My son can attest to one of my biggest pet peaves- road signs that don’t make any sense. We drive a lot of miles together, and occasionally we find useless signs placed along roadways at taxpayers’ expense. I would be angry if they weren’t so comical. Here’s several I would like to share with you. Read More…
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Police women honored on their special day
National Police Woman Day is celebrated each year on September 12.The day acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of female police officers who enforce law and order around the country.Today only roughly 10% of the police force in the United States is made up of women. National Police Woman Day hopes to rectify that by encouraging Read More…
Investigators seek man impersonating patrol officer
Lee County investigators are searching for a police impersonator who pulled over a young woman near Dudley Lumber just off Hwy 280. The incident happened along Lee Road 183 in Salem Wednesday afternoon around 4:15. Detectives say the young woman felt off about the encounter and called 911. She reported to investigators the man sped Read More…
Correction
The front page article last week indicated Ladies Night in LaFayette was sponsored by Vision LaFayette. In actuality it was sponsored by the Greater Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Two sponsors were left off- Gimme Some Sugar and Krave Korner.
Grandparents honored at Eastside Elementary
Eastside Elementary School celebrated Grandparent’s Day on Friday, September 9th, between 8:00 a.m and 9:00 a.m. The Grandparents were greeted and celebrated with lots of love, smiles, hugs, pictures, entertainment from the students. They also enjoyed a delicious breakfast.
Two die in Hwy 50 Labor Day crash
Two men were killed and four others were hospitalized in a traffic crash in Chambers County on Labor Day. According to officials with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the deadly crash happened 5:40 a.m., Monday, Sept. 5, on Alabama Hwy 50, between LaFayette and Lanett.ALEA officials said Kevin A. Espinoza, 22, and Rogelio G. Salinas, Read More…
Lanett man charged in Greenwood Church robbery
Lanett police charged a man in connection to a June robbery that led to shots being fired at the Greenwood Church. Lanett Police issued a press release to local media regarding the incident. “On September 12, 2022, Nicholas Walton, 19, of Lanett, AL, was arrested for Robbery 1st in reference to an earlier press release. Read More…
Body found in LaFayette cemetery
LaFayette police confirm a body was found in the LaFayette Cemetery around 8:30 am on Sept 10. No additional information was available at press time.
Inmates go on a two-day hunger strike
By Pat MaurerCorrespondentA hunger strike reportedly protesting the food at the Clare County Jail that started last Thursday only lasted a day and a half according to officials at the facility.Undersheriff Dwayne Miedzianowski reported that the “hunger strike,” which involved the inmates of one cell at the jail, began September 1st at lunchtime, was “pretty Read More…
Ideal Theatre awarded nearly one million dollars for renovation
By Pat MaurerClare’s Ideal Theatre, closed since the beginning of the pandemic, is in the middle of a massive renovation to restore the historic landmark in Clare.Now the new owners, sisters who grew up right here in Clare, will have some help from the State of Michigan because as part of Revitalization and Placemaking Program Read More…