James William “Bill” Baker, age 81, also known by his close friends and family as “Billy”, went home to be with the Father on May 23, 2025. He was preceded in death by Beth, his beloved wife of 62 ...

Demopolis City Schools has been honored as a Spotlight of Reading District for the State of Alabama, celebrating the outstanding achievements in literacy at U.S. Jones Elementary and Westside ...

The Livingston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently awarded scholarships in the amounts of $1,000 to three deserving high school individuals in their service area. In Marengo County, ...

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced that Victoria Hardin, a 9th grader at Hillcrest High School, was awarded first place in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District ...

The last total lunar eclipse was in November, 2022, and the next won’t be until March, 2026. They don’t come around every day, especially the rare “blood moon.” The threat of cloud cover almost ruined ...

When I started writing this weekly column, my first idea for an overarching theme was “what would Dave do?” Though I decided against a theme, I have included Dave, my dad, in several of the few ...

The year 1919 was notably different from 2025 in many ways. For one, rooster fighting, or “cock fighting” was not only legal, but a common and celebrated past-time. For another, America’s highway ...

The Demopolis boys and girls track teams came away from the King of the West meet at Central-Tuscaloosa on Saturday with top 10 finishes. The girls came in sixth overall while the boys were seventh ...

JACKSONVILLE, AL – More than 1,000 students were named to the President’s List at Jacksonville State University for their outstanding academic performance in Spring 2025. To be named to the ...

Washington D.C. — Rep. Terri Sewell joined Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY) to introduce the bipartisan Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act to ensure that rural and underserved ...

[Photo gallery below] The Demopolis baseball team has once again captured the Class 5A, Area 7 championship after sweeping Jemison in a three game series last week. The Tigers improved to 19-9 overall ...

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