HCSD reports arrests for FTA, theft, prison contraband
Arrests August 24, 2026 Joe Louis Kennedy, 58, of Thomaston, was arrested on three charges of failure to appear. August 25, 2026 Marcus Pasteur, 37, of Eutaw, was arrested on three charges of failure to appear. August 26, 2026 Donche Marquavious Vinson, 31, of Greensboro, was arrested for failure to appear and harassing communications. August... Read More
Black Belt Paddle Festival seeks area artists
Sacred Space, Inc. is inviting artists from Hale County and across the Black Belt to take part in the Black Belt Paddle Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 26, at Jennings Ferry Campground on the Black Warrior River. Organizers are looking for artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, folk art and nature-based art... Read More
Garden Club seeks mums, pumpkins and donations for fall decorating
The Greensboro Garden Club will begin decorating the town for fall on Oct. 1 and is asking for help with mums, pumpkins and money to make it happen. Residents can buy a mum from a Southern Academy junior and tell the seller it is for the Garden Club, which will pick it up on delivery... Read More
Sawyerville woman faces felony domestic violence charge
A Sawyerville woman was arrested Aug. 21 on a felony domestic violence charge, according to Hale County District Court records. Nastassia Jemaisa Conner, 29, is charged with domestic violence in the second degree, a Class B felony. A sworn complaint filed in the case alleges Conner committed assault in the second degree in the early... Read More
Fairfield man charged with electronic solicitation of a child
A Fairfield man was arrested Aug. 31 on felony charges of electronic solicitation of a child and transmitting obscene material to a child, according to Hale County District Court records. Rogericas Decarlo Morgan, 38, is charged with two Class B felonies. A sworn complaint alleges that on or about June 16, Morgan used an electronic... Read More
Sue Cole Waller Seale
Sue Cole Waller Seale passed away on August 22 at the age of 92. She was born Feb. 18, 1934. Mrs. Seale was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Hezekiah Seale Jr., and her sons, James Hezekiah Seale III and Robert Waller Seale. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gayle Seale Newton and... Read More
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