Year: 2020

Family, friends gather at site where body discovered Brothers Robert Dailey and Van Dailey, left, bow their heads as Rev. Michael Arnold, fourth from left, prays during the memorial service. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Friends and family members of VanDora Latasha Dailey gathered Saturday, April 4, outside a single-wide mobile home to memorialize the 24-year-old, special-needs woman whose body was recently discovered inside the dwelling. The grim discovery…

By SHERRY DIGMON News Publisher Congratulations, Seniors 2020! Under normal circumstances, you’d hear that expression in May when high school graduation ceremonies take place. But for all students, this is anything but a normal year. Schools were closed due to the coronavirus with hopes of opening back on April 6. But that deadline was extended – all the way through the end of the school year. School administrators and teachers…

By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer The spread of coronavirus has forced citizens to make major adjustments in the way they live. It has also caused major adjustments in the way people say goodbye to friends and loved ones who have passed away. Restrictions placed on families and businesses have heavily impacted the funeral industry, forcing a drastic change in the way final rites are conducted, and in the way…