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By Haley Mitchell Godwin Murder and mystery will be on the menu Oct. 19 as Overflow Coffee & Café in Brantley offers an evening of interactive sleuthing during a murder mystery dinner entitled “Murder at a Funeral.” Organizer Lisa Oliver of Luverne invites attendees to dress in costume, embrace their roles and work together to solve a fictional murder in what is essentially a live-action version of the classic game “Clue.” The dinner will be “to…

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Brantley café to host Interactive mystery dinner

By Staff Reports Secretary of State Wes Allen is making Alabamians aware that the sample ballots for the November 5, 2024 General Election are now available on the Secretary of State’s website: www.AlabamaVotes.gov. “Sample ballots for all 67 counties have been made publicly available on our website, www.AlabamaVotes.gov. I would encourage all Alabamians to review these sample ballots as they get ready to head to the polls on November 5.” Allen …

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Allen announces sample ballots released

In celebration of the 60th consecutive year of October Beef Month in Alabama, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) has unveiled a promotion titled “60 Savory Stops.” Preston’s Steak and Grill in Luverne earned its place on the list for its famous ribeye steak. The promotion highlights 60 former restaurant winners and finalists of the Alabama’s Best Steak, Bama’s Best Beef and Bama’s Best Burgers contests, which have been hosted by the ACA f…

Preston’s named among 60 Savory Stops

Hope By Dean Kelly Most everyone has had that feeling that the floor opened up, and we are falling down into a bottomless pit of despair. We find ourselves feeling as though all hope is gone. As we hurtle into that abyss of hopelessness it may seem that we have nothing to hold on to, nothing to break our rapid descent. All hope has fled from our hearts and anguish has taken over. Paul describes a similar situation for the gentiles, “that at that…

Meet Me At The Cross

By Staff Reports Allen Lily Chapter 700 Order of the Eastern Star (OES) donated water and snacks to Luverne Band on Sept. 20 for their trip to Troy University Band Day. Martha Thomas, OES treasurer, presented the donations. Yvonne Noble, Worthy Matron said, “ Allen Lily is always happy to help the community and schools.”     The post Allen Lily donates supplies for band trip appeared first on Luverne Journal.

Allen Lily donates supplies for band trip

Billy Joe Hall, 75, a resident of Glenwood, passed away at Baptist Medical Center South on Friday, Oct. 4th. A graveside service for Billy Joe will be held at 2 PM on Monday, Oct. 7, in Providence Cemetery with Brother Clay Crum officiating and Turners Funeral Home of Luverne directing.  Billy Joe spent most of his professional career working in Montgomery before retiring from Rheem Manufacturing after over 20 years there. He was definitely a ti…

Obituary - Billy Joe Hall

By Haley Mitchell Godwin Crenshaw County Schools recently celebrated National Aviation Week with a series of engaging educational activities, led by College and Career Coach Haley Beasley Kilcrease and designed to  educate students about aviation and to inspire interest in aviation careers.  “The week was all about sparking curiosity and inspiration,” Kilcrease said. “We kicked things off by showcasing informative videos that highlighted a varie…

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Crenshaw County Schools celebrate National Aviation Week

By Haley Mitchell Godwin Crenshaw County Interim Superintendent Gregory Faught has launched a new “Student of the Month” initiative to honor learners for their character and competence in school. The first awardees were celebrated during the Crenshaw County Board of Education’s Sept. 16 regular meeting. The honorees include Gavin Witherington from Brantley School, David Sampley from Highland Home School, and Marcus Jones from Luverne School. Eac…

CCBOE launches Student of the Month initiative

An Editorial Opinion of The Luverne Journal Social media platforms allow users to share their day-to-day experiences — where they go, who they spend time with and even what they eat. But long before social media platforms provided space for life’s everyday happenings, The Luverne Journal published “Local Happenings” by Society Editor Mrs. Lila D. Funda burk for readers to enjoy. On Feb. 2, 1933, The Journal printed news that the Henderson basket…

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By Gary Thomas   Luverne is 10-0 against Calhoun since October 2014, and played in front of a homecoming crowd that saw the straight-T ball field roll up over 400 yards in the 36-0 shutout win Friday. Luverne snapped a four-game losing streak at home on Oct. 4 that dated back to last season. They were coming off a wild two-game streak after scoring 41 points two weeks ago, but were much more limited against Montgomery Academy as they were out-ma…

Luverne skins Calhoun 36

By Gary Thomas Highland Home School’s (HHS) wing-T offense erupted during the second half of the matchup Friday with the Isabella Mustangs, pulling away for a 61-0 shutout victory, the Flyboys seventh win of the football season. After a sluggish first half, the Squadron entered their locker room leading only 14-0 and found the motivation to pull out all the stops on their return to the field. The Squadron’s scoring game in the first quarter saw …

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