Phil McMahan of First National Bank is shown presenting a $10,000 donation to That Altus Band. Accepting the check at the Monday meeting of the Altus School Board is TAB Band Director Mary Runyan.

Chick-fil-A of Monroe will host a fundraiser to support the family of Yolanda Simon, who was murdered inside her Monroe home in February. A fifth-grade teacher at Peachland-Polkton Elementary Sch...

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Newly appointed Bladen County commissioner Stanley A. Richardson was killed in a wreck Wednesday morning at the intersection of Cromartie Road and N.C. 87 Bypass. State Highway Pat...

The Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home Foundation hopes grants will be easier to obtain after the Carroll County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Monday to transfer ownership of the Carter Home from ...

CHERAW – One will rarely find Cheraw resident, Anne Watson, without a pen and a notepad no matter where she and her husband, Frank, travel. Watson is a former reading and writing coordinator, st...

After several cattle were found dead on two farms in Claiborne and Union counties, the owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. John Bullard, 68, was arrested Tuesday af...

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...

Melissa Dawn Beverly (Meadows), 27, of Peytona, was arrested Feb. 21, on charges of malicious wounding, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Boone County. According t...

wallen@communitycommon.com The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board in cooperation with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation have established a suicide prevention...

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...

Marcum: A $500,000 loan is a radical departure for the DIA

ANDERSON — James Dickerson pled guilty Thursday afternoon in Anderson General Sessions Court to homicide by child abuse, a crime that carries a sentence of 20 years to life in prison.  The Honorab...

PIKEVILLE — A criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Pikeville provides a glimpse into the illicit prescription drug trade in Eastern Kentucky. After a three-year investigati...

Jacob Bennight & Amber Wasinger  have been chosen as the Rotary Students of the Month.  Jacob is the son of James and Sharla Bennight. He is active in Student Council, basketball, football, baseba...

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...

Contributed Photos Local author Jacquelin Thomas visits with readers at the Southeast Regional Library during the African American Book Club Feb. 25. During the Polar Bear Winter Reading Club fi...

WILLIAMSON – Members of the Mingo County Democratic Executive Committee were at the regular meeting of the Mingo County Commission Wednesday to air their grievances about the appointment of poll wo...

Dr. Gondal’s office new home for heart health

Through tears of remembrance Tuesday, over 100 families and officials gathered to pay tribute to the 26 coal miners and inspectors who lost their lives at the Scotia mine disaster 34 years ago on March 9 and March 11 of 1976.

HAZARD – One one week after Operation UNITE participated in its latest drug round up in Perry County, and just over two months after the fatal shooting of Dr. Dennis Sandlin in December, medical pr...

Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a golf tournament on March 23 to benefit the Fairfield County Disabilities and Special Needs Board’s capital campaign. And from now until Friday,...

Al Boyle was just seven years old when his father brought him a small set of oil paints he purchased while on a business trip to New York City. From that small gift grew a lifetime of painting and ...

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor The Upper Rotunda at the Capitol building will be packed with representatives of area businesses and organizations next Monday, March 1. Preparations for the f...

Former Ashe County Parks and Recreation Director Joe Boccardy formaly resigned Thursday with a letter to Ashe County Manager Dan McMillan. His resignation became official as of noon Friday. McM...

Gerald Becham retired from the Troup County regional library system in 1997 and has led a busier life than he ever thought he would. Becham, 71, moved to LaGrange to attend college. He is the acc...

More than 200 people enjoyed a night of dining, dancing, auctions, and games at this year's Red Cross Celebrity Dinner and Game Night, held Saturday at the Belk Center of St. Andrews College in Lau...

Cats make it back to Charleston

More than an ounce of marijuana was seized by the MCSO on Tuesday morning.

Estimated project completion six months out, will still be working during Mountain Laurel Festival

The Mount Airy Police Department has some new faces, with other members of the department now occupying different positions. Three patrol officers who have joined the force include Robert Fitzgera...

Fire bloomed alongside the flowers at 1221 Glenn St. this morning as the house on the property went up in flames. The fire at the home of William and Lily Helms started around 1:15 this morning. T...

The former pastor of Auburn Church of Christ is going away for a very long time. Jody Lusk was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison Friday after he plead guilty to six counts of rape and si...

LIBERTY – It was quite an emotional scene Thursday as a caravan of Liberty Fire and Police units escorted 9-year-old Natalie Kristensian with sirens blaring in front of a sea of orange that was mad...

PILOT MOUNTAIN — Cleanup of fallen trees and brush has continued this week at Pilot Mountain State Park as workers rush to recover from harsh winter storms and prepare for what should be a busy spr...

ATHENS, Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The To...

By MAJAL PERRY PDT Staff Writer As each new day seems filled with more sunshine than the next, many opportunities abound in Portsmouth to celebrate the exuberance of spring. The season, a time fo...

POWDERSVILLE — Two workers at the Bally Spa in Powdersville have been arrested and charged with trying to solicit prostitution. Kanisha Laverne Wilder, 48, of 2951 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, Ga. and...

The towering white pillars that greet visitors to the Town Hall have seen better days. At its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, the Red Springs Board of Commissioners board reviewed the first cost estimates to fix or replaced the pillars and paint the Town Hall.

LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man who is suspected in the shooting death of an Orrum man surrendered to police Tuesday. Lt. Johnny Barnes said that Bradley McCormick, 22, was arrested after he walked i...

LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man who is suspected in the shooting death of an Orrum man surrendered to police Tuesday. Lt. Johnny Barnes said that Bradley McCormick, 22, was arrested after he walked i...

A hearing was held Tuesday to determine if District Attorney Michael Parker would be allowed to stay on the ballot in the upcoming local election. Parker’s candidacy is being challenged on the gr...

A 27-year-old Clinton man has been charged with a laundry list of felonies following a dispute that left a woman beaten and shot in the leg with her own gun. Marcus KoJuan Stephens, 27, of 1785 Ho...

- Television cameras from local stations were rolling on Monday night at the King City Council meeting. March 1 was the first council meeting since the controversial State of Emergency declarati...

By Larry Stanford editorial1@thomastontimes.com The City of Thomaston is joining the Thomaston-Upson County Industrial Development Authority in its efforts to attract a new industry to the ar...

TRIBUNE/Cliff Clark “It was just boiling,” said John Pardue, when he saw the smoke as it poured in from the attic space in his home Saturday night on Cedarbrook Road, Jonesville. Pardue said he was having trouble with the home’s fusebox when he heard a “loud pop.” That’s when he saw the smoke. “We got out quick,” Pardue said about he and his wife Millie Parks. Volunteer fire departments crews from Arlington, Jonesville and Elkin worked the fire for several hours before the flames were extinguished

COLUMBIA — Acting United States Attorney Kevin F. McDonald stated today that Kimberly O. McAbee, age 44, of Woodruff, South Carolina, was charged in one-count Indictment with bank embezzlement, a v...

(Staff Photo/JOSHUA MURPHY) The Pike County Health Department Mobile Unit gave free H1N1 shots at the Peter Creek Presbyterian Church in Phelps, Ky. Tuesday. In addition to H1N1 shots, the unit ...

At Boonville Elementary School Thursday four students struggled in the strong wind and bright sunshine to bring down the American flag and the state flag. Inside, Annette Johnson continued prepara...