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Lanett Police Chief Denise McCain reports that at approximately 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2026, officers with the Lanett Police Department and personnel from Lanett Emergency Medical Services responded to the 1400 block of South 5th Street regarding a report of a male subject suffering from a gunshot wound.

Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who had ...

Two of East Alabama’s best-known dams and lakes are celebrating anniversaries this year. Both Lake Harding and Lake Martin are having their centennial years in 2026.

Known to most local folks as “the backwater,” Lake Harding straddles the Georgia-Alabama line on the Chattahoochee River along the fall line between West Point and Columbus. It was impounded with the openi...

Dr. Randy B. Kelley returned to Lanett on Friday to take part in the annual Juneteenth celebration, an event he played a role in getting started back in 2010 when he was the pastor of Goodsell Methodist Church. The Juneteenth celebrations took place on the grounds at Goodsell in their first years and have relocated to differing sites since then. This year’s celebration took p...

At 28 I could host in four-inch heels and a waistband with no give and feel terrific doing it. I am not going to pretend otherwise. I loved that version of myself. She had stamina, a full face of makeup by six, and absolutely no idea what was coming.

I outgrew her. In every sense.

The hostess sets the temperature of...

Valley Parks and Recreation will put on a fireworks show on July 4 at the sportsplex (130 Sportsplex Dr.). The summertime tradition has been a part of the Valley community since 1996 and always provides a spectacular display. Valley Parks and Recreation director Jon Neal tells the Valley Times-News that this year’s event will add a little extra to the show. “We got something ...