News
Bamboo farming could change Alabama agriculture
For thousands of years, Native American farmers grew bamboo and used it for everything from food, to clothing, construction materials and medical supplies. Early settlers ...
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Columnists
Who helps communities recover?
Storms ravaged central and south Alabama this week and communities in Butler, Lowndes, and Crenshaw counties were hit with power outages, downed trees, flooding, and ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, June 25, 2023 8:00 am
Community Spotlight
Mills elected Ag Commissioner at Boy State
Crenshaw Christian Academy senior Drake Mills represented Crenshaw Christian Academy (CCA) as an Alabama Boys State delegate the week of May 28 – June 2 ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, June 25, 2023 8:00 am
Columnists
Appreciating the “little things”
There is nothing like a natural disaster to cultivate an appreciation for life’s little things. Central and south Alabama counties were hit with thunderstorms beginning ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, June 24, 2023 6:01 pm
News
Supreme Court decision could effect local districts
The Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 8, finding Alabama’s congressional map may violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The map was ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, June 24, 2023 5:58 pm
News
Johnson arrested, charged with reckless murder, assault first degree
Members of the Brantley community reeled on Sunday, with the news that one of their own, 40-year-old LaKenya B. “Peaches” Anderson, died from injuries sustained ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 7:01 pm
News
Utility providers advance restoration during storm pause
Severe thunderstorms hit south and central Alabama Wednesday and continued ravaging communities through Monday, leaving behind downed trees, debris, and extensive power outages. Service providers ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Monday, June 19, 2023 4:09 pm
Faith
The Messiah of Waco
By Michael J. Brooks The recent Netflix series on the 30 anniversary of the Waco, Texas tragedy spurred my interest, and I found some new ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, June 18, 2023 6:10 pm
Opinion
Community reporters vital to community newspapers
An Editorial Opinion of The Greenville Advocate Editor & Publisher magazine featured an article titled “Citizen Reporters Play a Vital New Role” by Gretchen A. ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Sunday, June 18, 2023 5:58 pm
Traffic crash claims life of Brantley woman
Traffic crash claims life of Brantley woman
A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Brantley woman Sunday morning. At approximately 8:05 a.m. on June 18, Lakenya B. Anderson, 40, was fatally ...