MOBILE, Ala. — R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to all vehicular  traffic on Sunday, April 28, 2024, for the annual West Point Lake Triathlon.  The post Shaefer Heard park closed over the weekend for West Point Lake triathlon appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Wildcat Workday sponsored by Springwood School will be on Friday, April 26.  Students will be transported to their work sites by 8:30. According to a press release, they usually work until 11:30 am and then meet for lunch afterward to celebrate. Students have a half day at school, so they are done for the day after […] The post Springwood students to join clean up day in Lanett on Friday appeared first on Valley Times-News.

The public is invited to attend (via Zoom online) the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society’s quarterly program this Sunday, April 28 th , at 3:00 PM Eastern (2:00 PM Central). The virtual presenter will be David Johnson. Johnson is an “avocational archaeologist”, meaning that he came to practice archaeology outside of the traditional profession. He has […] The post Historical Society to host ‘Archeology for Dummies’ appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Soon, a memorial gazebo and brick path will be added to the Essie J. Handy Cemetery in honor of the late Albert Handy, who passed away on Jan. 19 of this year.  In honor of his memory, his wife and co-owner of the cemetery, Cathy Handy, received donations for the EJH Historic Cemetery Beautification Committee. […] The post Handy Cemetery to offer ‘memorial bricks’ appeared first on Valley Times-News.

With the primary elections coming up in a few weeks in May, the Republican candidates for the Troup County Board of Commissioners for District 3 faced off on Tuesday in an election forum at the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce. Incumbent Lewis Davis is being challenged by Ashley Adams, Rex Scott and T C Nixon. […] The post Republican candidates for West Point Commission seat square off at forum appeared first on Valley Times-News.

VALLEY — Members of the Valley City Council were informed about a successful Clean Up Day at their Monday meeting.  It took place this Saturday. While volunteers were picking up litter along some city streets, the employees of the Public Works Department were busy at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion collecting unwanted electronic items to be […] The post Valley City Council proclaims and promotes appeared first on Valley Times-News.

BEULAH — Riley Yielding is both an artistic performer and an artisan. By day he makes guitars by hand in his workshop, and at night, he plays them in local nightclubs. He’s played in such venues as Macdrewsky’s and the Drover’s Steak House in Valley in the 1990s, and in more recent times, he’s played […] The post Beulah guitar maker strums to a different tune appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Advertising for LaFayette’s police chief opening has been in the LaFayette Sun Newspaper for four weeks.  During Monday night’s meeting, City Council member Tammie Williams asked City Clerk Louis Davidson for an update on the ad.  The last advertising is on Wednesday, April 24. Williams requested that the advertising be stopped after that. The application […] The post Police Committee to review applications for LaFayette Chief appeared first on Valley Times-News.

A representative of the American Red Cross spoke to the LaFayette city council during the Monday meeting about the efforts for community readiness ahead of hurricane season.  Jamar Brewton, American Red Cross disaster program manager, addressed the council about building a better relationship with the city for natural disaster relief.  “I come to you all […] The post Red Cross visits LaFayette ahead of Hurricane Season appeared first on Valley Times-News.

On Tuesday, the Chambers County School District hosted its first Career Connect Job Fair at Inspire Academy. In all, 22 employers attended to conduct interviews, accept applications & collect resumes from students. More than 180 seniors and juniors from across the CCSD participated. The job fair was conducted from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday […] The post 180 CCSD students attend job fair appeared first on Valley Times-News.

UPDATE: Potential investors in River Market will be at the business on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET to talk with the current vendors, according to Shirley Kindrick Stembridge, the sister of owner Mike Kindrick. She added that vendors could come on Saturday to talk with the investors and make a decision to […] The post Vendors pack up at River Market in Valley appeared first on Valley Times-News.

WEST POINT — Four veterans of U.S. military service were honored at a Quilts of Valor ceremony held during the noon hour Saturday at sewingmachine.com in downtown West Point. They include former Marine Matt Eastman and Army veterans Rick Mamoran, Dori Pelley and Wayne Wommack Jr. A native of Taunton, Mass., Eastman served in the […] The post Marine and Army Veterans given Quilts of Valor appeared first on Valley Times-News.

In honor of Earth Day, the Chambers County Community Health and Wellness Center held an event involving gardening, a cooking class and a food drive.  On Saturday, Auburn University faculty and students helped erect a community garden behind the health and wellness center building to grow plants and vegetables. According to Chambers County Extension Office […] The post Wellness Center launches garden, micro pantry for Earth Day appeared first on Valley Times-News.

As the school system continues to make some strides coming out of the COVID era, TCSS got a bit of good news from its accreditation agency showing more improvement in scores. Deana Brown, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning went over a recently received Cognia accreditation report which gave them a very favorable […] The post Troup County Schools show improvement appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Gabby Barrett has been added as the final addition to the 2024 Sweetland Concert Series lineup. The country music star will perform at Sweetland Amphitheatre on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. “We’re thrilled to reveal our last remaining artist in our 2024 Kia Concert Series lineup. Gabby Barrett is one of the hottest names in country […] The post Gabby Barrett added to Sweetland lineup appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Valley High School students took a trip outside of the classroom on Friday, to serve their community. Valley Day of Change is an annual event the school does to encourage students to give back. This year over 80 students volunteered at 16 sites.  Students got a list of sites around the city to choose from. […] The post Valley Day of Change goes outside the classroom appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Thirty-nine high school seniors will enroll in a four-year college, university, community college, and vocational school in Alabama this year with help from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and its member cities through the 2024 AMEA Scholarship Program. Each of the 39 scholarship recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship for a total of $97,500 […] The post Local students awarded AMEA scholarships appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Eastside John P. Powell students now get to play on a brand-new playground. In November, the Charter Foundation announced that it had awarded a $50,000 grant to the magnet school for new playground equipment. With the installation just finished, students celebrated through play. The grant was written by Ansley Emfinger and Andie Roberts of the […] The post Celebrating through play: Eastside John P. Powell gets a new playground appeared first on Valley Times-News.

Walking into Mr. Murphy Wood’s classroom is a bit like walking into a small history museum or a used bookstore. The Springwood Social Studies teacher has quite literally immersed himself in his favorite field of study, the American Civil War.  The post Heaps of History: Springwood teacher wins AISA secondary teacher of the year appeared first on Valley Times-News.

On Thursday, April 18 at approximately 10:40 a.m. ET. Chambers County deputies responded to a 911 call in the 4000 block of County Road 299 near Cusseta AL. in reference to a person being struck by a train. Upon arrival, deputies discovered a deceased white female lying on the tracks. Investigators responded from the Sheriff’s […] The post UPDATE: Woman Struck by Train Identified appeared first on Valley Times-News.