Opinion
Do not let fear rule your life
By Michael Brooks Pastor at Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster I was a boy in suburban Birmingham when a man pounded on our door one night. ...
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Bell’s Collision to donate to several charities
LANETT – A Greater Valley Area family will spend this holiday season making sure others do not ...
Springwood girls top Chambers 26-17
LANETT — The home team came out of a grinder on Friday night between the Springwood Schol and ...
Chambers Academy stops Springwood at home, win 58-31
LANETT — Nothing was held back in the latest chapter of the Springwood School-Chambers Academy rivalry on Friday ...
Tatiana Dale’s road to becoming Point’s first volleyball All-American
WEST POINT — Tatiana Dale’s mind wasn’t on volleyball when she received the biggest news of her playing ...
Opinion
Starting traditions at the Valley Merry-Go-Round
I haven’t been working in Chambers County long, but since day one I’ve heard about the annual Christmas Merry-Go-Round. The carousel, which has become a tradition ...
by Daniel Evans.
Opinion
Satiating the hunger for more food options
Like people in any other part of the south, residents of The Greater Valley Area like to eat, and they like having options on where ...
by Staff Reports.
News
CVHS 2019 bus trip endorsed by Alabama200
The Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society is planning its fifth annual motorcoach expedition to some of Alabama’s most significant historic places in honor of the state’s ...
by Staff Reports.
News
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park holding special event
VALLEY — The state of Alabama will be celebrating its bicentennial in 2019. Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state to the union on Dec. ...
by Staff Reports.
News
Ferguson talks about plans as chief deputy whip
By Alicia B. Hill Daily-News Last week, Congressman Drew Ferguson was named the chief deputy whip for the 116th Congress, and on Thursday, Ferguson took ...
by Staff Reports.
Editorials
New businesses mean more tax dollars
Tax dollars are incredibly valuable to small community, no matter how those dollars come. We have learned in the past week that Popeye’s in Valley ...
by Staff Reports.
News
Chambers County Lake gets upgrades
Ted and Mike Craig are hoping to make Chambers County Lake just a bit better in 2019.
by Dustin Duncan.
Opinion
Bringing out the best of the Valley
This Thursday, downtown West Point was host to the Valleywide Christmas parade. Even before a cacophony of lights and sounds marched down 3rd Avenue, people ...
by Chris Heaney.
News
Project Talent looks for previous participants
Researchers are attempting to follow up on a project involving Greater Valley Area locals who began their participation 58 years ago.
by Chris Heaney.
News
‘Rosie the Riveter’ tells story of women during WWII
VALLEY — Friday’s meeting of the Chambers County Education Retirees Association (CCERA) took place on the 77th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, ...
by Daniel Evans.
News
Rain cancels several events throughout the Valley this weekend
LANETT – Several events this weekend are canceled or rescheduled due to rain. According to social media posts, LaFayette’s Christmas Festival has been canceled. There ...
by Dustin Duncan.
News Main
Chambers Academy girls remain unbeaten
LaFAYETTE — The Chambers Academy girls basketball team remained undefeated after a blowout win over Eastwood on Thursday.
by Rashad Milligan.
News Main
Allen finishes with school-record 46 points in Chambers Academy 95-61 win
LaFAYETTE — Payton Allen heaved up a shot spanning three-quarters court at the first quarter buzzer that just clanked off the back of the rim. ...
by Rashad Milligan.
Sports
Springwood girls basketball team win in Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA. — The Springwood girls basketball team improved to 6-4 on the season with a big 61-26 win over Calvary Christian of Columbus, GA ...
by Staff Reports.
News
West Point Fine Arts sets up children’s art exhibit in Craftmaster building
West Point Fine Arts has spent its inaugural year holding exhibits, gaining members and displaying art that is for locals, by locals.
by Chris Heaney.
News
New Popeyes set to open at end of month
A new Popeyes franchise with new owners will open soon in Valley.
by Dustin Duncan.
News
Valley native remembers meeting former President George H.W. Bush
The recent passing of President George H.W. Bush at 94 years of age has been cause for a national day of mourning and generated much ...
by Wayne Clark.
News
Illegal immigrant arrested, officers find 28 pounds of meth
A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested Thursday morning by the Troup County Sheriff’s officers after 28 pounds of methamphetamine was found in his vehicle on ...
by Staff Reports.
News
UPDATED: One dead, one airlifted after crash in LaFayette
LAFAYETTE – A two-car crash Thursday morning resulted in the death of one person and another being airlifted from the scene, according to Chambers County ...
by Dustin Duncan.
News Main
Consolidation would mean end of LaFayette-Valley rivalry
VALLEY — The Valley High School gymnasium was packed last week for the Rams’ home basketball game against area rival LaFayette. The schools sit less ...
by Rashad Milligan.
Opinion
Chambers County must keep working
The unemployment rate in Chambers County may have jumped just slightly during the month of October, but I’m sure that number is set to drop ...
by Dustin Duncan.
Opinion
Holiday cheer no matter where you go
The holiday season is upon us and the Greater Valley Area is expressing that in seemingly every way possible. It is clear that people around ...
by Staff Reports.
Opinion
Would You Stay In School For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars?
By John A. Tures Professor of Political Science LaGrange College The authors of the best-selling book Freakonomics did an experiment where they offered cash prizes ...
by Dustin Duncan.
News Main
Volleyball senior Dale named Point’s first-ever All-American
WEST POINT — The honors keep piling in for Point University senior middle blocker Tatiana Dale. This week, Dale became the first Skyhawk in school history ...
by Rashad Milligan.
News
Troup County County Commissioner faces DUI charge
Troup County Commissioner Morris Jones was arrested Saturday night and charged with DUI-alcohol, failure to maintain lane and due care while operating a motor vehicle, ...
by Staff Reports.
News
Commission approves Annex land, sign purchase
After authorizing the purchase of land and a sign at the Lanett Annex, the Chambers County Commission used their meeting Monday night to approve a ...