Category Archives: Local News
BARNHILL MAN ARRESTED ON CLAY COUNTY WARRANT
Around 4:00 a.m. Saturday, Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop that led to the arrest of 46-year-old Cody L. Cropper of Barnhill. Cropper was wanted on a Clay County warrant charg...
Nov 11, 2025
GINGER ALE'S FAIRFIELD LOCATION PERMANENTLY CLOSED
Ginger Ale's in Fairfield has permanently closed its doors. The drive-thru restaurant at 1400 West Delaware shut down at 8 p.m. Saturday after franchise owners Kylie Peveler and Courtney Meadows were ...
Nov 11, 2025
BENEFIT PLANNED FOR TRAVIS, SYDNEY, AND ISLA STEVENS IN DAHLGREN
A community benefit will be held Saturday, November 15th at Wellen Farms, located at 9425 County Road 2025 North in Dahlgren, to support Travis, Sydney, and baby Isla Stevens. Born at just 24 weeks, I...
Nov 11, 2025
FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MOVED TO THURSDAY DUE TO VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY
The Fairfield City Council will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 109 NE 2nd Street, instead of the usual Tuesday evening, due to the Veterans Day holiday. The meeting agenda inclu...
Nov 11, 2025
WAYNE COUNTY BOARD SET TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
The Wayne County Board will hold its regular meeting on Thursday in the upstairs courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The meeting will open with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call,...
Nov 11, 2025
HAMILTON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE AWARD
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Foundation is now accepting nominations for its annual Distinguished Health Care Provider of the Year Award. The award honors an individual or group, living or deceased, who...
Nov 11, 2025
EDWARDS COUNTY FFA WINS SECTION 23 HORSE JUDGING CONTEST
(Pictured L to R: Josie Shelby, Aleah Carlson, Sydney Williams, Bristol Duncan, and Barnes Sawyer) The Edwards County FFA took top honors at the Section 23 Horse Judging Career Development Even...
Nov 11, 2025
GRACE BRANDS NAMED ECHS NOVEMBER STUDENT OF THE MONTH
(Pictured L to R: Cody Greathouse, Owen Lynch, Quentin Pike, Carlin St. Ledger, Emily Spray, Grace Brands, Chase Shelton, Aidan Roosevelt, Aiden McDowell, Hayley Perry) Edwards County High School has ...
Nov 11, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT WALMART INTERSECTION SUNDAY NIGHT
Fairfield Police, the Wayne County Ambulance Service, and the Fairfield City Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident Sunday night just after 7 p.m. at the Walmart intersection of West Dela...
Nov 10, 2025
MILL SHOALS NATIVE LARRY DOZIER TO SPEAK AT FAIRFIELD VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, NOW MOVED TO THE CP CHURCH WEST OF FAIRFIELD
Mill Shoals native, Larry Dozier will be the featured speaker at Fairfield's Veterans Day observance set for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 a.m. which has now been moved to the Cumberland Presbyterian Churc...
Nov 10, 2025