By Pamela Whitlow The Dog Palace was packed to capacity last Friday night as the hometown LaFayette Bulldogs and the Valley Rams played in their final meeting of the season. It was standing room only and the atmosphere was very tense with anticipation for the match up.Every year the LaFayette versus Valley game is considered Read More…
The Cycles of the Earth
by Larry-Michael and Becky Lynn Hackenberg A Weekly Almanac GuidePlan, Do, Finish, Rest.Living in Harmony With EarthWeekend ofJanuary 20-21, 2024 Earth-Sun-Moon NotesIn A Nutshell…First Quarter/Planning Moon occurred January 17 at 10:53 p.m. EST. First Quarter means the Moon is one quarter of the way around the Earth in its orbit, which we see as half Read More…
Humor: LYING ABOUT SOCKS
My daughter wanted to run this article about LYING from a few years ago because as she said, “it still applies”……It is the Christmas season and gifts are a major part of the arrangement. We already know that making it all about the presents does NOT celebrate Jesus’s birth in the way originally intended. Something Read More…
City completes letter of agreement related to Sturgis Hospital
On Oct. 31, the city of Sturgis completed transactions related to a multi-party letter agreement releasing Sturgis Hospital Inc. from the terms of a sublease tied to hospital improvements from 2004. Completion of the transaction allowed Sturgis Hospital to finalize the terms of its acquisition by Asker Corporation, including a management agreement and financial support Read More…
Mrs. Gereden Heard Ward
Mrs. Gereden Heard Ward, 71, of Five Points died Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center-Midtown, Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (CST) at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, LaFayette with Pastor Cecelia Broome officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Public Read More…
Civil War veteran receives gravestone
By Gari Voss Private David Silence of Civil War Co. I 102 USCI was honored during a gravestone dedication at Oakwood Cemetery in Allegan on Sunday, October 8, 2023. The dedication was sponsored by the Friends of Allegan’s Oakwood Cemetery and the Gen. Benjamin Pritchard Camp 20, Department of Michigan Sons of Union Veterans of Read More…
Obituary: Mrs. Beatrice Geneva (Ward) Bledsoe
Mrs. Beatrice Geneva (Ward) Bledsoe, 95, the former mayor of Five Points, Ala., died Sunday, August 6th in Gadsden, Ala., surrounded by the love and prayers of family. Funeral services will be held at First Missionary Baptist Church (549 Riley Street) in Roanoke, Ala., on Saturday, August 12, at 11:00 a.m. (CT) with Rev. Dr. Read More…
Obituary: Calvin R. Hinkle
Calvin R. Hinkle, age 81 of LaFayette, passed away August 8, 2023 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Carol Mann Hinkle; sons: Michael (Holley) Hinkle, William Hinkle; grandchildren: Hunter (Taylor) Hinkle, Dakota (Adrian) Buice, Hanlee, Rayce, and Hannah Hinkle; great-grandchildren: Rhett Hinkle, Satelli, Rhea, and Caspian Buice. Funeral services will be 2:00 Read More…