Mrs. Charmel Wright, 87, of LaFayette, died Monday, September 23, 2024, at Riverside Healthcare Center, Covington, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Vines Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Jerone Fannin officiating. The remains will lie in state at the Chapel from 12:00 p.m. (CST) until Read More…
Mrs. Linda Gail Wilkes, 64, of Wadley died Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at East Alabama Medical Center. Opelika. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Pastor William Russell & Pastor Tom Staples officiating. The interment was in the church cemetery.Mrs. Wilkes was Read More…
Thanks to a Main Street Alabama Project Grant, LaFayette Main Street recently partnered with downtown property and business owners to rehabilitate facades, creating momentum towards further goals of private investment and other developments in the historic district.Centered around design guidelines of both the LaFayette Historic Committee and Main Street Alabama, informational workshops were held outlining Read More…
By John Raffel MATTAWAN – Mattawan’s boys cross country team was 36th in its division at the Portage Invitational on Saturday.For Mattawan, Owen Fisher was 74th (16:43.5), and Michael Stork got 126th (17:20.5);For the girls, who were 48th, Kate Barron was 187th (21:50). GolfMattawan was set to play in the Division 2 reigonal meet on Read More…
We all are too familiar with it now. I am writing about the devastation that we witnessed in western North Carolina last week. Hurricane Helene, which swept through Florida quickly and then motored up to the Carolina’s within a blink of the eye, did more devastation in the mountains than any hurricane on record.The mountains Read More…
The South Haven Public Schools Board of Education would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to Superintendent Kevin Schooley for his many years of outstanding service to the district. Under his leadership, South Haven has made significant strides in enhancing student achievement, expanding programs, and fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment.“Kevin’s dedication to our Read More…
In the past several days, our region has been the target of two racist incidents designed to intimidate members of certain ethnic communities. One has occurred within South Haven and one just beyond our borders. Both have been referred to law enforcement agencies for further investigation.A suspect who is not from our community has been Read More…