The Greensboro Watchman

Major Roy Edward Lee, Jr., 84, of Greensboro, Alabama passed away on March 16, 2026. Born on August 15, 1941, in Talladega and raised in Tuscaloosa, he was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School, the University of Alabama, and the Naval Flight Officer School, where he earned his Naval Wings of Gold. Immediately after college,...

Rev. Norman Phillips

The Rev. Norman Phillips, 78, of Greensboro, died Thursday, March 13, 2026. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 21, at 1:00 p.m. at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church in Boligee, with Rev. Christopher Stephney officiating and Sister Scheree Datcher serving as mistress of ceremony. Rev. Phillips was born February 6, 1948, in Greensboro to the late...

HCSD reports arrests for failure to appear, probation violation

The Hale County Sheriff’s Dept. has released the following report of the department’s recent activity: Arrests: 03-18-2026 Leon Lamar Tunstell III, 31, Tuscaloosa, was arrested for probation violation. Jamarcus Smith, 32, Tuscaloosa, was arrested for failure to appear. 03-19-2026 Jalen Deon Williams, 26, Greensboro, was arrested for three counts of reckless endangerment. 03-20-2026 James Cook,...

HCWA to hold public hearing on state loan for system improvements

The Hale County Water Authority is considering applying for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to fund water system improvements. A public hearing on the proposed application will be held Wednesday, April 8, at 5:15 p.m. at the Water Authority’s offices at 19873 Alabama Highway 69...

Justin Smalley and Abby Catherine James of Hale County received youth livestock scholarships

Justin Smalley and Abby Catherine James of Hale County received youth livestock scholarships from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians during SLE Livestock Week in Montgomery. The tribe awards scholarships to two young people from each of Alabama’s 67 counties each year to support their continued participation in youth livestock programs. Pictured from left are...

Greensboro man charged with reckless endangerment in Club 14 shooting

A Greensboro man faces three counts of reckless endangerment after he allegedly fired multiple shots from a semi-automatic pistol into a crowded parking lot outside Club 14 in Sawyerville in the early morning hours of March 15. Jalen Deon Williams, 26, of 1109 Ward Street, Greensboro, was arrested March 19 and is being held in...

Massive wildfire near Moundville fully contained

A 265-acre wildfire near the Hale County and Tuscaloosa County line has been fully contained after burning through national forest land near Duncanville over the weekend, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The South Sandy wildfire broke out at the South Sandy Shooting Range, approximately four miles southwest of Duncanville, and was first reported over...

Hale student elected to Phi Kappa Phi Society at AUM

Tammy Hannah-Anderson, of Moundville, Alabama, was recently elected to membership in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society—at Auburn University at Montgomery. Hannah-Anderson is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni who are initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Council plans hearing on Main Street truck traffic, re-sets April meeting