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3 days ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 5:00 pm Monday, April 21, 2025 Chambers County is having a prescription drug take back event on April 18. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., residents are encouraged to come out to the Valley Sportsplex to donate their unused and expired prescription drugs. The event is hosted collaboratively by the Chambers County Drug Task Force and Integrea, a community mental health system. Throughout the event, there will be fun giveaways, food and a raffle.
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3 days ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 4:00 pm Monday, April 21, 2025 An institution of the Greater Valley Area has reached a milestone recently by meeting the 75th anniversary since its opening. Daniel’s Drive Inn, which was originally founded in Lanett, in 1950 was started by Ethel Daniel and her brother Dub Waldrep. Since then, the business has been passed down from generation to generation.
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1 week ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 5:29 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 The West Point city council discussed two amendments to a city ordinance on parking and to a city ordinance on animal control at the work session on Tuesday. The mayor and council will vote on the amendments during the next council business meeting on April 14. The first amendment would further elucidate specific prohibited parking methods within the city of West Point that are not currently included in the city’s existing ordinance.
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1 week ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 8:00 am Thursday, April 17, 2025 The Day of Prayer in Lanett is back this year on May 1 at the W.O. Lance Recreation field. Starting at noon, the city will come together for a prayer-led service. The National Day of Prayer emphasizes communities across the country gathering to pray for their cities, states and nation at large.
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1 week ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 9:14 am Tuesday, April 15, 2025 PHENIX CITY, AL – Chattahoochee Riverkeeper has joined a state lawsuit against Phenix City for violations of the Clean Water Act and the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act.
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1 week ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 9:00 am Saturday, April 12, 2025 After years of diligence and hard work, Dominique Thompson seems to have cracked the code and has well calculated her success as this year’s valedictorian for Lanett High School. She will soon be off to study computer information systems in college. “I was very happy, a little surprised, because I’ve been monitoring, keeping track,” Thompson said.
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1 week ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 8:32 am Saturday, April 12, 2025 With technology constantly outstripping itself in convenience and advancement, e-waste is a growing concern globally. In Chambers County, a free electronics recycling program from April 14 to 17 will be available for the community. The program is an opportunity for citizens to properly dispose of any unwanted or unneeded electronics.
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2 weeks ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 9:00 am Friday, April 11, 2025 The agreement for road services between the Chambers County Commission and the town of Cusseta has been executed. During Monday’s work session, County Attorney Skip McCoy discussed the agreement with the commissioners. The commission approved a resolution earlier this year saying they would not oppose a Cusseta annexation for certain properties in the town’s incorporated territory.
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2 weeks ago | 
valleytimes-news.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 8:30 am Friday, April 11, 2025 The Fredonia Community Barbecue has returned in its second year since COVID-19. The 71st annual event will be held on Saturday, April 26. Fredonia Community Club President Cindy Yates announced the generations-long family event recently. Yates said the event last year was the first since the COVID-19 pandemic and was rated as a success.
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2 weeks ago | 
lagrangenews.com | Charlotte Reames
Published 9:40 am Thursday, April 10, 2025 BY CHARLOTTE REAMESThe Communities in Schools (CIS) program, a dropout prevention initiative partnered with Troup County School System, presented an informational report to the city council during this week’s Lagrange City Council work session. According to the CIS Regional Director for region one, Tabitha Lewis-Coverson, CIS serves over 120,000 Georgia students, which is up from 110,000 last year.
