Camden News

CAMDEN - When John Sheffey is short on supplies, he doesn't need to go to a hobby shop or discount store because the woods and swamps around his house are good enough for him.

Those acclaimed black quilters of Gee's Bend, Ala., are making news once again. The women became famous in 2002, when an exhibition of their bold geometric quilts premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

David B. Colston has announced he'll seek the District 69 seat in the Alabama State Legislature.

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA will hold a job fair Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Wilcox Central High School in Camden, Ala., the steelmaker said.

MONTGOMERY a ' A $25,000 Community Development Block Grant to the Wilcox County Commission will see construction of a new senior center at Gee's Bend.

Home health provider LHC Group Inc. has acquired the home health business of John Paul Jones Hospital in Camden, Ala.

As the town of Flora continues to grow, so does the First Baptist Church of Flora.

This satelite photo taken Sunday, August 16, 2009 shows Tropical Storm Claudette over the Gulf of Mexico.

Born in 1927 Donald C. Overstreet, M.D., meets qualifications for membership in the population of those enjoying the a oeGolden Years.a However, a few minutes of conversation reveal a uniqueness that sets him apart from the majority of the groupa s mostly retired members.

After Jean Harmon read a Press-Register article about economic woes in Wilcox County, she said she could not just forget about it.

Wilcox County sheriff's deputies have found a missing Montgomery woman who has Alzheimers.

CAMDEN -- Darryl Perryman suffered a heart attack during a business meeting in Camden last October and woke up at a Montgomery hospital less than an hour later.

A missing Montgomery woman has been located in Camden, according to police. Frances Baker, 70, who has Alzheimer's, was last seen leaving her residence at 4637 Wares Ferry Road in Montgomery about 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Wilcox County will receive more than $1.4 million in federal stimulus money to improve ferry service between Gee's Bend and Camden.

Fireworks explode over the USS Battleship Alabama Saturday, July 7, 2007, in Mobile, Ala.

MJP Participant Mariah Gibson talks with Tyree McCloud, a native of Camden, Alabama.

CAMDEN -- The head aches just wouldn't stop and young Ross Agee didn't know why he was so tired all the time, either.