By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, May 22nd of 2023 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. In attendance were Mayor Kenneth Vines, Councilman Terry G. Mangram, Councilman David Ennis, Councilman Toney B. Thomas and Councilman Michael C. Ellis. City Clerk Louis T. Davidson, Read More…
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Food Truck Festival Held in LaFayette
By John BriceCorrespondent Downtown LaFayette on the courthouse square was the location of a Food Truck Festival sponsored by Main Street LaFayette that was the scene of a huge turnout from the local community during the early evening hours of Friday, May 12th 2023. Scores of hungry visitors formed long lines fanning out from the Read More…
Top 3 LHS students are standouts
1Emrald Wilkins Summa Cum LaudeStraight A’s all four yearsHonor StudentTook Dual Enrollment ClassesEKG certifiedPCT certifiedAmerican Heart Association BLS certificationEarned the ACT Workeys National CareerReadiness Certificate at the GOLD levelEarned the 3rd Highest ACT score in my classAchieved and earned the status of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Completer certificateWon pageant favorite at the Le Marquis Read More…
Life lessons for new graduates
One of the great accomplishments one can achieve in their teen years is graduating from high school. Wilcox Newspapers has underscored this achievement by honoring grads in several of our local newspapers. It is a daunting task, but we believe each graduate should be recognized for that achievement.Of course, the big question for all grads, Read More…
Don’t judge the newspaper by its opinion page
Maybe I’m more sensitive than most, but when I get a subscription cancellation, I’m bothered. A few weeks ago we received a 300-word cancellation notice essentially ripping columnist G.S. Stoppel and myself.Stoppel’s column runs in the Commercial Record, Allegan County News, Union Enterprise, Courier Leader and Flashes. My column is published in all ten of Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Truth be told, there is just not a lot of information I need to know about you, I’m just not interested in your politics. In fact, I don’t care if you are a Republican, Democrat, Green Party, Natural Law Party, Socialist Workers Party, or a Libertarian. Nor do I have much interest in whether you are a Read More…
Obituary: Mr. Maynard Edwin Young Jr.
Mr. Maynard Edwin Young, Jr. of LaFayette, Alabama passed away on Monday April 24th at the age of 86. Heborn on February 13, 1937 to parents Mr. Maynard Edwin Young, Sr. and Mrs. Mozelle Horton Young. Mr. Young held an Industrial Management Degree from Georgia Tech. He had worked for both LockheedCorporation and Martin Marietta Read More…
Lady Rebels put up fight at state tournament
The Chambers Academy Lady Rebels finished their season knocking off the #1 Southern Academy Lady Cougars and going toe to toe with the #2 Patrician Lady Saints before being eliminated in the state tournament. By Katie McElvy Chambers 4, Southern 2After struggling in the seeding tournament, the Chambers Academy Lady Rebels charged their way through Read More…
71 arrested by Task Force on drug charges
From 2/3/2023 – 5/3/2023 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 16 search warrants, and Read More…
City hopes to negotiate lower prices from Charter
Mayor Vines presents awards to the winners of the 2023 AMEA Scholarship. Winners of the 2023 AMEA Scholarship from LaFayette High School pose for a group portrait. By John BriceCorrespondent The LaFayette City Council met on Monday, May 8th of 2023 at the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette. Read More…