Ashton Bates, 5 year old daughter of Ashley & Carlton Bates of Moundville, placed 3rd Alternate, Best Smile and was crowned Charity Queen, on February 15th at the 2025 West Alabama Valentine’s Pageant in the 5 year old Division at Hillcrest High School. She is the granddaughter of Paula & Carl Bates and Mary & Joe Swartz. Dana Cook Mitchell of Helena, Al., formerly of Moundville, has been chosen by the Leadership Institute at the National League for Nursing. A... Read More
Robert Charles King, age 91, of Cottondale, AL, passed away at home on February 18, 2025. A private graveside service will be held with Donald Williams presiding. Mr. King was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Eskin King and Grace Kelley Williams, a granddaughter, Jody Robyn Avery, and son-in-law, Terry Trenk. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Charlotte Pate King; his daughters, Connie K. Avery (Leland), Carmon K. Smithson (Dan), and Robyn K. Trenk (Terry –... Read More
Laura Ruth Green, 89 of Greensboro, Alabama passed away at her home on February 16, 2025 surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Services were held on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Magnolia Chapel Funeral Home South at 11:00 am with Bryan LaGrone officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. She was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery in Greensboro, Alabama. Laura... Read More
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church has announced its schedule of services for Lent and Holy Week. All are welcome to attend. A Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday, March 4, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. On Ash Wednesday, March 5, Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes will be offered at noon and again at 6:00 p.m. During Lent, from March 5 through April 11, the church will hold Holy Eucharist on Sundays at... Read More
A Perry County man has been charged with assault in Hale County this week. Warkela Johnson of Uniontown was arrested by the Hale County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, February 24 and charged with Assault 2nd degree stemming from an incident which court records say occurred on September 23, 2023. He has been released on a $5,000 bond.
