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.
The Magnolia Homemakers and Community Leaders are holding their annual sweet potato fundraiser, selling sweet potatoes at $30 for a 40-pound box. Orders are due Friday, Oct. 30. Orders can be placed with a member of the Magnolia Homemakers or in person at the Hale County Extension Office. Checks and money orders should be made payable to Magnolia Homemakers and Community Leaders. Pickup is Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Extension... Read More
The Town of Newbern and the Alabama Rural Water Association will hold a 15-session wastewater operator certification training program beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Newbern Town Hall, 7777 Alabama Highway 61. The first session is 4 to 7 p.m. The program prepares operators for Grade 1 and Grade 2 certification. Trainees must attend every session to qualify for certification. The trainers are Tyler Grant, a water quality specialist; Jon Lowe, training director; Bill Messick, an operations consultant; and Steve Berry,... Read More
Mail-in absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 general election must reach the county absentee election manager by Tuesday, Oct. 27, Secretary of State Wes Allen said in a release Oct. 8. The deadline to return an application in person is Thursday, Oct. 29. Absentee ballots returned in person are due by close of business Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election. Ballots returned by mail must arrive by noon on Election Day, Nov. 3. Voters must have a... Read More
The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface 4.7 miles of SR-14 in Hale County, from near Holbrook Place to the SR-61 intersection in Greensboro. The work was set to begin Tuesday, Oct. 13, and is to continue until the end of the year, weather permitting. The project includes a road diet on SR-14 from Main Street to Tuscaloosa Street. That stretch will be changed from four travel lanes to two, with a two-way center left turn lane. ALDOT cited... Read More
At some point, growing up around here, everyone’s heard about how much mama’s little baby loves shortenin’ bread. When I was whisking around the kitchen Sunday morning, my mind started wondering where on earth a song like that came from. Folk music has a way of just popping up as far as recorded history goes, but the origins usually remain quite ambiguous. Some sources claim the song was just a folk song that refers to either shortbread or bread made... Read More