Greensboro merchants will stay open late for Christmas shopping event tonight
Greensboro’s downtown merchants will stay open late Thursday, Dec. 18, for “Wine, Wassail, and Wonders,” an after-hours shopping night on Main Street. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Greensboro Alabama Area Business and Tourism Association (GABTA). Organizers are inviting shoppers to “sip, stroll and finish your list”... Read More
Brown University shooting victim had Greensboro ties
Family and friends in Greensboro are mourning Ella Cook, a Brown University student killed in a campus shooting on Saturday, noting that she had deep family roots here. Cook is the granddaughter of Deane Poelnitz Cook, whose father was longtime Greensboro attorney, the late Richard Poelnitz. In a post from Cathedral Church of the Advent... Read More
Classifieds Week of Dec 18, 2025
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) —$20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less.All words in excess of 20, 75¢ 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, 95¢ per word.Payable in advance... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Dec 18, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION DATES:December 4, 2025; December 11, 2025; December 18, 2025 NEWSPAPER: The Times-Standard-Herald NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donna S. Cooley and Christopher Hudson, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee... Read More
Georgette Fowler
Georgette Edwards Fowler died on Nov. 28 at the age of 73. She was born July 6, 1952, to the late Elijah and Georgia Brown Edwards. She gave her life to Christ at an early age and joined Rising Star Baptist Church. Preceding her in death were her father, Elijah Edwards; her mother, Georgia (Bell)... Read More
Perry County Historical and Preservation Society’s annual tour is this Saturday
The Perry County Historical and Preservation Society will open doors and front gates across Marion next weekend for its annual Christmas Tour, a day-long showcase of historic homes, churches, and farmsteads decorated for the holidays. The tour will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour headquarters is the Marion Female Seminary, 204 West Monroe Street,... Read More
The call is coming from inside the (halfway) house
Cops say inmate at re-entry facility, impersonating an officer, makes call to arrange his own release A Selma man has been charged with second-degree escape and impersonating a peace officer after authorities say he tried to break away from a state-run detention program in Perry County and then telephoned a woman while pretending to be... Read More
City of Uniontown looks to hire new city clerk this month
The City of Uniontown is accepting applications for the position of City Clerk/Court Clerk. This full-time position pays $42,000 annually and is responsible for a wide range of administrative, financial and clerical duties for both City Hall and Municipal Court operations. Applicants should submit a completed application, résumé and references to: City of Uniontown, AlabamaAttn:... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for unemployment compensation violation, truancy, DUI
The Hale County Sheriff’s Department has released the following report of recent activity: Arrests December 2, 2025 Angela Denise Cox, 34, of Greensboro, was arrested for truancy. December 6, 2025 Dewayne Levondre Pettway, 19, of Tuscaloosa, was arrested for failure to appear (two counts). Elma Carr Jr., 49, of Newbern, was arrested for an unemployment... Read More
GPD reports incidents of harassment, burglary, domestic violence, theft
The Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its activities: Arrests Laafred Carter, 39, of Greensboro, was charged with N.W.N.I. Incidents November 17, 2025 Identity theft was reported on County Road 33 in Greensboro. November 18, 2025 Harassment was reported on County Road 28 in Greensboro. Harassment was reported on Armory Street in Greensboro.... Read More