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baseball

Casper signs scholarship to Huntingdon; Will play baseball for Hawks in 2020

Demopolis High School senior baseball standout Charles Casper will be taking the field for the Huntingdon College Hawks next spring. A signing and reception was ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, April 4, 2019 10:43 am

wes

Next generation of students sign up for kindergarten at Westside Elementary

Westside Elementary School closed early two days this week to its regular students, but the halls remained busy as the Class of 2032 registered for ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:16 pm

wes

Jackson resigning as WES principal

The Demopolis City School System will be searching for a new principal to fill the shoes of Roshanda Jackson-Lewis who is resigning from that position ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, March 21, 2019 3:43 pm

News

Sutton indicates deal in place to sell Democrat-Reporter

The owner of the Democrat-Reporter in Linden has said a deal is in place to sell the newspaper. In a report by the Associated Press, ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:34 pm

News

Dexter resigns as publisher, editor of Linden newspaper

The woman who was promoted to the position of publisher and editor of the Linden Democrat-Reporter has stepped down. Elecia Dexter accepted the leadership role ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Monday, March 18, 2019 6:58 pm

demopolis city council

Demopolis halts property annexation

The City of Demopolis has stopped efforts to annex property at the Airport Industrial Park after representatives of an industry that sits on the property ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Friday, March 15, 2019 3:53 pm

Blackbelt Gazette

Investigation into vehicle break-ins leads to arrest

The Demopolis Police Department’s investigation into a series of vehicle break-ins that involved the theft of firearms has led to one arrest. Marquel Sherone Livingston, ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:55 am

Demopolis Pilot Club

Pilot Club highlights brain awareness

March is Brain Awareness Month and the Demopolis Pilot Club is touring Marengo County schools throughout the month to educate young students about the importance ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 3:32 pm

100 years old

Celebrating 100 years: Lifelong resident credits longevity to ‘doing right things’

Demopolis resident Bertha Bailey turned 100 years old in February and she has spent almost of those years in Marengo County. Born on Feb. 18, ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 1:23 pm

Demopolis Lock and Dam

Rising river impacts streets, dam

Due to heavy rainfall over an extended amount of time, local officials are dealing with extensive flooding along major waterways, including the Black Warrior and ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 3:18 pm

demopolis police department

Man wounded in Saturday shooting

A Linden teenager was arrested Monday for alleged involvement in a shooting that left one man wounded Saturday night in Demopolis. Quartavius Hudson, 19, was ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Monday, March 4, 2019 3:47 pm

EDUCATION

SWHS ranked among state’s best

A list of top public high schools in Alabama was released Feb. 5 and Sweet Water High School was among them, being recognized at number ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Friday, March 1, 2019 3:42 pm

News

Dexter named new Editor and Publisher at Democrat-Reporter

The Democrat-Reporter in Linden has announced that Elecia R. Dexter has been named the newspaper’s Editor and Publisher, effective Thursday, Feb. 21. The newspaper’s former ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Friday, February 22, 2019 6:29 pm

alabama boxing hall of fame

Dinning inducted to Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame

Woody “Lawyer” Dinning was among those inducted into the Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during an induction ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, February 21, 2019 11:52 am

Blackbelt Gazette

Linden publisher stirs controversy with KKK editorial

An editorial published in the Democrat-Reporter, a newspaper based in Linden, calling for the “Ku Klux Klan to ride again” has made state and national ... Read more

by Robert Blankenship, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 7:43 pm

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