Chambers County News

CRAGFORD - Miner Mike Finlay follows his long curly beard in the forest as thorny vines brush harmlessly over his denim shirt and jeans.

Valley has no city administrator and only an acting police chief; Lanett has been without a city manager since November; and LaFayette until recently had a vacancy on its City Council.

State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk says a fourth Auburn resident has been charged in connection with three February church fires in Lee and Chambers counties.

Three Auburn residents have been charged with a series of church fires that occurred in Lee and Chambers counties in east Alabama in February.

The Anniston City Council this afternoon narrowed its city manager candidates from 10 to five.

A one-car accident in Chambers County early today has left a Lafayette, Ala., teenager dead.

The Chambers County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force is expected to be renewed under a new name tonight.

More than 14 hours after a standoff between law enforcement and a man inside a Valley house began Friday, acting Valley police Chief James Bryan got his wish - a peaceful end.

HICKORY, NC, April 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Chambers County Board of Education prides itself on operating some of Alabama's most high-tech, state-of-the-art information technology systems.

Coffee County and Chambers County captured the top awards for committees working to bridge the gap between urban and rural residents at the Alabama Farm-City Awards, April 20 at Birmingham's Wynfrey Hotel.

A Lee County man and woman are jailed on arson charges for setting fire to a residence in neighboring Chambers County over the weekend.

For some high school seniors, landing a job means more than extra cash for the movies or the mall -- getting a paycheck means a chance to graduate.

Republican House members from districts with high unem ployment have come under po litical attack from Democrats for joining the GOP's bloc vote against a measure to remove the state's 4 percent sales tax on gro ceries.

The pews at Evangelistic Outreach Deliverance Ministry in Anniston usually sit empty until Sunday morning, but this week the sanctuary is filled with donations.

When family members prepared to honor a LaGrange matriarch on her centennial birthday, the title on the information they provided the newspaper spoke volumes: "Goldie Patrick Burton celebrates 100 years of life and service." Indeed.

A Beulah man wanted for robbing the Circle K in Valley early Wednesday morning was caught by Valley police that afternoon.

A one-car crash in Alabama killed an Atlanta couple. Chambers County Coroner Jeff Jones said Fredrick Fulks and Essie Mae Chappell, both in their early 50s, died at the scene of the crash around 9 p.m. Friday.

A man wanted in the murder of a Lanett woman is in custody after being arrested in Mobile.

A winter storm dumped snow across north Alabama, with accumulations up to 5 inches expected in some areas before turning to slush.

Literacy Volunteers covering the Greater Valley Area is looking to expand after hiring a new director and moving into a new office at 705 S. Jennings Ave.