There has been a new push in Congress to out right ban or heavily regulate TikTok. I’m neither a user nor am I fan of social media in general. However, to ban or heavily regulate the most popular social media platform in our country, and do nothing to regulate its competitors, is Congress caving to Read More…
What was once known as suicide has been renamed by some “Assisted dying.” Both terms make me uncomfortable.Western culture has long abhorred suicide. The ancient Romans considered it a serious offense against the person, their family and the empire. If an individual chose to take their own life, the government confiscated all their tangible assets, Read More…
By Katie McElvyJV GirlsAgainst Trinity, Peyton Earl knocked down a basket to get the Lady Rebels on the board. She followed with a steal and pass to Emmalee Jackson for another two. Blakely Allen added back-to-back baskets. Klancy Phillips added a couple of points under the goal, and the JV Lady Rebels led 12-0 to Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Multiple Facebook posts this past week from employees at Piggly Wiggly in Lanett reporting that the supermarket will be closing at the end of January caused an outpouring of grief and frustration among local residents.One employee at the store remarked “I work there as a cashier and the owner said this morning Read More…
George Wesley Dykes of LaFayette, Alabama passed away peacefully at home on December 25, 2024 at the age of 82. He was born in Safford, Alabama and graduated from Oreville High School in 1961. He attended East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi and transferred to Auburn University where he graduated with his Bachelor’s degree Read More…
Mr. James (Frank) Smith, of Oak Bowery, AL passed away peacefully at home on January 2, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born May 11, 1930, in Fort Payne, AL. He was a great outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and farming. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Read More…
Sixty arrested on 145 chargesFrom 10/1/2024 – 12/31/2024 Agents of the Chambers County Drug Task Force/ Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, Chambers County Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team, Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department, Lafayette Police Department, and the Lanett Police Department conducted numerous operations, traffic stops and search warrants that resulted in the execution of Read More…
By Paul GarrodStaff Writernews4garrod@gmail.com PORTER TWP. – A 64-year-old Lawton man, involved in a traffic crash Friday night, Jan. 3, in Porter Township, left the scene of the crash on foot, sought out help, then became lost while walking in cold temperatures, suffering signs of hypothermia before he was eventually fond by au-thorities, according to Read More…
On Dec. 30, shortly before noon, the Paw Paw Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Almena Township on County Road 653. Paw Paw Fire Chief Kyle Richardson said the fire began in the attached garage, then quickly began to spread into the home. Richardson said firefighters were able to contain the fire to Read More…
By Tom Renner Figuratively speaking, the new year arrived two hours early in South Haven last Tuesday night.A South Haven tradition in recent years has been that at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve 1,000 beach balls that are hovering in a net from an extended South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) ladder Read More…