Mr. Rickey Presley, 59 of Auburn, AL passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024.Public Visitation will be held on Friday, January 12, 2024, from 2:00PM CST until 6:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel, Lafayette, AL.Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, 11:00 AM CST at New Canaan Baptist Church, Camp Read More…
LaFayette Sun
Bulldogs bounce Reeltown, Horseshoe Bend
By Pamela Whitlow Tuesday night the LaFayette Bulldogs basketball team traveled to Notasulga, Alabama for an area game against the Reeltown Rebels.It would be the first meeting between the two teams this season and a very important game as far as the 2A Area 6 standings.LaFayette is coming off a good win over area and Read More…
Mayor Vines addresses MLK celebration in Lanett
By John BriceCorrespondent Martin Luther King Jr. Day was commemorated with a celebration event at Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett during the morning hours of Monday, January 15th of 2024. Among the several guest speakers and visiting community leaders was LaFayette Mayor Kenneth Vines who was joined by Councilman Toney Thomas to represent their Read More…
Winter weather warnings issued for Chambers County
By John BriceCorrespondent Advisories have been issued this week by the US National Weather Service Birmingham office in an effort to warn the public regarding potential hazards faced during what has been forecast to be imminent days of extremely cold temperatures. In a January 14th post to their official facebook page directed at what is Read More…
Junior Ambassadors tour Soules, Kia
The Greater Valley Area Chambers of Commerce hosted a field trip for the Jr Ambassadors last week. The ambassadors toured two local facilities.John Soules Foods and KIA, was a day of great hospitality and the ambassadors had the opportunity to gain knowledge about these two industries.
Mike’s Musings: Growing old, not in the cards
After hip replacement surgery and a scheduled knee surgery, I still say I’m not getting old even though my age, and sometimes my body would disagree..Turning 30 never bothered me. Ditto when I celebrated my 40th. But now that I’m long past 60, I got to unequivocally say, 1 don’t want to get old. Or Read More…
JV Rebels remain undefeated through season’s midpoint
By Katie McElvy JV GirlsThe Chambers JV Girls dropped their first game of the season but not before defeating Edgewood Academy. The JV Lady Rebels came out cold trailing 0-11 to end the first quarter, but Samantha Lovelace opened the second with a three pointer which fired up the Rebels to cut the Wildcat lead Read More…
Mike’s Musings: Ditch the resolution, for promises that can be accomplished
I never thought I would be writing about 2024. When I was a youngster, the year 2000 seemed so futuristic, let alone 2024. We are almost a quarter of the way through the 21st Century, yet my mind always reverts to the 20th Century, where I have spent most of my formative and adult years. Read More…
Peacock, Craig honored
The LaFayette Fire & EMS hosted its annual end of the year gathering last week. The event also honored its Firefighter of the Year and EMS Provider of the Year!Firefighter of the Year is Captain Jason Peacock. EMS Provider of the Year is EMT Shannon Craig.
Rotary passes out goodie bags
The LaFayette Rotary Club prepared and delivered Christmas goodie bags to both of the LaFayette nursing homes. Each resident received necessity items from the Rotary club.