Opinion
EVANS COLUMN: Moving on after a rewarding six years at the VTN
As an Alabama boy at heart, I was very excited to get the opportunity to work at the Valley Times-News starting in 2018. I’d moved ...
Daniel Evans, Author at Valley Times-News
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Blinded by the Light: Springwood School hosts eclipse watch party
“It looks like the Cheshire cat,” said Springwood seventh grader Gemma Clevenger, looking up at the partial eclipse on Monday with her classmates. The entire ...
by Daniel Evans, Monday, April 8, 2024 6:35 pm
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Troup NAACP education chair tells entire school board they should resign
Troup County NAACP Education Chair Glenn Dowell told the Troup County School Board Thursday night that they should all consider resigning. Dowell was the first ...
by Daniel Evans, Saturday, March 23, 2024 9:00 am
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TIKTOK ON THE CLOCK: 6 of 7 Alabama U.S. representatives voted to ban the social media platform
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would effectively ban the social media platform, TikTok, in the United States. Representative Drew Ferguson, who represents ...
by Daniel Evans, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:50 pm
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Lanett PD investigates two shootings on 23rd Street SW, one shot with ‘serious’ injuries
There were two shootings in two days, both on the same block in Lanett. On Jan. 28 at approximately 1:57 a.m. ET, Lanett Police Department ...
by Daniel Evans, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 9:45 am
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Forecast improves for Friday, but severe weather still possible in Chambers County
While Chambers County is still forecasted to have extreme weather and wind, the likelihood of tornados has decreased, according to the National Weather Services (NWS) ...
by Daniel Evans, Thursday, January 11, 2024 2:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Chambers County School District goes virtual, Lanett closed for Friday with severe weather possible
The Chambers County School District is shifting to virtual school instruction for all students & staff for Friday, Jan. 12, according to a press release from ...
by Daniel Evans, Thursday, January 11, 2024 1:55 pm
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Coweta County deputy killed, hit by Lanett officer vehicle during high-speed chase pursuit
A multi-agency, high-speed chase on Interstate 85 Thursday morning resulted in the death of a Coweta County sheriff’s deputy after a Lanett Police Department officer ...
by Daniel Evans, Thursday, January 4, 2024 2:33 pm
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Two killed in West Point shooting
Two people were killed in West Point on Sunday, according to a press release from the West Point Police Department. On Sunday t approximately 8:15 ...
by Daniel Evans, Monday, December 4, 2023 9:48 am
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Troup student who brought gun to school didn’t go through metal detector
The Troup County School System said Tuesday that it’s re-evaluating its safety procedures after a student managed to bring a handgun and ammunition onto the ...