Lanell Smith

Greenville

Managing Editor at The Alabama Baptist

Managing Editor at The Greenville Advocate

Proud mother. Correspondent for The Alabama Baptist. Alabama-Crenshaw WMU Executive Director in Training. Danielville Baptist Church WMU Director

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Articles

Calico Fort delights visitors for 53rd year - Lowndes Signal

5 days ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:00 pm Saturday, April 19, 2025 The 53rd Annual Calico Fort Arts & Crafts Fair was held Saturday and Sunday, April 12 – 13. A fan-favorite among Butler and Lowndes County residents, the two-day festival featured homemade and handcrafted delights for the young and old alongside returning attractions and a few new delights. Lowndes County’s own District Judge Adrian Johnson, joined his wife, Mandy, and daughter Harper to perform again at the fair this year.
What happened inside the tomb? - Luverne Journal

5 days ago | luvernejournal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 1:00 pm Saturday, April 19, 2025 by R.A. MathewsWhen Father God opened Jesus’s eyes on Easter morning, was it to the sight of a lonely, dark tomb or to something entirely different? Let’s look at Scripture and I’ll show you what most likely happened. Angels appeared in the great moments of Jesus’s life.
Productivity possible on ‘Back Nine’ - Lowndes Signal

6 days ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 10:15 am Saturday, April 19, 2025 By Michael BrooksIt was the closest I ever came to my “big showbiz break,” as Rush Limbaugh called it. I got through to Kit Carson, EIB’s call screener (after about 50 tries!). It was my birthday, so I hoped it would be a good ploy to get online with Maha Rushie. I also said I’d like to ask him about a book he talked of writing called “The Back Nine.”Screener Kit said they were jammed for the afternoon, but he’d call the next day.
Bicycle pilgrim pauses for DeepWoods lunch - Lowndes Signal

6 days ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:00 pm Friday, April 18, 2025 Florida man cycles across America to lay brother to restTrey’s brother Troy died 10 weeks ago during Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Now the Naples, Florida man is on a pilgrimage across America, cycling from Tallahassee, Florida to Bismark North Dakota to lay Troy’s ashes to rest. He calls his journey “Trey for Troy,” preferring to keep his and his brother’s surnames out of the media.
MJ Bryant Scholarship applications open - Luverne Journal

1 week ago | luvernejournal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 10:15 am Friday, April 18, 2025 Applications for the Maggie J. Bryant (MJB) Scholarship have opened, offering local students the opportunity to pursue their higher-education goals after high school. Marenda Caldwell, MJB Scholarship Fund chairperson, said applications will be accepted until June 30, with winners announced by July 31.
Board denies Demetric Smith parole - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 10:15 am Friday, April 18, 2025 The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the parole petition recently from an inmate serving 30 years for robbery in Lowndes County. On April 3, the board voted to deny Demetric Devon Smith, 35, parole. Smith is housed at Easterling Correctional Center and has served 10 years and two months of a sentence for first-degree robbery conviction handed down in May 2015.
Sheriff's trial continued to May - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:00 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Lowndes County Sheriff Chris West was slated for trial on April 10 to face charges related to a June 2024 incident. The hearing, set to begin at 9 a.m. before Judge Kameisha Logan at the Hayneville Municipal Court was postponed due to a family emergency experienced by the case prosecutor, Amardo Wesley Pitters.
Sigler appointed Lowndes County EMA Director - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 10:15 am Thursday, April 17, 2025 The Lowndes County Commission has appointed Collirene native Charles Sigler as the county’s Emergency Management (EMA) Director. The life-long Lowndes County resident is currently transitioning from his role in the local revenue office to take on the task of responding to and planning for area emergencies. “I wanted to do something different and to help the community,” Sigler said. “I see that we are in need of storm shelters and other things.
Productivity possible on ‘Back Nine’ - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 1:36 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 By Michael BrooksIt was the closest I ever came to my “big showbiz break,” as Rush Limbaugh called it. I got through to Kit Carson, EIB’s call screener (after about 50 tries!). It was my birthday, so I hoped it would be a good ploy to get online with Maha Rushie. I also said I’d like to ask him about a book he talked of writing called “The Back Nine.”Screener Kit said they were jammed for the afternoon, but he’d call the next day.
Luverne experiences 1950s Murder Mystery - Luverne Journal

1 week ago | luvernejournal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Oliver hosts dinner theatre at local dinerLuverne residents and guests from the surrounding area enjoyed a night out Saturday, April 5, hosted by Lisa Michele Oliver, moderator for the social media group Crenshaw Cares. The dinner theatre, a 1950s murder mystery, was held in the Luverne diner, Dips and Dogs, owned by Tim and Kathy Dowdy.