A Lamar County man is facing charges in the wake of a shooting in Vernon on Friday. Michael D. Gardner, 50, was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle following the incident on Tower Road in Vernon. The victim, a…
A Lamar County man has pleaded guilty to two felony charges involving child pornography in Fayette County Circuit Court. Mason Logan Martinez, 20, of Kennedy, entered an open-ended guilty plea Oct. 31. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a…
A 15-year-old from Sulligent is dead in the wake of a utility task vehicle crash Sunday evening. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on Dempsey Road, about 5 miles west of Sulligent in Lamar County. The 15-year-old was fatally…
Board games bring families together, even if it's Monopoly. This year, the Helping Families Initiative in Alabama and 24th District Attorney's Office are teaming up so families can experience that joy together. The Family First - Board Game Drive is…
An investigation is under way after human remains were found Tuesday morning in rural Lamar County. A resident reported the discovery, which was found at a location in the 1700 block of Old Calvert Road in Sulligent. The Alabama Department…
A man in Lamar County is dead, and investigators with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, the State Bureau of Investigation and the 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office are attempting to find out what happened. Monday morning, the Lamar County…
A single-vehicle crash early Sunday in Lamar County claimed the life of a man from Sulligent. The crash happened on U.S. Highway 278 near the 13-mile marker, about 2 miles east of Beaverton. Anthony T. Booton, 59, died after his…
A Vernon man accused of killing his ex-wife in 2015 was found guilty by a jury, 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin announced Wednesday. Brandon Sykes, 40, was found guilty Tuesday of three counts of capital murder in the…
