A standing-room-only crowd filled the Lowndes County Commission chamber on April 28 as residents delivered hours of testimony opposing a proposed billion‑dollar data center. The 800-acre site is in the Burkville area near the intersection of Highways 80 and 21 and being brokered by Cloverlea…
A standing-room-only crowd filled the Lowndes County Commission chamber on April 28 as residents delivered hours of testimony opposing a proposed billion‑dollar data center.
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Data center projects being proposed for several Black Belt counties will be discussed at two public meetings this week.
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Former Ft. Deposit Mayor Jacqulyn Boone, 51, and city council candidate Steven Thigpen, 49, have been arrested and charged with unlawful use of absentee ballots, said a statement from Attorney General Steve Marshall.
The RCA Foundation received $75,000 from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for its substance abuse treatment services.
Two bills moving through the Alabama Legislature would give neighboring school districts the option to merge if they have small and shrinking enrollment, including at least five systems in the Black Belt.
The Lowndes County Schools district will close three of its seven campuses, citing the costs to operate them amid declining enrollment.
A man from Lapine died in a single-vehicle traffic accident on Thursday afternoon, said a report from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
A new trial date has been set for William Chase Johnson, the man accused of the 2019 murder of Lowndes County Sheriff John "Big John" Williams.
Several citizens who saw the happenings of a Selma to Montgomery march in the 1960s will share their words in Burkville on March 21.
Lowndes County will once again take its place along the historic road from Selma to Montgomery as the Lowndes County Area Chamber of Commerce prepares to host its annual Voter Rights Jubilee Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Lowndes County will once again take its place along the historic road from Selma to Montgomery as the Lowndes County Area Chamber of Commerce prepares to host its annual Voter Rights Jubilee Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 28.
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Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation honoring the Annual Doe Rodeo in Braggs, said an announcement by the nonprofit Cornwallis 1828 on Monday.
Severe storms on Sunday caused damage to communities in Montgomery and Lowndes counties, says an announcement from the National Weather Service (NWS) Birmingham.
A visiting judge has been appointed in the trial against William Chase Johnson, who is accused of murdering Lowndes County Sheriff John "Big John" Williams in November 2019.
Despite 10 straight days of rain, hunters and organizers pressed forward at the third annual Doe Rodeo in Lowndes County, determined to surpass last year’s milestone harvest and provide venison for families in need across Alabama’s Black Belt.
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A pedestrian from Orrville died in an accident that took place on Wednesday night in Lowndes County.
One person is dead and another injured after a crash occurred on U.S. 80 in Lowndes County on Wednesday night.
A Selma man was killed during a crash involving multiple vehicles on early Tuesday morning, said a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) on Thursday.
The AISA Class AA Region 2 Wilcox Academy Wildcats stunned the powerful AISA Class AAA Region 2 Lowndes Academy Rebels 40-12 at home Thursday night.
A crash involving a number of commercial vehicles has caused a road closure in Lowndes County, said a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday.
The AISA Class AAA Region2 Lowndes Academy Rebels steamrolled Morgan Academy 51-16 on the road to clinch the region championship Friday night.
After suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of non-regional opponent Chambers Academy on the road, the AISA Class AAA Region 2 Lowndes Academy Rebels rebounded to crush non-regional opponent the Valiant Cross Academy Warriors …
A new study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from Lowndes County has yielded multiple species new to science.
Central-Hayneville struggled to find footing on the road Friday night, falling 55–8 to Chickasaw in region play.
