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Pictured above are Wesley Mullins, winner of the Hale County Middle School 2023-24 Spelling Bee, and Akeria Blackmon, the runner up.
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- Cooking in the Black BeltIf you thought my canning days were through, well, maybe you need to start canning to get a taste of my own medicine. Yes, by the time you’re reading this, I will have successfully seen my way through all fourteen days of the fourteen-day pickles. Yet, what I’ve been lacking in cucumbers and tomatoes has been made up in crookneck squash. Squash is an interesting summer vegetable in that you can’t just have it raw—you’ve got to cook it somehow.... Read More
- Mattie Cora Rollins Howard
Mattie Cora Rollins Howard, 80, of Greensboro, died Sunday, July 19. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 25, at 1 p.m. at St. Matthew AME Church in Greensboro, with Rev. Kervin Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Weaver Cemetery, Greensboro. She will lie in state for two hours prior to the service. Public viewing will be held Friday, July 24, from noon until 6 p.m. at Rollins’ Mortuary, 2701 M.L. King Jr. Blvd., Tuscaloosa. - Back-to-school ‘Prep Rally’ set for Saturday at Newbern LibraryHale County families are invited to the FREE Newbern Back-to-Learning “PREP” Rally on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 3:00–6:00 p.m. in Newbern, Alabama. Hosted by the Town of Newbern and the Newbern Library, the event will feature: Free backpacks and school supplies (while supplies last) Teacher care kits Community resources Food Family fun Educational activities The rally is designed to help students start the new school year prepared for success and is made possible through the support of America250AL. Join... Read More
- Black Belt Birding Festival returns next weekend, July 31 through Aug. 2The sixth annual Black Belt Birding Festival lands in Greensboro and across the region next weekend, July 31 through Aug. 2, bringing three days of guided field trips, art, music and history to eight Black Belt counties. The festival, presented by Alabama Audubon with Alabama Black Belt Adventures, opens Friday, July 31, at 5 p.m. with a free kickoff at Project Horseshoe Farm, 1202 Main St., Greensboro, featuring a welcome from Alabama Audubon Executive Director Dr. Scot Duncan, live music... Read More
- GPD seeks suspect in first-degree rape, assaultThe Greensboro Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man wanted on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree assault in connection with crimes in Greensboro. Colby Raybon Peebles, 33, is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 135 pounds, bald with blue eyes. Police say he may be driving a black 2016 Dodge Ram pickup with license plate 3C010XX and is believed to have an address or ties in... Read More