Gift Ideas at the Clare Union Depot! A little shopping reminder: Christmas Eve is only 11 Days away and if you are looking for unique gifts, check out the local artists’ work at the Clare Union Depot. The Depot is open Monday through Friday 10 to 4. Also there are more special events planned to Read More…
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Tarver named MVP of AISA All-Star game
By Katie McElvy Nine Chambers Academy Rebels were recently selected to participate in the AISA All-Star Game held at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. Cheerleaders, Lindsey Datin, Makinlea Foster, and Harrisyn Reames, tried out for the honor at UCA Camp over the summer. Aiden Anglin, Jonathan Caulfield, TJ Daniel, Jacob Norgard, Tyler Popwell, and Luke Tarver Read More…
Obituary: Carolyn Edge Wheeler
February 12, 1949 – December 6, 2024 It is with great sadness that the family of Carolyn Rebecca Edge Wheeler of LaFayette, Alabama, announces her passing on Friday, December 6, after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas Wheeler, III; daughter, Leigh Ellen Fuller Browning (Brad); sister, Virginia Edge Heath (Randy); special Read More…
Obituary: Wanda Lynn Nix-Koch
Funeral services for Wanda Lynn Nix-Koch, age 65, of Five Points, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 7 , 2024, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Kevin Buttrum and Bro. Bill Puckett officiating.Ms. Nix passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at her home.Survivors include her parents, Harlin & Martha Barnes Nix; Read More…
Parade, Santa Claus ring in Christmas season
The LaFayette Christmas Committee hosted its Annual Christmas on the Square/ Parade last Saturday.The day consisted of food trucks, cookies, the parade and of course a visit from Santa Claus.
Cookie Crawl brings participants to visit businesses
The LaFayette Main Street hosted its Annual Cookie Crawl event on Saturday morning from 9 am to 2 pm.The object of this event was not only to receive delicious cookies from all the participating small businesses but too get foot traffic into the businesses to encourage the community to shop local and support small businesses.Beau Read More…
Two dead when Valley Haven bus collides with truck
A crash on U.S. Highway 29 North near Sellers Drive on Monday, December 9, around 6:54 A.M. involved a Valley Haven bus carrying special needs students, and two other vehicles, including a Ford F150.Agencies from Lee County, including Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Beulah Fire Department, EAMC ETS, Lee County Emergency Management Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Read More…
Saugatuck boys drop game to archrival Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorFacing a 16-point deficit at halftime, the Saugatuck boys basketball team closed the gap to seven points in the closing minutes of its game with archrival Fennville on Monday, Dec. 9.But the Trailblazers would get no closer as they suffered the 63-54 loss to the Blackhawks.Saugatuck fell to 1-3, while Fennville improved Read More…
Obituary: Regina Marie Johandes
Regina Marie Johandes 60, passed away peacefully to join her Lord and Savior on Nov. 17, 2024 at Trillium Woods Faith Hospice Home with exceptional care from the nurses and aides at the facility.Regina was born on July 14,1964 to her loving parents Stephen and Marie Johandes. Sheattended Butler University of Fine Arts in Indianapolis Read More…
Blue Star
By Scott SullivanEditorOutside the BoxYou don’t see orgone accumulators a lot these days. I blame science. They were all the rage in the 1950s when every luminary from William S. Burroughs to Orson Bean sat in coffin-shaped boxes designed to capture energy-charged forces from the atmosphere and pump them into their bodies.Orgones, psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich Read More…