News Main Weldon gives judge update on consolidation, judge to order more frequent progress updates. After pausing the consolidation case for nearly 10 months, the Chambers County School Board and new superintendent, Dr. ...

Nov 21, 2024 · For the first time in school history the Chambers Academy football team are back-to-back state champions. The Rebels ran away from Bessemer at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery on Thursday night, cruising to a 45-12 win and a second consecutive state title. “This team has gotten better and better all year long, and tonight was […]

Jan 3, 2025 · Lanett won handily against the Bulldogs, 58-15. The LaFayette girls continue to search for a win this season. LaFayette scored four points in the first half, having no answer to Lanetts defense and struggling with turnovers. The Panther’s offense put the game to bed early, with 35 points in the first half. The Bulldogs seemed […]

Jan 3, 2025 · After the Lanett JV boys team won a back-and-forth game, the Varsity squad played the final game of the night. It was the LaFayette side that prevailed, beating their cross-county rivals 66-38 in an electric home game. It was ultra-competitive in the first half, with both teams knowing the importance of the win. They were […]

Jan 8, 2025 · By Brian Smith The Valley girls basketball team punished visiting Beauregard with a tremendous defensive effort that led to numerous turnovers and easy baskets. The Lady Rams dominated from start to finish to win 45 to 27. It was a collective defensive effort. Whether it was Kyra Williams or Zorriah Simpson stealing a pass, or […]

Nov 14, 2024 · The maintenance project at West Point Lake causing lower than normal water levels is on schedule to be completed by Jan. 15 of next year. Jay Jamison, Operations Project Manager for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), said that water levels should return to normal operation levels by June as conditions allow.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Chambers County 911/EMA gave an update on the inclement weather expected to hit later this week. According to a National Weather Service meteorologist out of Birmingham, Chambers should expect travel to be impacted. They recommend not traveling on Friday, especially before noon and after nightfall. Temperatures will be near freezing at midnight on Thursday. […]

Jan 8, 2025 · LANETT —In its first meeting of the new year, the Lanett City Council on Monday approved resolutions to purchase a new ambulance for Lanett Fire & EMS, to upgrade the traffic signal at the junction of Highway 29 and First Street and to remove the one at Highway 29 and South 10th Street, to participate in the February 21-23 Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday and announced a ...

Feb 1, 2025 · VALLEY — Almost five years ago, during the Covid shutdown, Lanny Bledsoe began writing a novel. It would be a work of fiction loosely based on stories about the local area he had heard in his youth. The book was entitled “Shoal Creek” and gained such widespread popularity it spawned a Shoal Creek saga. He […]

On January 4, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., a female inmate being housed at the Chambers County Detention Facility, was found unresponsive in an assigned holding cell. Detention deputies and medical personnel began immediate lifesaving measures and notified 911 for an ambulance. Lafayette Fire & EMS responded and also maintained …