Lowndes Signal

The Lowndes Signal, which merged with The Hayneville Citizen-Examiner, first started publishing on April 16, 1925, under the leadership of Judge J.D. Lamar as its editor. Lamar held this role until 1937, when he passed the reins to his daughter, Mrs. Charlie Mae Small, who continued as editor until her retirement. In July 1946, she sold the paper to Seth Kenneth and Jewel Davis Perry, who took on the roles of editor and publisher until July 1960. At that point, they sold the newspaper and their printing business to Cecil B. Cross Jr. and Frieda Brown Cross. The Cross family relocated the newspaper back to Fort Deposit from Montgomery, where it had been temporarily based, into the original building that had once housed it. They operated the newspaper and printing business, which served the entire county, until they sold it to Boone Newspapers in 1997.

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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.
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.
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.
County Commission considers voter concerns - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:03 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Citizens report receiving registration letter from Secretary of StateThe Lowndes County Commission considered voter concerns at its meeting Monday, April 14, when commissioners learned some county residents had received letters questioning their voting activity. According to Commissioner Robert Harris, “a lot” of local citizens received letters questioning whether they were actively voting.
Judge orders agencies process, pay grant applications - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 2:40 pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the termination of an environmental justice agreement Friday. An order handed down by a federal judge Tuesday, April 15, placed five federal agencies under an injunction mandating them resume the processing and payment of grant funding. Mary S.
Wisconsin couple invests in wastewater efforts - Lowndes Signal

1 week ago | lowndessignal.com | Lanell Smith

Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Schalls visit Lowndes County to see BBUWP progressFor the past three years, Doug and Mary Beth Schall travel down to Lowndes County from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. The couple, supporters of the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program (BBUWP), make the journey to give an annual donation and see the work their dollars help to fund. “I read a book, and it was called ‘Waste’ by Catherine Coleman Flowers,” Mary Beth said.