Greensboro’s annual Christmas parade, always a beloved and well-attended annual event before the pandemic, will return this weekend with a full schedule of related events.
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 seeking to appoint a guardian and a conservator over Jonas Whoolbright, Sr. The matter has been set for hearing before the Honorable Marvin Wiggins, Circuit... Read More
Joe Cross, 69, of Faunsdale, Alabama, was born March 3, 1956, and died February 8, 2026, in Faunsdale, Alabama. A memorial service was held Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at the Faunsdale Community Center on Alabama Highway 25 in Faunsdale.
John Allan Clark of the Watchman Media Group has been appointed to the Alabama Press Association Board of Directors after being elected District 6 representative at the APA Winter Convention in Montgomery on Feb. 13. Clark is publisher of the Greensboro Watchman, the Times-Standard-Herald, and the Western Star, serving readers across Central Alabama and the Black Belt. Clark began working in newspapers in 2003 and founded the Perry County Herald in 2005. He became associate editor of the Greensboro Watchman... Read More
The Lincolnite Club, Inc. is now accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship awards, offering financial assistance to Black Belt students who show both academic promise and a record of service to their schools and communities. The club’s National Scholarship Committee is seeking high school seniors with a grade point average of 2.50 or higher who demonstrate leadership abilities, participate in extracurricular activities, and are engaged in community service. Applicants must also be Black Belt residents or descendants and submit a... Read More
Douglas Dean Gray, age 94, of Greensboro passed away at Hale County Hospital on February 11, 2026. He was born June 26, 1931. Services were held graveside at Oakwood Cemetery on Sunday, February 15 at 1:00 pm with the Reverend Arthur Thomas officiating and Rockco Funeral Homes directing. Dean is preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Joyce Gray, his parents Dora Dailey Gray and Johnny Virgil Gray, and six siblings; Mildred Williamson, Virgil L. Gray, James D. Gray, Eleanor... Read More