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
GPD reports arrests for public lewdness, disorderly, menacing
Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its recent activities: Arrests: 06-03-2026 Kenyotta Lakayla Lee, 30, Greensboro, was arrested for public lewdness. 06-06-2026 Dejshanequalla Eshay Borden, 23, Birmingham, was arrested for public intoxication. Raekwon Tyrez Hoskins, 24, Greensboro, was arrested for reckless endangerment. 06-07-2026 Ternisha Lashon Thomas, 31, Greensboro, was arrested for disorderly conduct.... Read More
Council appoints new city clerk at Tuesday night meeting
Greensboro City Council voted to appoint a new city clerk on Tuesday night. Longtime City Clerk Lorrie Cook, who said last year that she intended to retire from the position, had continued to serve on an interim basis since the beginning of 2026. Councilmember Curtis made a motion to appoint Shereka Walker to the position... Read More
ALDOT worker injured in crash on Hwy. 69 north of Greensboro June 3
An Alabama Department of Transportation worker was injured Wednesday after being struck by a tractor-trailer while performing routine roadside maintenance on Alabama Highway 69 north of Greensboro. According to ALDOT, the employee was operating a tractor mower along the highway when a tractor-trailer struck the mower. The worker was transported to a local hospital and... Read More
Sawyerville man charged with murder in Class Day Out shooting; had prior connection to 2021 double homicide
A 23 year-old Sawyerville man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Greensboro man during a Class Day Out event Saturday, according to Hale County Sheriff Michael Hamilton. Kardarrell Darnell Winn was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Reform at a girlfriend’s house with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force,... Read More
Classifieds Week of June 11, 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,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of June 11, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Morrow Water Technologies, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Contract for the MMI Well Pump and Control Panel Installation Project for the Town of Marion, AL, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract.... Read More
Study claims neighboring Perry County leads Alabama in OnlyFans spending; Hale County a modest 48th
If a widely circulated spending study is to be believed, Hale County residents are among Alabama’s most restrained customers of OnlyFans, the subscription website best known for adult content. OnlyGuider, a search engine and analytics company that tracks the platform, published estimates ranking all 67 Alabama counties by OnlyFans spending in 2025. Hale County placed... Read More
Bernice Payne Morrison
Bernice Payne Morrison, 97, of Akron, passed away on May 25, 2026, at Forest Manor Health and Rehab. Services were held on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Five Mile Primitive Baptist Church in Akron, with Bro. Luke Laird and Bro. Jimmy Burkhalter officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Visitation was held at the church one hour prior... Read More