By Pamela Holloway Last Wednesday the Bulldogs traveled back to Jacksonville State University for the AHSAA 2A Southeast Regional Championship game. The Bulldogs were set to face off with the Gaston Bulldogs for a chance to participate in the 2A Final Four tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The stage was set and it Read More…
Today’s a great day. I have a cold now running on 8 days, my bank account is in the negative, and my ex-wife has called for the umpteenth time- and it hasn’t even reached noon on my wall clock.But hey I still have pickleball, a sport I began playing a year ago, and now play Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Political candidates running for local office in the upcoming March 5th Alabama GOP primary were given the opportunity to address voters at a public forum hosted by the Chambers County Republican Club in the Chambers County Farmers Federation Agricultural Center at the ALFA building in LaFayette during the early evening hours of Read More…
Last week Mardi Gras rolled into the Old Folks Hotel. I’ve been all over the world (that’s an exaggeration, I have been to Canada) but I’ve never seen a Mardi Gras parade. I’m certain it’s because the look of the whole thing is like Satan’s Circus, and under Maxine’s supervision, the devil never got any Read More…
Mr. John C. Howell, Jr., 76 of Lafayette, AL passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024.Public Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2024 from 1:00 PM CST until 6:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, AL.Public Visitation will also be held Monday, February 19, 2023 from 9:00 AM CST until 11:00 Read More…
Mr. William C. Felton, 68 of Auburn, AL passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024.Public Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024 from 1:00 PM CST until 6:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, AL.Mr. Felton will lie in state one hour prior to funeral service.Funeral Service will be held on Read More…
Mr. Charlie Joe Staples, 69, of Alexander City (formerly of Randolph County) died Friday, February 9, 2024, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham. Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. William Russell officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.Mr. Staples is Read More…
By Pamela Whitlow Friday afternoon the LaFayette High School Bulldogs varsity basketball team made their way to Jacksonville, AL for the first round of the 2024 AHSAA 2A Northeast Regional Semifinals against the Section Lions.The Bulldogs punched their ticket to the Regional Semifinals with a big win over Fyffe a little over a week ago. Read More…
By John BriceCorrespondent Local residents were invited by the Chambers County School District for an event in which the design for the new Chambers County High School as well as its colors, mascot and name were unveiled at the Langdale Auditorium on Twentieth Avenue in Valley during the early evening hours of Tuesday, February 13th Read More…
Presidents’ Day has come and gone but I can’t help but reflect on two of my favorites, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.Washington was our first president. He led an army of rag tag colonists of victory over the well-trained, formidable British redcoats. He was able to marshal Indian warriors, and the French, to join in Read More…