Classifieds Week of Feb 19, 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, 75¢ 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, 95¢ per... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Feb 19, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMACASE NO.: 36-CV-2026-000003 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP TO: Noah Whoolbright, whose whereabouts are unknown, the adult child of Mr. Jonas Whoolbright Sr. Notice is hereby given that a petition for guardianship and conservatorship has been filed by the Hale County Department of Human Resources... Read More
Willie Ellis
Willie Ellis, 61, of Greensboro, Alabama, died January 27, 2026, at his home in Greensboro. He was born January 1, 1965, to Willie Green Sr. and the late Mary A. Gray. He leaves to cherish his loving memories his six children, Kawonja (Nathaniel) Herrod, Jimmy Carr Sr. (Melissa) Carr, Willie Parker, Kimberly Carr, Kendall Carr... Read More
Lovell Parker
Lovell Parker, 64, was the son of Ovetta and Amos Crooks Sr. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Greensboro, Alabama, where he attended Greensboro Public Schools and graduated from Greensboro High East Campus in 1982. In 1986, Lovell moved to Michigan, where he met his future wife, Arlene Terry. He began his career... Read More
Curtis Dedrick
Curtis “The Man” Dedrick, 65, of Sawyerville, Alabama, died January 30, 2026. Graveside services were held Friday, February 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Dedrick Family Cemetery, County Road 77, Sawyerville, Alabama. Pastor Eugene Foster officiated. He was born May 3, 1960 to Mary Kate Dedrick and Anderson Britton. He accepted Christ at an early... Read More
Area students named to Dean’s List for UA 2025 Fall school term
A total of 15,388 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). These driven students are making waves across UA’s more than 70 undergraduate programs and... Read More
‘Airing of the Quilts’ generated over $700k in revenue for 2025
The 2025 Airing of the Quilts Festival in Gee’s Bend generated more than $700,000 in visitor spending and drew attendees from more than 25 states and several countries to the annual event in rural Wilcox County. Those are key findings from a survey of 182 festivalgoers conducted by Gray Research Solutions and commissioned by the... Read More
Gov. awards $442k toward low-income programs in Perry, Hale Counties
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $4.5 million in Community Services Block Grants to agencies across Alabama, including funding that supports anti-poverty programs serving both Hale and Perry counties. Funding for West Alabama Region Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc., which serves a 10-county region including Hale County and Perry County, was... Read More
McClenney Named to Director’s List at UA Early College
A total of 595 students enrolled in UA Early College during Fall Semester 2025 at University of Alabama were named to the director’s list with an academic record of 3.6 or higher. About UA Early College The director’s list recognizes students enrolled in classes through the UA Early College program. UA Early College allows high... Read More
Hale students named to Dean’s List at UWA
The University of West Alabama has announced more than 700 outstanding undergraduate students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 academic semester. Dean’s List Criteria The Dean’s List gives recognition to those undergraduate students with grade-point averages between 3.25 and 3.79, completing at least twelve semester credit hours, with no grade lower than... Read More