Community Spotlight
Poarch Band of Creek Indians award scholarships
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) awarded Emily Anne Morgan of Dozier and Nolleigh Reaves of Highland Home with scholarships for their participation in ...
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Stalled tractor-trailer blocks Highway 97
A stalled tractor-trailer has slowed traffic on Alabama Highway 97 Friday evening. Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Investigator Chris Stewart reported around 9 p.m. that the stalled ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, April 1, 2023 3:15 am
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Robinson captured in Highland Home
Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Game and Fish Division K9 tracking team apprehended Deshonta Robinson, ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Saturday, April 1, 2023 2:55 am
Faith
The one thing that is everything
By R.A. Tea Mathews Picture-in-picture technology, developed in the 1970s, was an immediate success. As you know, it allows you to view a miniature window, ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, March 23, 2023 5:01 pm
Sports
HBCU Youth camp, tour coming this summer
Central High School in Hayneville and Lowndes County Athletics are partnering to bring a sports initiative for kids ages 6-14 to the 45 this summer. ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:55 pm
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Library Dinner Theater boasts clean, comical musical entertainment
The Luverne Public Library hosted its 12th annual Dinner Theater on March 14, featuring four award winning entertainers known as “Three on a String.” Library ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:46 pm
Opinion
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An Editorial Opinion of The Luverne Journal Last week, a Birmingham resident approached a Journal reporter, expressing joy over meeting “a real, live newspaper reporter” ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:35 pm
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Extensions instructs landowners in soil testing
Alabama Extension provides resources and training to farmers, gardeners, and homeowners on soil testing, to gauge their land’s nutrient and lime levels for crops and ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 6:24 pm
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ALEA launches anti-litter campaign
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has partnered with People Against a Littered State (PALS) for a statewide anti-litter campaign known as “Secure Your Load ...
by Lanell Downs Smith, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 6:20 pm
Faith
All people are “Half-Past Dead”
By Michael J. Brooks Michael Brooks is Lead Pastor of Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster. Some friends at church asked me to describe my near-death ...