Water leak shuts down LaFayette, nearly 750,000 gallons lost
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.…
$500k CDBG grant for water plant repairs received by city
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…
The Sun touts new website
By Jordan WilcoxTech Manager We here at Wilcox Newspapers are proud to announce our newly renovated website. Since we switched to a consolidated website in 2020, our news stories have had no proper online home. That changes for 2022. As…
University pitches COVID community development plan
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…
Miss Southern Union set for Jan. 20
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.…
AMEA scholarship deadline nears
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…
EAMC COVID hospitalizations near peak
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…
LPD Year in Review
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…
LPD Monthly Report
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…
LPD arrests for Dec.
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…
Humor by Bill Frazer: DOESN’T MAKE SENSE
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…
Mike’s Musings: My birthday present ends up in jaws of thief
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…
Inside the Statehouse: U.S. Senate Race is our 2022 Election Year Premier Contest
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…
Bulldogs come up short in rivalry game with Lanett
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,…
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CA varsity picks up key win, finish week 1-1
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…
JV Rebels win twice, lose once
by Katie McElvy JV Rebels 34, Cornerstone 21Chambers rocketed to a big 17-3 lead in the first quarter with Jacob Norgard and Grey Hayley both recording three point baskets. The Rebels continued to dominate in the second quarter, this time,…
Obituary: Sharon Ann Gillespie
Funeral services for Sharon Ann Gillespie, age 65, of Rock Mills will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 3:00 PM at the Rock Mills Church of the Nazarene with Bro. Jeff Sheffield and Bro. Greg Norred officiating and…
Letter to the Editor: Bad dog roaming city freely
To the Editor of the Lafayette Sun: Immediately, I walked to the Lafayette Police Department and spoke to a police officer and another police officer was called as well. The two Officers went to where the incident occurred. On Wednesday…
COVID hospitalizations increasing quickly
COVID Hospitalizations Increasing QuicklyOn Christmas Day, only 10 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized in our East Alabama Health system. Today, less than a full week later, our COVID hospitalizations are at 34, the highest total since October 6. Furthermore, our…
