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Lowndes County Arrests April 12-24
April 12 Roslyn Smith, 60 – Harassment April 15 Winfred Logan, 59 – Writ of arrest/child support April 16 Hibonia Middleton, 33 – Disorderly conduct Tracy Reese, 21 – Criminal trespassing, theft of property third April 17 Joseph STret, 41 – Driving while suspended April 18 Antonio McGhee, 27 – Attempted murder (Indictment) April 19 […]
Mother arrested, charged with infant abuse
A Lowndes County woman was arrested April 22 and charged with abuse of a three-month-old infant. Investigators with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s office booked La’Deajah Jackson, 23, into the Lowndes County Jail after looking into reports of injuries the child received from what appears to be multiple counts of abuse. Jackson, the child’s mother, was […]
Suspect in string of Montgomery-area robberies sentenced in federal court
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A federal judge has sentenced a Montgomery man to prison for an armed robbery last year, and the U.S. Department of Justice says he was involved in multiple other robberies that helped determine his prison time. Authorities say Jamarcus Dewayne Hatcher robbed or tried to rob...
Lowndesboro School alumni celebrate historic recognition
By Josephine Bolling McCall Special to The Lowndes Signal Lowndesboro School alumni celebrated a new marker recognizing the school’s role in the history of Lowndes County at an event on April 20. Among the oldest surviving Reconstruction-era African American schoolhouses in the United States, the building stands for thousands of schools built by formerly enslaved […]
Black Belt Community Foundation – A focus on Lowndes County
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is active in Lowndes County through the disbursement of arts and community grants along with other civic projects. Lowndes County is located in the central part of Alabama and is one of the 12 Black Belt counties serviced by the BBCF. Hayneville serves as the county seat. Lowndes County […]
2024 National Day of Prayer marked by several central Alabama events
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Dozens of people gathered on the steps of the Alabama Capitol Thursday to take part in the National Day of Prayer, held annually on the first Thursday of May, as designated by Congress. Gov. Kay Ivey declared the day to be one of prayer in Alabama...
ASU mourns loss of former president
Alabama State University is mourning the loss of former ASU President, Dr. William H. Harris. The Georgia native died Friday in Hilton Head, South Carolina. ASU’s President Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. released a statement, “The University extends its deepest condolences to President Harris’s Wife, former First Lady Wanda Harris, his son, Dr. William J. Harris; and his family, friends, former employees, alumni and the myriad people who he impacted.”
Dense fog advisory issued for Central Alabama until Wednesday morning
A dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:55 a.m. in effect until 9 a.m. for Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties. The weather service says, "Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog." "Low visibility...
AHSAA baseball round-up: Montgomery area round two playoff scores, round three pairings
All series from the second round of the 2024 AHSAA baseball playoffs were completed over the weekend. The majority of the river region programs dominated in its opening round matchups, with several series ending in sweeps. Heading into the next stage of the bracket, here are the results from round two as a few Montgomery-area teams were eliminated.
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