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Three accidents leave five dead
Three separate fatal traffic accidents on May 2, 3, and 6 have left some in the area shaken. ...
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Community
Donors get rewards during Trauma Awareness Month
The American Red Cross encourages the public to schedule their May donation appointment before summer gets into full ...
News
Training launches to address childcare shortage in west Alabama
West Alabama’s workforce and education leaders are joining forces to tackle one of the region’s most pressing needs: ...
Business
Handles, Heritage, and Hope
By Haley Reed Communities Unlimited In the Black Belt region, lumber mills and the timber industry have long ...
Schools
US Jones Tiger Paws of the month
Congrats to the U.S. Jones Elementary “Tiger Paws of the Month” for April! Not pictured: Employee of the ...
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Faith and Family
If God wants it, God will show you the way
By R.A. Mathews It was a hopeless situation. Imagine how it would feel if China had military control ...
Faith and Family
Reflections: Certifiably old
Michael J. Brooks Our Alabama Baptist retreat at Shocco Springs is a gorgeous place, and I’ve enjoyed every ...
Obituaries
Vila Juanita Mullins Tucker
Vila Juanita Mullins Tucker, beloved wife, mother, and Mam Maw to most, age 91 of Sweet Water, AL ...
Columns
Barbeque traditions
Last week I got a chance to do something that my wife and my doctor have strongly advised ...
Columns
Days gone bye: There is still sufficient breeze
By Tom Boggs Some years back our friend and client, Ronnie Jennings, installed a very large flag pole ...
News
Today in history … May 7:
1915: A German submarine sank the Lusitania, a British ocean liner, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans, and ...
Community
Chamber cuts ribbon on new location
The Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a formal ribbon cutting ceremony for its new location on ...
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Art therapy can be life changing
Art therapy is a powerful tool that can be life changing. Artist and therapist Amy Brown spoke on ...
News
Gov. Ivey honors Murdock sisters for 53 years of nursing service
In celebration of National Nurses Week, Gov. Kay Ivey announced a special commendation for Irnetta and Esther Murdock, ...
News
The first American Pope
An announcement came today from Vatican City: “WE HAVE A POPE. The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord ...
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Sports
Jakohri Johnson wins state championship in discus
The Demopolis High School Track team competed at the Gulf Shores Municipal Track as part of the Alabama ...
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JaKyra Jackson awarded Willam & Geraldine Curry Scholarship
The Black Belt Community Foundation has determined winners of its annual William and Geraldine Curry Scholarships. Two will ...
News
Etheridge awarded ACF scholarship
Marianna Etheridge of Thomaston was awarded the Tagged For Greatness Scholarship at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation (ACF) Scholarship ...
Calendar of Events
Community Calendar
Tuesday, May 13 The Marengo County School Board will hold a special-called board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, ...
News
Are the lights bright on Broadway?
Jurisdiction of road maintenance dominated the first half of the Demopolis city council meeting on Thursday, May 1. ...
Schools
BOE addresses stormwater drainage at schools
During the Superintendent’s Report at the April 21 Demopolis City Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Adam ...
Community
BBCF grants over $344k for 2025
Gathered at the Earl Goodwin Theatre at George C. Wallace Community College in Selma, on Saturday, May 3, ...
News
Whitfield receives 5-star rating for cleanliness
Demopolis’s own Whitfield Regional Hospital is one of only eight hospitals in Alabama to receive a 5-star cleanliness ...
News
Mayor signs proclamation for Small Business Week
Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Monica King welcomed a crowd of local business owners outside of ...
Faith and Family
Reflections: The case for Christ
By Michael J. Brooks Christian author, Lee Strobel, was in Birmingham last year. I met him and heard ...