Opinion
Our view: May a new year for Crenshaw County bring plenty of positive happenings
One chapter closes as another begins for many people who call Crenshaw County home. As our journey moves forward another year, we hope to start ...
Shane Dunaway, Author at Luverne Journal
Sports
Tri-County Power Rankings for the 2022 football season
The 2022 football season brought happiness for some and heartbreak for others as coaches and players on 11 teams in the tri-county area poured their ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 29, 2022 9:43 pm
News
61 players selected for inaugural Trifecta Tri-County Football Team
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Trifecta Tri-County Team Selection Committee chose the following players for its inaugural team based on statistics provided by coaches and in-game observations ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 29, 2022 9:24 pm
Opinion
Our view: As gun restrictions loosen statewide, personal responsibility increases in importance
With the start of the new year in Alabama, the milestone marks the date new state laws passed go into effect. One bill signed into ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 29, 2022 12:00 pm
News
Pouncey, Faulk earn Coach, Player of the Year honors for Crenshaw County
Highland Home School finished its season 12-2 in 2022, falling a game shy of the state championship game in back-to-back years. For their efforts, both ...
by Shane Dunaway, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 11:13 pm
Opinion
Our view: Active shooter drills a necessity in an unfortunate reality
In rural towns like Luverne, we would like to think active shooter incidents we see with increased frequency nationwide could never happen here, but those ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 22, 2022 12:00 pm
Opinion
Our view: Small businesses making strides in Crenshaw County
In recent months, several Crenshaw County residents have put their best foot forward when it comes to entrepreneurial endeavors. Coco Momma’s, a restaurant in Highland ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 15, 2022 12:00 pm
Opinion
Our view: Celebrating holidays with presence over presents
When the holiday season approaches, the rush begins to find the perfect gifts for the loved ones on their shopping list. Some choose to brave ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00 pm
Opinion
Our view: Why we cover criminal charges and their outcomes
In the Nov. 24 edition of The Luverne Journal, we published a story regarding the acquittal of a man charged with one count of rape ...
by Shane Dunaway, Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00 pm
Sports
Highland Home’s postseason journey ends in 44-15 loss to B.B. Comer
Highland Home’s run through the football postseason fell one game short of a title bid in a 44-15 loss to B.B. Comer in a Class ...