Area Breaking News
Roadside worker, 3 others injured in fiery crash
Traffic was backed up along Hwy 5 near the In & Out service-station in Pine Hill for several hours last Tuesday, after a severe 3-vehicle accident resulted in four people being injured. Pine Hill Police Chief Nikisha Gailes said that the driver of an 18-wheeler will be at fault after failing to yield to roadway…
Read MoreCrime Rises as Leaves Fall — An Editorial by Ethan Van Sice
By Ethan Van Sice With the recent surge of criminal activity we’ve been having, I couldn’t help but notice another familiar breeze coming through our office doors. Looking back over the archives, we’ve been reporting major crimes with astounding frequency, more-so than any other time of the year, during the months of September and…
Read More(BREAKING NEWS: Tuesday 2 p.m.) Inmate escapes on foot
An inmate that was being housed at the Prince Arnold Detention Center escaped custody this afternoon and is still at large. Eyewitnesses said officers were attempting to transport the inmate, who was being held on charges from Marengo County, when he took off towards Depot Street on foot. The individual is said to be wearing a…
Read More(BREAKING: Wednesday) Sexual Assault investigation underway in Camden
[Wilcox County, Al.] Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are currently investigating a sexual assault in Camden, Al. at the request of Camden’s Police Chief John Matthews. It is still an ongoing investigation and no arrest have been made in this case. Anyone with information regarding this…
Read MoreThe Chip on our Shoulders (and our hearts, minds, and prayers)
By The Progressive Era staff To most outsiders, Wilcox County doesn’t seem like the ideal place to live. Only 10,719 people within the 907 square miles have actually chosen to do so, or maybe circumstances just left them sort of stranded here, a place that’s been rated the poorest county in Alabama. Begs the question,…
Read MoreAmerican War Hero John McCain dies after year-long battle with cancer
Arizona Sen. John McCain–after 30 years serving our Congress, defending our freedom as a Vietnam War prisoner, and inspiring the Republican nation as choice for President in the 2008 elections– has passed after fighting brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81 years old. McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017.…
Read MoreRenowned Artist to visit Gee’s Bend Quilt Collective
Amy Sherald (American, b. Columbus, GA 1973, lives and works in Baltimore, MD) will be at Gee’s Bend Quilt Collective on August 30 at 1:00 p.m. Sherald received her MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004 and BA in Painting from Clark-Atlanta University in 1997, and was a Spelman College International…
Read More“Camden Cuisine: It’s on a roll” By Ethan Van Sice
By now it’s no secret that folks in Camden know their way around a kitchen. In recent years, we’ve joined several “Best Of’” lists in nearly every southern culinary league you can think of. Our fried chicken left multibillionaire Mark Zuckerberg so satisfied he gave “Jackson’s” his personal thumb of approval. The no-frills, down home…
Read More“The Big Daddy Crappie Stump”- Column by M. Hollis Curl
For What It’s Worth -Hollis Curl Did you see the news article a week or so ago that told about a bridge in Clarke County being named for Ben Rodgers Lee? Ben who? Ben Rodgers Lee, the undisputed guru of turkey hunters. Ben, you see, was the man who revolutionized the art of calling turkeys…
Read MoreGov. Ivey pulls Sheriff’s Feed Bill Allowance
Effective immediately, county sheriffs will no longer receive an allowance to feed prisoners due to the vast misuse of these funds across the State. Sheriff Earnest Evans was recently cited as a defendant in a legal complaint filed to the Circuit Clerk’s office in Hale County. Evans, along with many others, was cited for violating…
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