The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), is inviting the community to come together in support of local families for a Drop & Go Drive-Thru Baby Shower and Donation Drive. This event is being held in an effort to ensure that expecting parents and newborns in Hale County have access to essential items and resources when they need them most. The drive-thru event will take place on July 10 from 10 a.m. to... Read More
Television has long been an escape, not just for me, but for many of us. This is where I could reference David Foster Wallace, the cycle of irony, and ‘algorithmic loneliness’—yet this is a recipe column, not a college paper. Still, I have been reexamining my relationship to such passive entertainment. Cooking has always been a surefire way to get me off the couch. Even before my great-grandmother died, I spent many summer days in front of a television, soaking... Read More
Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church will hold its annual homecoming and 158th church anniversary on Sunday, July 12, during the 11 a.m. morning worship service. Guests for the occasion will be Pastor Quentin Urban Jones and the Faith Believing Church of God family of Huntingtown, Md. Former members and friends are invited to come home and join the celebration.
First Baptist Church of Akron will hold its annual Homecoming and Twelve Tribes Program on Sunday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at the church, 7160 First Avenue North. The celebration brings together two of the church’s traditions, Homecoming and the Twelve Tribes Program, for an afternoon of worship and fellowship. The program will honor the legacy of members who helped build the church, recognize its Twelve Tribes, and include dinner. The guest minister will be Rev. Robert Jackson, pastor of... Read More
A public forum on data centers and their impact on Hale and Marengo counties will be held Thursday, July 30, in Gallion. The forum, titled “What the Community Should Know About Data Centers,” runs from 3 to 6 p.m. at Wallace Community College, 186 Field of Dreams Drive. It is open to the public and will be facilitated by Katherine Eddins, a conservation attorney and Gallion resident. Organizers say the forum will cover the environmental and infrastructure considerations surrounding data... Read More