Beatrice News

A 30-year-old Beatrice man, charged with capital murder, remained in the Monroe County Detention Facility without bail Tuesday after an 81-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

A merger between Gulf Lumber Co. of Mobile and Scotch Lumber Co. of Fulton could put 100 people back to work at a Fulton sawmill early next year.

Brenda Randolph-Obomanu is a candidate for Selma City School Board District 2 seat in the Oct.

A 19-year-old Monroeville man died early this morning in a wreck along Coon Trail Road, according to State Troopers.

HOPE HULL -- If Byron Garner doesn't show up at D.J.'s Old Post Office Restau rant before the stroke of 10 a.m. every day, the cooks and waitresses want to know why.

This is for John Nodar. This picture was taken in Beatrice Alabama at Jess Martin's barn.

The last bell for the 2008-09 school year has rung, but those who made it a success gathered Wednesday for an appreciation luncheon hosted by Selma City Schools.

It takes about four hours to drive to Monroeville, Ala., but for many visitors to this small Southern town, the trip covers more than miles.