Myron Fears hopes to be re-elected to the Lanett City School Board District 2 seat in the Aug. 26 election. “I feel that I ...

VALLEY — Three East Alabama men were honored by the local chapter of Quilts of Valor Saturday morning at Shawmut Methodist Church. The program was hosted in the church’s fellowship hall by the Georgia ...

I last talked with him in June after my wife asked, “Who do you want to do your funeral?” “Jim Auchmuty,” I quickly replied. I called Jim, who agreed, after asking me why the hurry. He oversaw my ...

I have a couple of friends who call and text me regularly to check on me or encourage me. They know that leadership has its challenges and its lonely moments. Nehemiah certainly learned that when God ...

Gail Holley is running for her sixth term as the Lanett School Board District 5 representative. She’s a proud Panther through and through as a Lanett High Class of 1976 graduate and the parent of a ...

Health care in the Valley area has been declining since the closure of East Alabama Medical Center’s Valley location. Efforts to curb the effects of the loss are being made at the community level with ...

It’s no secret that obesity is becoming an epidemic in the United  States. It’s estimated that by 2030, 50 percent of ...

I did see my classmates, but at first, I thought I had gone to the wrong room. Everyone in there was old, but then I realized I’m old too! Sometimes things don’t always go as planned, but often times ...

At Thursday’s meeting of the West Point Rotary Club, local historian Joe Thompson talked about a Civil War standoff that took ...

“He is not afraid of bad news.” Don’t you want to meet that person? I will admit that during my nearly twenty years as a private, Christ-centered university president I had more times than I would ...

VALLEY — Desmond Reece has announced his candidacy for the Valley Council District 4 seat. “It was a collection of concerns such as hindering the ability of the community to grow beyond the outdated ...

As a longtime educator, Leilani Rudd knows the importance of involving educators and their students in the decision-making ...