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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With just weeks remaining before a mandatory move-out deadline, residents of the Heatherton Apartment Complex say they are struggling to get answers and assistance regarding their relocation. An April 1 letter from apartment management gave all tenants until May 1 to vacate their units,...

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the parole petition recently from an inmate serving a life sentence for murder of an elderly woman in Crenshaw County. On March 13, the board voted to deny parole to Ernest Lee McCastle, 66. He is housed at the Fountain Correctional Center, 34 years and five months into a conviction handed down May 6, 1991. McCastle is serving a life sentence for the murder of Mae McGhee.

Visit our website at www.luvernejournal.com to view a live, interactive events calendar. A first responder breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 at First Baptist Church, Luverne. The free event is open to all first responders and their families. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. Scholarship Pageant. The Miss Essence Scholarship...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Greenville artist Mary Croley discovered a love for creating beautiful artwork early in life. At 82, after a long career teaching math, Croley savors what has become more than a pastime — a passion for creating which she shares with the world through her paintings and hand-painted offerings.

As we get closer to Palm Sunday and Easter, let us take a moment to really think about the significance of the Resurrection. Easter isn’t just a holiday; it’s a powerful reminder of the new life and hope that comes from Jesus Christ rising from the dead. This is a time for us to reflect on the incredible love and sacrifice that Jesus made for us.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 53rd Annual Calico Fort Arts and Crafts Fair returns to Fort Deposit April 12 – 13. And, as usual, the event — packed with food, shopping, crafts and fun — features everything imaginable with offerings sure to please visitors from near and far, something for all ages.

This week’s Pet of the Week is Hammy the Hamster, an orange and white hamster from Brantley. Hammy lives with her owner, Alyssa Carr and enjoys playing, eating and stuffing her mouth full of food. “She is really good at stuffing her mouth full of food and storing it...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Straughn Lady Tiger softball team, and the entire school community, welcomed three special students to their campus this school year. During a recent Lady Tiger game three exchange students — Linda Keemu, Emma Martinez Cruz, and Kati Tymiec — were recognized. All three...