Courtland is hosting its annual Christmas Open House Tour on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

If you’ve ever had a hobby that you wished you could turn into a job, this story will resonate with you on many levels. So it was with Tom Bailey, who started a small publishing company because he dreamed of writing books for kids that would bring history to life for them, more than just wor…

Charles Taylor is a retiree living on Social Security and frowns when he visits the Morgan County Jail. The 77-year-old Hartselle resident has a loved one incarcerated there, and Taylor regularly feeds $20 bills into the inmate vending account kiosk in the lobby.

Two hikers from Jefferson County were found safe Sunday morning after being lost in the Sipsey Wilderness for two days.

Two hikers from Jefferson County were found safe Sunday morning after being lost in the Sipsey Wilderness for two days.

The Lawrence County Commission tabled a decision on Friday, which would allow Sheriff Max Sanders to re-allocate funds in his department to add a $200 monthly hazard pay for deputies and jailers. In a work session last Wednesday, Sanders requested the hazard pay for his employees in an effor…

Lawrence County’s third Veterans Parade was well attended in Moulton Friday, despite the teeth-chattering cold front that had swept in that day.

The third Thursday of November is set aside annually for the observance of National Rural Health Day, which falls on Nov. 21 this year. The day is set to raise awareness for healthcare challenges rural communities face and the ways rural healthcare providers and State Offices of Rural Health…

Lawrence County’s 25-year-tradition, known as Pizza Farm, coordinated by the Lawrence County Extension Office and the Moulton Lions Club, was spotlighted in a public service announcement by the University of North Alabama last week.

Lawrence County is home to 10 fire and rescue departments, most of which operate with a staff of unpaid volunteers. This article is third in a series that will feature their stories over the next eight months.

Volunteers have two options if they decide to join Wild South for a Helping Hands Workday on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

When the temps drop suddenly and your garden up and dies overnight, your grass turns brown for months and the leaves flutter to the ground in waves, it often leaves your entrance bare and empty. 

The little Hornets of Hatton Elementary put on a stirring show last week when they hosted veterans for a program in their honor. 

Select seventh graders from each of Lawrence County’s four high schools attended a science, technology, electronics and mathematics (STEM) educational field trip to the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center on Oct. 29, thanks to the Tuscumbia Talent Search program.

A Caddo home is considered a total loss after it was claimed in a fire that broke out early Monday morning, according to Caddo-Midway Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Clark.

No injuries were reported following a house fire on County Road 59, also known as Coffee Road, in Moulton Friday afternoon.

R.A. Hubbard School faces a monumental challenge after being placed on the state’s failing school list Friday, but it’s a challenge district officials and Principal Rosa Allen Cooper said they can meet.

Selfie-stations, live musicians, and maybe even a snow machine are ideas Lawrence County organizers have bounced around for a Christmas tree display on the Moulton Courthouse Square this December.

When I asked for stories about why people joined the military I got a lot of different reasons, but the one theme that ran through them was faith,  faith in God, faith in country, faith in families, and in fellowman. Some of these stories are filled with emotion, all of them are true. My que…

For Lawrence County residents who keep backyard chicken flocks and are interested in learning how to process chickens efficiently, a special workshop is coming to the area on Dec. 4.

East Lawrence Elementary kindergarten classes received a special visit from Moulton Veterinary Hospital on Oct. 10 in observance of Community Helpers Week. ELES teacher Sandi Moreland said the school observes Community Helpers Week annually, and organizers began seeking speakers for the stud…

After a landslide vote of approval, Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Cooperative began work this week to bring high-speed fiber-optic internet service to customers in Lawrence and Morgan counties.

Owners David and Bill Carraway gathered with County officials and members of the community as they cut the ribbon on Oct. 31, marking the official grand opening of Moulton’s newest retail business, Dixie Deals. The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce held the special ceremony for the store j…

Rose gardens in honor of World War II working women—who are recognized by the culture icon, Rosie the Riveter—are popping up across the United States, and now in Courtland too. 

The Marlee Sutton Foundation presented a check of $21,000 to the Lawrence County Board of Education on Tuesday to help fund a qualified mental health counselor for Lawrence County schools. “Lawrence County is becoming a leader in addressing mental health,” Superintendent Jon Bret Smith said.…

The 16-year-old Moulton girl who was reported missing on Oct. 28 was reunited with her family Monday morning, a week after her disappearance, according to Moulton Police Chief Lyndon McWhorter.

The 16-year-old Moulton girl who was reported missing last Monday has been located, according to authorities.

Authorities continue searching for the 16-year-old who went missing from her Moulton home on Monday. As of Thursday morning, Moulton Police Chief Lyndon McWhorter said no new leads have developed, but “there is a possibility she is with (Morgan County Jail escapee).”