Features
Sweet Water selects top 5 students
Each year Sweet Water High Schools selects top-ranking students for its 2024 top five students list. On March 14, Kory Jones Boyett announced the students, ...
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News
Marengo County Holds Hiring Event
West AlabamaWorks! hosted a hiring event for job seekers in Marengo and the surrounding counties Thursday, March 14 from 2-6 p.m. at the Theo Ratliff ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:48 pm
Demopolis Middle School
Demopolis students learning about, helping fund healthy hearts
Since 1996, Demopolis Middle School (DMS) has hosted Hoops for Heart, an annual event partnering with the American Heart Association to teach students the importance ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, March 18, 2024 11:41 pm
News
Top spellers recognized at US Jones
US Jones held its spelling bee recently, recognizing one winner and a runner-up from each grade level. Dr. Aliquippa Allen, founder and executive director of ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Friday, March 15, 2024 9:01 pm
News
Marengo schools kick off civic education programs
Demopolis, Linden and Marengo County schools kicked off their civic education programs with a visit from Libby Liberty on Feb. 20. Through an initiative of ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 8:00 am
Features
Demopolis graduate soars high in makeup artistry
By Andrea Burroughs Some people in Demopolis might remember Malika James, and some might not. While James is originally from Ohio, she graduated from Demopolis ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, March 4, 2024 8:00 am
Demopolis High School
Tigers finish season as regional runners-up
By Baylen Parker Special to The Demopolis Times Demopolis boys’ basketball ended the season with an Alabama High School Athletic Assocation (AHSAA) Class 5A Regional ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, March 4, 2024 8:00 am
Faith and Family
The Golden Bridge
By Michael J. Brooks Former FBI agent Robin Dreeke labeled it a “negative tell for the language of trust” when one speaks in absolutes like ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, March 2, 2024 8:04 am
Newsletter
Obituary – Thomas Alexander McKnight, Sr.
Thomas Alexander McKnight, Sr. passed away on Feb. 13 at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia. Born in Dayton on Nov. 15, 1942, he was preceded ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Friday, March 1, 2024 4:27 pm
Columns
Citizens Encouraged To Vote ‘Yes’ On Amendment 1
By Sonny Brasfield Executive Director, Association of County Commissions of Alabama Proposed constitutional amendments are almost always confusing – and almost always very important. Such ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, February 29, 2024 2:33 pm
Community
Community Calendar
Winter Jazz Melody Two Rivers Arts Council presents Winter Jazz Melody featuring the Market STreet Jazz Band March 2 at the Demopolis Civic Center. Doors ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 8:04 pm
News
Alabama House passes gaming bills
The Alabama House of Representatives passed two bills Thursday aimed at regulating gaming in Alabama. The House passed House Bill (HB) 151, a proposed constitutional ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, February 15, 2024 8:12 pm
Community
Ivey awards $188M ‘middle-mile’ broadband funding
Governor Kay Ivey visited her hometown of Camden Monday, to announce the award of more than $188 Million to fund broadband expansion for rural communities ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Friday, February 9, 2024 10:00 am
Columns
Potato Candy – An old-fashioned favorite
While technically not a cookie, this recipe holds a special place in my childhood holiday memories. My mother made it for me and her mother ...