Cooking in the Black Belt
At some point, growing up around here, everyone’s heard about how much mama’s little baby loves shortenin’ bread. When I was whisking around the kitchen Sunday morning, my mind started wondering where on earth a song like that came from. Folk music has a way of just popping up as far as recorded history goes,... Read More
Council pays $106,433 on 2025 drainage and street project
Also buys $8,500 in office furniture, and the city asks owners to keep dogs off the streets The Greensboro City Council voted at its Tuesday, Oct. 13, meeting to pay Cornerstone Civil Contractors LLC $106,433.34 for a 2025 drainage and street improvement project. Councilmember Pearl Shepherd made the motion to make the payment. Councilmember Bobbie... Read More
Southern volleyball brings home two state titles
Varsity rallies past Lowndes in five sets for back-to-back Class AA championships; JV wins the AA junior varsity tournament Southern Academy rallied from two sets to one down to beat Lowndes Academy 3-2 for the Alabama Independent School Association Class AA volleyball state championship Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery. Lowndes... Read More
Sewell and mayor meet Akron residents; building owner denies giving notice to vacate
Akron box holders get their mail at a mobile unit until Oct. 31, then at M’ville post office U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell and Akron Mayor Chris Rollins met with Akron residents about the town’s post office Tuesday, Oct. 20, and the owner of the post office building, reached by phone during the meeting, said the... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 22, 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 Oct 22, 2026
Legal NoticeADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSCLASSROOM RENOVATIONS ATHALE COUNTY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMYFOR THE HALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATIONGREENSBORO, ALLATHAN MCKEE – MONTGOMERY OFFICEPROJECT NO.: 26-104Sealed proposals for this project shall be received by Mr. Michael C. Ryans, Superintendent at the Hale County Board of Education located at 1115 Powers Street, Greensboro, AL 36744; Phone: 334-624-8836, until... Read More
Voice of the ‘Ville With a Bit of the ‘Boro
David and Libby Williams just returned from a 10 day trip to New England visiting 4 states, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, enjoying the beautiful fall foliage. Moundville is beginning to prepare for Halloween! Autumn and Halloween decorations are going up. Halloween being on Saturday, Market Street will be a busy place! Hale... Read More
Pleasant Grove MBC sets Family and Friends Day for Oct. 18
Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 4209 Highway 14, Greensboro, will hold Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The day is also Pink Sunday for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the church’s flyer asks those who come to wear pink. The Rev. Dr. C. Jermaine Turner of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church... Read More
Clear Landing sets free heirs’ property workshop in Greensboro for Nov. 7
Clear Landing, Inc. will hold a free Hale County Land & Legacy Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Greensboro Recreational Center, 515 Green St. The workshop is for landowners, heirs to family land and anyone who wants to protect property for future generations. It will have presentations, one-on-one consultations... Read More