Rollanda Cothran was presented a gift of thanks from Greensboro Garden Club President LaMar Merrill for her service as District IV director and Alabama State Recording Secretary at the State Garden Club Convention in Orange Beach on Apr 10-12.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is inviting residents across the state to share their vision for Alabama’s future transportation system by participating in the Statewide Transportation Plan (SWTP) survey, open Oct. 1–31, 2025. The SWTP is Alabama’s guide to the development of transportation investments and priorities for the next 20 years. It covers highways, bridges, public transit, freight and rail, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, aviation and safety strategies. Public input is essential to help ALDOT prepare for the state’s... Read More
Members of Greensboro City Council voted to add more outdoor lighting at the Greensboro Recreation Center (GRC) during their October 14 meeting. Patrons of the GRC are concerned about areas of darkness in the parking lot where slip-and-falls could occur. Councilmember Lewis motioned to contract with Alabama Power for the addition of two outdoor lights to the GRC parking lot. Councilmember Curtis seconded the motion, and it was unanimously carried. Ordinance 2025-06: ‘an ordinance to establish requirement for the use... Read More
Hale County Circuit Judge Marvin W. Wiggins has reset a hearing on a defense motion to dismiss in Cole v. Newbern to Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., continuing an October setting while the parties coordinate a site investigation they say could bear on the issues raised in the motion. The motion had been noticed for hearing on Thursday, October 30, at 9:00 a.m., before being continued at the joint request of the plaintiffs and defendant Kevin D. White.... Read More
Jacqueline Thomas Fields, born September 4, 1964, died October 8, 2025, at the age of 61. A funeral service was held Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Bass Tabernacle Church, 22890 County Road 32, Akron. Interment followed at Taylor–Winn Cemetery on Alabama Highway 14 in Sawyerville. Arrangements were by Agnew Funeral Home.
Dorothy Mae “Bit” Taylor Watts, 63, of Hale County, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 1, 1962, in Hale County to Velma Taylor and Floyd Banks, she was lovingly raised by her stepfather, Albert Taylor. Dorothy confessed Christ at an early age at Friendship Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa and later became a devoted member of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro. A 1981 graduate of Greensboro East High School, Dorothy... Read More