Camden News

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A former Camden police officer learned his fate Monday after a conviction on sexual abuse charges.

For years, the Blackburn Institute has taken pride in being a dynamic leadership organization at the University, carefully examining state and national problems and preparing young men and women to be ...

United Fund of Atmore board members are switching things up again this year. The board decided in 2006 to hold a festival at Heritage Park to highlight the agencies that benefit from United Fund, which proved ...

Shelby County has 24 more sexual offenders now then it did this time last year. The increase is fueled by a growth in population, not necessarily crime, said Sgt.

When he was a boy in Gee's Bend, Tyree McCloud spent many a night cutting pieces for the patchwork quilts his grandmother was making.

In a time of high gasoline prices, it was encouraging to hear your transportation director say the state will continue funding operation of the Gee's Bend ferry in Wilcox County.

In a time of high gasoline prices, it was encouraging to hear your transportation director say the state will continue funding operation of the Gee's Bend ferry in Wilcox County.

Propeller replacement work sidelined the Gee's Bend Ferry for a while Thursday, but Alabama Department of Transportation Director Joe McInnes said he expects the state to keep the ferry in the water for years ...

One man is dead and two suspects were arrested as a result of nightclub shooting here Sunday morning.

One man is dead and two suspects are in jail at this hour in connection with a weekend murder in Wilcox County.

In this April 21, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., second from right stands with members of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective as they sing aboard the ferry from ...

Think you've got it bad when it comes to gas prices? Be thankful you're not in Wilcox County in Alabama's Black belt.

Last Updated:June 05. 2008 4:22PM Published: June 08. 2008 3:30AM ENLARGE Bill McDonald Collection Stories of wars past often are retold through re-enactors. In 1847, Benjamin French was 73 years old when he ...

Winstead-Brown Steve and Magaret Winstead of Shelby announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Jane Winstead, to Joshua Richard Brown of Hickory. via The Star Online

The people of Camden, Ala., pay a bigger chunk of their income for fuel than anyone else in the country - meaning tough choices for the ever thinner family budget. via Peak Oil News & Message Boards- Forums

“All the candidates should do this. Sometimes people can get lost in the shuffle, and sometimes we get lost in the shuffle”

SELMA - Republican presidential candidate John McCain campaigning in heavily Democratic west Alabama is as rare a sight as an elephant in a cotton field. via Montgomery Advertiser

“When people cut back, going out to eat is always the first one to go”

Jeannie Felts Buckner is caught in a recession triple squeeze. As owner of the Hunter's Run Pub and Grill in Camden, Ala., she's seen a 30% drop in business recently - a drop she attributes to consumers pulling ... via CNN Money

“God has blessed us in Gee's Bend”

"Gee's Bend: Patchwork of stories Turns out "that quilting play" isn't so much about quilting. via Denver Post Economy/Real Estate

“Some of them are driving to Selma, Greenville or Thomasville. Those gas prices just take a bite there.”

Residents of the small town of Camden devote more of their budget to gas than any other area in the United States, according to a study by the Oil Price Information Service. via Montgomery Advertiser