Southern wins first state baseball title as Hennigan, Maxie take top AISA honors
Southern Academy pitcher Brayden Hennigan has been named the Alabama Independent School Association’s Pitcher of the Year after leading the Cougars to the first baseball state championship in school history. The Cougars clinched the Class AA title on May 14 with a 2-0 victory over Clarke Prep at Paterson Field in Montgomery. Hennigan was selected... Read More
Sawyerville woman jailed on three felony charges, including pharmacy drug thefts
A Sawyerville woman is being held in the Hale County Jail on three felony charges, including two counts of stealing prescription painkillers connected to a Greensboro pharmacy, after a traffic stop led to her arrest on outstanding warrants. Jacqueline Green, 47, of Sawyerville, was arrested June 9. As of that date, Hale County District Court... Read More
Second suspect charged in Club 14 shooting
A Greensboro man faces two counts of reckless endangerment in connection with the March shooting outside Club 14 in Sawyerville, making him the second person charged in the early-morning incident that left one man wounded. Raekwon Tyrez Hoskins, 24, of 2504 Faunsdale Road, Greensboro, was arrested June 6. As of June 8, Hale County District... Read More
Sawyerville man charged with threatening to shoot repairman
A Sawyerville man was arrested June 12 on a harassment charge after allegedly threatening to shoot a man who had been hired to repair his refrigerator. Jerry Clyde Sullivan, 66, was charged with harassment by threat, a Class C misdemeanor under Alabama Code §13A-11-008(A)(2). The charge stems from an incident on May 19, according to... Read More
Gadsden woman charged with helping inmate walk out of Hale County Jail on forged order
A Gadsden woman is charged with helping a woman walk out of the Hale County Jail last month using a forged court order that bore a circuit judge’s name, in a case that has drawn wide news coverage across the state. Debra Alexander Nichols, 70, of Gadsden, is charged with first-degree permitting or aiding an... Read More
Classifieds Week of June 18, 2026
Classified Ad Rates MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per word. Payable in advance of publication. MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per... Read More
Legal Notices Week of June 18, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Tren-Tay Inc., 5558 Curry Hwy, Ste. 6, Jasper, AL 35503, (205) 387-7790, has completed all work on the Phase II – Greensboro Valve Replacement Project for The Utilities Board of the City of Greensboro. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
It’s not very often I make a public declaration like this, but bring back the Durkee’s! For weeks now, when I’ve been at Piggly Wiggly, I’ve been desperately looking at an empty space on the shelf that once housed a sandwich spread that will be 169 years old this year. Sure it’s a Yankee invention,... Read More
Patriotic Music Extravaganza will be held June 14 at Opera House
The Greensboro Opera House will host a Patriotic Music Extravaganza on Sunday, June 14, at 3 p.m. as part of Greensboro Celebrates America 250, a series of local events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Eight professional instrumentalists will perform patriotic music spanning the decades, featuring piano, flute, piccolo, fiddle, trumpet, trombone, and drums. A community... Read More
New Alabama Extension agent serving Hale County
Visitors to the Hale County Farmers Market on Thursday, June 4, had the opportunity to meet Margaret Ann Snow, the new Home and Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent serving Hale County. Snow provided educational materials and spoke with attendees about numerous topics, including pollinators and raised bed gardening. She also promoted the upcoming Pollinator Partners of... Read More