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his residence. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Brummitt Cemetery, Camp Hill, AL at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Min. Anthony…

Obituary: Mr. Antavious Walton

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Mr. Antavious Walton, 16 of Valley, AL, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Public Visitation will be held Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. CST until 6:00 p.m. CST, at Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette, AL. Funeral…

Obituary: Mr. Willie James Bell

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20221 min read

Mr. Willie James Bell, 70, of LaGrange, GA (formerly of LaFayette) died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in LaFayette. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Handy Cemetery, LaFayette, AL at 2:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Terry…

Obituary: Mrs. Charlotte Barber Fulghum

Editorial StaffFeb 9, 20222 min read

Mrs. Charlotte Barber Fulghum 71 of LaFayette, Alabama died Tuesday February 2, 2022 at the East Alabama Medical Center.She was born in LaFayette on November 21, 1950 to the late William Pierce Barber, Jr. and the late Kathryn Barber. Charlotte’s…