You thought we were done frying? Think again. This is the South, honey. When all else fails, deep fry it. Now, for those of you paying attention, it was quite a red letter day when I successfully fried up a batch of chicken legs. Well, I thought our weekly Sunday dinners down the road should... Read More

Greensboro Elementary School has named the 10 students on its GES Raider News Team. Students in grades 3 through 5 were chosen through an application, two teacher referral forms, an interview and an audition. The team members are King Paige, Melanie Hoskins, Mariah Carlisle, Kallie Davis, Melody Smith, Bryson Jones, Aiden Ryans, Akhari Harris, Paris... Read More

Third graders in Butler’s class at Greensboro Elementary School used real pumpkin seeds to work on multiplication and division. In small groups, they built equal groups and arrays and explained their thinking to one another. Math coach T. Williams and Hodges, a teacher, teamed up on a division lesson. Students used counters, equal groups and... Read More

UAB’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Five Horizons Health Services and the Hale County Extension Office will hold Shine a Light on Lung Cancer, an awareness program, on Friday, Nov. 13, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Extension office, 701 Hall St. in Greensboro. Shine a Light on Lung Cancer is a worldwide awareness campaign... Read More

The Women’s Auxiliary of First Baptist Church of Akron will hold a Harvest Festival on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The festival will have games for the children, fellowship and fish plates for sale. Families are invited to bring the children and a friend. Visitors are also welcome at the worship service... Read More

First Baptist Church of Akron is holding a three-week community choir workshop, and surrounding churches and anyone in the community are invited to take part, whether they sing in a choir or not. The remaining workshop sessions are at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, and Monday, Nov. 23; the first was set for Nov. 9.... Read More

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Hale County High School, 50 Wildcat Way (Highway 69 South), Moundville. The Red Cross is urging donors of all blood types, especially those with type O blood, to make an appointment now. To make an appointment,... Read More

The West Alabama Rural Planning Organization will hold a combined meeting of its Policy Committee, Technical Coordinating Committee and Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the West Alabama Regional Commission, 4200 Highway 69 North, Northport, and online, the commission said Oct. 22. The committees will review the organization’s 2026 fiscal... Read More

Greensboro Municipal Airport is in line for $530,185 to build a taxilane, part of $73,071,980 in airport projects statewide that the Alabama Department of Transportation announced Nov. 5. The project is funded with $503,676 from the Federal Aviation Administration, $13,254 from the state and $13,255 from the City of Greensboro, the airport’s sponsor, according to... Read More

A Hale County census tract is among 141 in Alabama approved as Opportunity Zones under the new version of the federal program, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Friday, Nov. 6. The U.S. Treasury Department’s list of the new zones shows Hale County’s census tract 404.02, classed as rural. The designations take effect Jan. 1, 2027, and... Read More