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... Read More

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.

Greensboro City Council members, during their March 24 meeting, set a public meeting date to consider a petition to restrict heavy truck traffic on west Main Street. The petition was brought before the Council by Stephen Barnette Jr., a resident of west Main Street. “We’ve got dump trucks, gravel trucks, log trucks, every kind of... Read More

Agency posts executive director, clerk positions as open for applications The Greensboro Housing Authority is operating under interim management and seeking to fill both its executive director and occupancy clerk positions as federal officials investigate concerns about the agency’s operations, according to a letter sent to residents and statements made by Mayor Ralph Howard at... Read More

The Muckle’s Ridge Festival is returning to the Perry County Courthouse Square in historic downtown Marion on May 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family-friendly festival, which has not been held in more than a decade, will feature live music on the courthouse steps and a food truck row. Car clubs, motorcycle clubs... Read More

Emily Patrick of Moundville, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Alabama. Patrick is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is... Read More

Marion Military Institute (MMI) has been ranked the number one community college in Alabama in Niche.com’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings, and placed 11th among all community colleges in the United States. Niche, a Pittsburgh-based platform used by more than 70 million people annually, bases its rankings on federal data from the U.S. Department of Education... Read More

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is hosting a 2026 Grants Workshop on Friday, March 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the New Heights Community Resource Center, Children’s Center & STARS Academy Gymnasium, 3834 21st Street, Tuscaloosa. The workshop, themed “Funding Beyond Federal: Building Grant Ecosystems,” is aimed at local officials, nonprofit leaders, and educational... Read More