On Saturday the thirteen of this month, Pat and I were out along the lakeshore for beautiful evening at Ox-Bow School of the Arts. There is not cell phone service there, so we missed hearing the news of the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. It wasn’t until later, when we were back in the Read More…
By Donald Talonen The three surviving members of the Savage family from Kalamazoo, involved in a fatal car accident, have been discharged from the hospital.The accident occurred on Sunday, June 30, at the intersection of 136th Avenue and 58th Street in Fillmore Township, Allegan County.Daniel Savage passed away at the scene of the crash. Mason Read More…
By Gari Voss The City of Allegan’s Council meeting began with the resignation of Dave Redding. Redding had come on the council to fill a vacant seat then was voted into a second term. After making a statement of gratitude to the citizens of Allegan who entrusted him with this position and to the Council Read More…
Mr. David Phillips, 64, of LaFayette died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Vines Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. G. H. Pulliam officiating. Interment will be in St. John United Methodist Church cemetery, 4509 Co. Rd. Read More…
What a week for the history books. First a former president, now the leading candidate for president, survived an assassination attempt, then his opponent, the current president announced he would no longer be running for a second term.I’m still confused and upset, that a 20-year-old kid could outfox our Secret Service, an agency taxpayers fund Read More…
On Saturday, July 20th, The Chambers County Sheriff’s Department was visited in downtown LaFayette by the Beyond the Call of Duty organization from the state of Washington to honor Deputy J’Mar Abel, who was killed in the line of duty June 20, 2022.
The 12th annual Chambers County Korean War Veterans Appreciation Luncheon was held last week at the Coca-Cola Event Center In Opelika. AJIN USA and Wooshin USA hosted this amazing event honoring veterans from the Korean War who were from Chambers County and other area municipalities.
By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, July 22nd of 2024 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines, Councilman Terry G. Mangram, Councilman David Ennis, Councilman Toney B. Thomas, Councilman Michael C. Ellis and Councilwoman Tammie B. Williams. City Read More…
Age 72, passed away in his sleep on July 21, 2024. Will was born May 8, 1952 in Greenville, AL the son of Beder and Mary (Walker) Rayborn. He retired from Knouse Foods as a forklift driver and was able to fix just about anything.Will was preceded in death by all his siblings: Alice, Wendy, Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent LAWTON –Kal Motter was a talented three-sport athlete in track, basketball and football at Lawton.Football was his best sport and Motter will be going to Hope College as a running back.His strengths as a running back, Motter said, “was my vision off the field. I see open lanes pretty quickly and have Read More…