Mrs. Nancy Huguley, 98, of West Point, GA died Friday, June 7, 2024, in Auburn, AL. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at New Zion Baptist Church, Lanett, AL at 12:00 p.m. (EST) with Pastor Willie C. Atkinson & Dr. Stanley Calloway officiating. The remains will lie in state at the Read More…
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Lanett hosts Juneteenth celebration
By Pamela Holloway A Juneteenth celebration was hosted on Saturday in downtown Lanett. The day started out with presentation of the flag, welcome, prayer, and greetings from surrounding areas mayors, Lanett Mayor Jaime Heard, West Point Mayor Steve Tramell, LaFayette Mayor Kenneth Vines.The Emancipation Proclamation was read and horse riders performed.There was a special presentation Read More…
Chambers County grant should bolster postsecondary, economic development efforts
$2.1 million grant has been awarded to UniteIn its college prep program, Unite Inc. takes high-school students in Chambers County on college tours.Unite Inc., an organization dedicated to increasing college access for Black students in rural Alabama, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.The grant “will greatly enhance our Read More…
Obituary: Norma Jean Whiteman
Norma Jean Whiteman, 91, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully surrounded by family during the morning hours of June 3, 2024. She was born Sept. 20, 1932, the daughter of Sherman Austin and Lula (Knapp) Austin.Norma will be remembered for being a good mother and grandmother, helping to raise her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a Read More…
Obituary: Ruth Wilkinson
Ruth Wilkinson, 91, of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, June 13, 2024, at her home in Paw Paw. She was born June 30, 1932, in Chicago, the daughter of Leroy Renwick and Nelle (Lutz) Renwick. Ruth graduated from Loretto Academy in Chicago. She then earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics Read More…
Obituary: Philip Lee Preston
Philip Lee Preston, 88, of St. Joseph, MI, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Monday, May 27, 2024 in Mattawan, MI. He was born June 26, 1935 in Coshocton, Ohio to Sylvia and William Preston.Philip and his family moved to Caro, MI in the early 1950’s, where Philip worked alongside his father in Read More…
Life as Performance Art
“Maybe it’s in the closet,” Molly would say. “I’ll check.”We all knew what was coming: Fibber would shout to her, “Don’t touch that closet!” too late, and the sound effects man would pour his props into a metal container, much to the laughter of the studio audience and those of us at home. It was the famous, “Old Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Make peace with Russia, align against China
Don’t condemn me before I lay out my logic. Don’t call me a Putin lover or a Russian agent, I’m neither, but do have an opinion that differs from many in power these days.I’m not concerned with Russia. I don’t think they can move troops elsewhere. They are bogged down fighting Ukraine, and although most Read More…
Mattawan golfers have bright future
By John RaffelCorrespondent For Mattawan golfers and coach Troy Pelak, the future looks very bright.Key returners next year.Griffin McClish – Pelak: “Was a freshman this year and had a tremendous season once he got comfortable playing with upper classmen. Griffin had an 18 hole scoring average of 83.9 and a 9 hole scoring average of Read More…
Nearly 1,700 MEC Customers still without power from Sunday night’s storm
Midwest Energy & Communications (MEC) reports that about 1,672 customers are still out of power late Monday afternoon, June 17, following Sunday night’s storm in southwest Michigan. The largest outages are currently in the townships of Porter (Van Buren County), Flowerfield, Fabius, Bloomingdale, Waverly, and Milton.Crews discovered 18 broken poles as of Monday and began Read More…