October 6, 2026

Marie Williams Parker

06 Oct 2026

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Marie Williams ParkerOctober 6, 2026
Marie “Ree” Williams Parker, 66, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, at Park Place Nursing Home in Selma. Sister Marie Williams Parker was born on December 5, 1959, in Hale County to the late Albert Williams and Rebecca Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Rebecca Williams; her husband, Richard Parker; her baby; and her five brothers. Marie leaves to cherish her loving memories four children, Eddie Williams of Greensboro, Rebecca Muhammad of Marion, Ashleigh Parker...
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Cooking in the Black BeltOctober 4, 2026
The other day, someone texted me with a rather serious subject: sugar in cornbread. That’s right—clutch your pearls, fan yourself with your lace handkerchiefs, pull out the fainting couch. I’m about to touch a nerve with some of my more penitent southern cooks when I say: I see no problem with sugar in cornbread. Now, hear me out, there’s a reason for that. Albeit, a rather complicated one, but I hope I can plead my case for sugar in modern...
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Registration open through Friday, Oct. 2 to join Extension’s diabetes programOctober 4, 2026
The Health Extension for Diabetes program has begun in Hale County, and people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can still join the remaining seven of its eight sessions by registering with the Hale County Extension Office by Friday, Oct. 2, the office said. Tera Glenn, the Extension agent for health and wellness, opened the first session by welcoming participants, explaining what to expect and taking questions. The program is an education and support series for people living with...
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Hale County’s Laura Kyser receives Farmers Federation memorial scholarshipOctober 4, 2026
Laura Kyser, second from left, receives the John C. Jay Jr. Memorial Scholarship Sept. 21 at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. From left are Federation President Jimmy Parnell, Kyser, Hale County Farmers Federation board member Townsend Kyser, Federation District 8 Director Stewart Koon and Federation Southwest Area Vice President Hope Cassebaum. Laura Kyser, a Hale County native and a sophomore studying pre-nursing at Auburn University, received the John C. Jay Jr. Memorial Scholarship at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s scholarship reception Sept. 21...
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Woods Promise marks sixth year of Planting Seeds in the Black BeltOctober 4, 2026
Scholars in Woods Promise Inc.’s Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program at the Hale County College and Career Academy.(above) Woods Promise Inc. held its sixth Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program this year at the Hale County College and Career Academy, with the largest group of scholars in the program’s six years, the nonprofit said. Over five Saturdays, students in kindergarten through sixth grade worked through hands-on science lessons: chemical reactions, genetics and heredity, Oobleck, static electricity, taste...
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