Cooking in the Black Belt
The other day, someone texted me with a rather serious subject: sugar in cornbread. That’s right—clutch your pearls, fan yourself with your lace handkerchiefs, pull out the fainting couch. I’m about to touch a nerve with some of my more penitent southern cooks when I say: I see no problem with sugar in cornbread. Now,... Read More
Registration open through Friday, Oct. 2 to join Extension’s diabetes program
The Health Extension for Diabetes program has begun in Hale County, and people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can still join the remaining seven of its eight sessions by registering with the Hale County Extension Office by Friday, Oct. 2, the office said. Tera Glenn, the Extension agent for health and wellness, opened... Read More
Hale County’s Laura Kyser receives Farmers Federation memorial scholarship
Laura Kyser, second from left, receives the John C. Jay Jr. Memorial Scholarship Sept. 21 at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. From left are Federation President Jimmy Parnell, Kyser, Hale County Farmers Federation board member Townsend Kyser, Federation District 8 Director Stewart Koon and Federation Southwest Area Vice President Hope Cassebaum. Laura Kyser, a Hale County native... Read More
Woods Promise marks sixth year of Planting Seeds in the Black Belt
Scholars in Woods Promise Inc.’s Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program at the Hale County College and Career Academy.(above) Woods Promise Inc. held its sixth Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program this year at the Hale County College and Career Academy, with the largest group of scholars in the program’s six years, the... Read More
Drought Monitor puts nearly all of Perry County in severe drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s map of Alabama for Sept. 22, released Sept. 24. Orange is severe drought, tan moderate drought and yellow abnormally dry.(above) Nearly all of Perry County is in severe drought, the second of the U.S. Drought Monitor’s four drought categories, according to the monitor’s map dated Sept. 22 and released Thursday, Sept.... Read More
GHS sets homecoming week Oct. 5 to 9; GES adds themed spirit days
Greensboro High School’s homecoming week, “Reunited and It Feels So Good,” runs Monday, Oct. 5, through Friday, Oct. 9, and the school’s flyer invites the Greensboro community to all of it. The pep rally is at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, and the bonfire at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, opens with the coronation at... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 1, 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
Project Horseshoe Farm Fellows: Hale County Hospital Clinic now seeing walk-in patients
When you do not feel well, sometimes you just need someone close by who can listen, check on you, and help you know what to do next. At Hale County Hospital Clinic, that care is right here at home. Hale County Hospital Clinic is now welcoming walk-in patients to be seen by Nicole DeRouen, NP,... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for retail theft, DUI, failure to appear
The following arrest and incident reports were provided by the Hale County Sheriff’s Department. Arrests September 7, 2026 Christopher White, 51, of Akron, was arrested for driving under the influence. September 8, 2026 Charles Washington Lyles, 31, of Sawyerville, was arrested on three charges of failure to appear. September 15, 2026 Howard Anderson, 64, of... Read More
GPD reports vehicle break-ins, burglary on Tuscaloosa Street
The following arrest and incident reports were provided by the Greensboro Police Department. Arrests September 10, 2026 Demais Jaquon Hall, 24, of Greensboro, was arrested for attempting to elude a police officer. September 12, 2026 Richard Arnold Hambright, 45, of Greensboro, was arrested for failure to appear on a charge of public intoxication. September 13,... Read More