I thought I’d take time out from writing about politics to offer a few weird, or absurd items that appeared in the news last week. It seems some news stories are getting weirder and weirder as weeks and months go by.For instance one of the most outrageous stories of the week happened just a few Read More…
The City of LaFayette revamped the design of the city flag. The new flag was presented and revealed at the LaFayette City Council Meeting on Monday night by Fire Chief James Doody.
The City of LaFayette through an (AMEA) Alabama Municipal Electrical Authority Grant installed an electric vehicle charging station last week. The LaFayette Light Department Supervisor Chris Sanders stated “he’s excited about the station and hopes it gets visitors to get out and shop while visiting downtown LaFayette as they charge their vehicles.”
The Alabama Department of Transportation will begin a project to upgrade the traffic signal equipment at the intersection of US-431 and 2ndAvenue in the City of LaFayette on Monday, May 13th at 7 PM, weather permitting. This project will provide an upgrade to the old signal system, including items such as new traffic signal indicators, Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Residents of Chambers County and all across the south enjoyed the rare opportunity to witness Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the “Northern Lights”, during the late evening hours of Friday, May 10th of 2024. Due to what many scientific experts have deemed to be a once in a lifetime cosmic event, the Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Paw Paw played a varsity baseball doubleheader Wednesday at home against Otsego and came away with a split.In game 1 the Red Wolves scored five runs in the first and held on for a 10-8 victory. Dylan Abnet battled for 5 plus innings, allowed 4 ER, and struck out 6 Read More…
Margaret “Peg” A. Woods, 72, of Paw Paw, gracefully departed this world surrounded by the love of her family on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Rose Arbor, Kalamazoo. Born on Sept. 30, 1951, in Akron, Ohio, Peg was the cherished daughter of Laverne “Ed” Buess and Jeanette (Bunell) Buess. She brought joy and warmth to Read More…
Louise Lynnea Nelson, age 80, of Gobles MI, died on Monday, May 6, 2024, at home under hospice care and in the presence of her family. Louise was born in St. Joseph, MI, on August 27, 1943, to Arthur C. Johnson and Eloise F. (Parker) Johnson. She grew up in the Breedsville and Grand Junction Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer ANTWERP TWP. – A Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office sergeant is being credited with saving the life of a man who was unable to get himself off his burning bed early Tuesday morning May 7, according to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Read More…
COLUMBIA TWP. – On Friday, May 10, Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott reported that Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 50000 block of County Road 388 in Columbia Township at approximately 6:34 p.m. for a report of a found explosive. The homeowner at that location was doing yard work when they Read More…