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.
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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…
McBain drops lopsided contest to Beal City, 31-6
by Ben MurphySports Writer After a week one loss, the McBain football team had hoped for a bounce back win at Beal City on Friday. The Ramblers ran into a buzzsaw though, dropping the Highland Conference contest 31-6.“We had to start the game with some back ups and we were just not in sync,” head Read More…
Clare bounces back with lopsided win over Pinny, 76-6
by Ben MurphySports Writer If there was a bad taste lingering after their week one loss to Freeland, the Clare football team certainly got rid of it Thursday, Sept. 1 in Pinconning. The Pioneers took down the host Spartans 76-6, in what was both teams’ Jack Pine Conference opener.“Obviously we feel good after a win,” Read More…
Postcard from the Pines: Fire!!
Fire is no stranger to Marion. It remade the look of our town a couple of times and has selectively changed every neighborhood at some time in our history. The fire whistle struck fear in the hearts of Marionites as long as we had one.Today, fire rarely rears its hot head within the village, but Read More…