Jeff Peoples, chairman, president, and CEO of Alabama Power, came to the MMI campus last Wednesday and gave a speech to the cadets in the Anthony J. Rane Center for Leadership. Peoples, a 40+ year employee of Southern Company, emphasized the importance of hard work during his speech to cadets in the chapel. Peoples toured the campus and observed the pass-in-review by the Corps of Cadets. He was impressed by the discipline and structure of the environment. The son of a blacksmith, Peoples was the first member of his family to attend college. He credits his parents for an upbringing that prepared him to lead in his chosen field. Also present for Peoples’ speech was MMI alumnus Jimmy Rane, class of 1964. A friend of Peoples, Rane is the founder, president, and CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving.
David and Libby Williams just returned from a 10 day trip to New England visiting 4 states, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, enjoying the beautiful fall foliage. Moundville is beginning to prepare for Halloween! Autumn and Halloween decorations are going up. Halloween being on Saturday, Market Street will be a busy place! Hale County High Marching Cats attended the Hillcrest High School Calvalcade, last Wednesday evening in Taylorville! The bands and spectators got to enjoy The University of... Read More
Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 4209 Highway 14, Greensboro, will hold Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The day is also Pink Sunday for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the church’s flyer asks those who come to wear pink. The Rev. Dr. C. Jermaine Turner of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Harvest will be the guest pastor. The Rev. Calvin Johnson is pastor of Pleasant Grove.
Clear Landing, Inc. will hold a free Hale County Land & Legacy Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Greensboro Recreational Center, 515 Green St. The workshop is for landowners, heirs to family land and anyone who wants to protect property for future generations. It will have presentations, one-on-one consultations with attorneys on heirs’ property and estate planning, technical assistance and a free lunch. Qualifying landowners may also be eligible for free estate planning services,... Read More
Greensboro Middle School announced its 2026-27 Student Government Association cabinet recently. The officers are Nadia Johnson, president; Andreanna Jones, vice president; Hailey Quinney, secretary; Ryann Johnson, assistant secretary; Kevin Hurns, treasurer; Tyleeia Hogan, reporter; and Lelana Long, sergeant-at-arms. The members at large are Kassidy Anderson, Zy’Ayzia Armstrong, Marcelle Briggins, Kameron Boykins, Masoln Cottrell, Makaihla Dudley, Trinity Green, Tristan Miller, Chase Smith, Avery Spencer and Eriah Witherspoon.
The Black Belt Community Foundation’s Throw & Go contest is open, with the winner receiving two tickets to the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State in Birmingham, plus a two-night stay at a Birmingham hotel. Entries are $5 each, with bonus entries for donations of $20 or more. Proceeds support the foundation’s community grants in its 12 Black Belt service counties. The last day to buy entries is Thursday, Oct. 15, at noon, and the... Read More