Willie Phillip Bryant
Deacon Willie Phillip Bryant, affectionately known as “Horse” and “DJ Terminator,” was born on March 11, 1966, to Willie Lee and Willie Pearl Bryant. He confessed his love for Christ at an early age and joined First Baptist in Sawyerville, where he served under the leadership of several pastors. Later he moved his membership to... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
According to my parentheticals, this columnist is still in a state of mourning. Yes, Carolyn Virginia Nelson, a personal icon of Black Belt cuisine, is no longer with us. I have been cooking my way through it. I never got to sit at her table, so for personal stories you’ll have to ask the folks... Read More
Hale County leads the state in Extension’s 250-Pound Challenge
Hale County has moved into first place in Alabama Extension’s Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge, with 15,191 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables donated as of Monday, Aug. 31, according to the statewide leaderboard Extension posted this week. Butler County was second with 14,175 pounds, followed by Marshall County with 8,909, Coosa County with... Read More
Council sends mayor’s pay proposals to workshop
Howard, Lewis clash over raises for city employees The Greensboro City Council voted August 25 to send two of Mayor Ralph Howard’s pay proposals to a workshop, over the mayor’s objection, after a heated exchange between Howard and Councilmember KaTerriaeial Lewis. Howard moved to reduce the hours of the City Council assistant clerk position to... Read More
Phantom returns to the Greensboro Opera House September 13 at 6 p.m.
Farcical history closes the storytelling season Sept. 13, as building marks a first since 1903 The Phantom is coming back. The Greensboro Opera House will present “Thrice-Told Tales: The Phantom of the Greensboro Opera House,” a farcical history of the Opera House and other local stories, on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. Admission is... Read More
Classifieds Week of Sep 3, 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 Sep 3, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Robert Taylor and Bertha Taylor, husband and wife, originally in favor of Jim Walter Homes, Inc, on January 27, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Hale County,... Read More
Four men charged in Aug. 17 assault
Four men were arrested Aug. 20 on felony assault charges accusing them of seriously injuring the same man in an Aug. 17 attack, according to Hale County District Court records. Austin Wade Johnson, 23, of Moundville; Tyler Eugene Wynn, 19, of Greensboro; Carlos Fowler Jr., 29, of Greensboro; and Michael Heritage, 28, of Moundville, are... Read More
Free after-school program underway at Project Horseshoe Farm
Project Horseshoe Farm’s free after-school program for students in first through eighth grades is underway at 1202 Main St. in Greensboro. The program, which began Aug. 11, meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students receive one-on-one homework help, enrichment in core subjects, arts and fitness activities, and mentorship. Limited transportation is... Read More
Extension challenges Hale County to grow and give 250 pounds
The Hale County Extension Office is asking residents to grow and donate at least 250 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables before Labor Day as part of a statewide Alabama Extension challenge. The Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge runs through Sept. 7 and is part of Alabama Extension’s observance of the nation’s 250th anniversary.... Read More