Laura Kyser was awarded the Tagged For Greatness Scholarship at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation (ACF) Scholarship Banquet held Friday, May 2, in Montgomery, AL. Laura is the daughter of Townsend and Kelly Kyser of Greensboro. Kyser will graduate from Southern Academy and plans to attend Auburn University to pursue a degree in Nursing. The honoree was one of 160 students awarded $152,750 in scholarships by the ACF, which serves to engage in educational and scientific activities to improve the beef cattle industry in Alabama and educate youth on the importance of beef cattle in Alabama. The ACF provides the opportunity to make tax deductible donations for the educational work of the foundation and is largely funded by the sale of the “Cowboy Tag” vanity license plate. Throughout the year, the ACF supports numerous organizations and events which help to educate and train future generations of the livestock industry. The ACF has awarded scholarship money each year to Alabama youth with more than $1.5 million being awarded to date. Kyser is pictured above with Alabama Cattlemen’s Association President Keith Glover of Greensboro.
A singing with Zion’s Way Quartet will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 5 pm at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, 186 County Road 34, Akron, Alabama. Refreshments will be served following the singing. For more information please call Pastor Rick Crawford, 205-764-2217.
Mt. Carmel Church, located on Hwy. 14 east of Greensboro, will be having Homecoming on Sunday, May 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Bro. Roger Harper will be bringing the message. A covered dish lunch will be served at noon followed by an afternoon of music featuring Legacy Gospel.
Pastor Arthur Thomas of Antioch Baptist Church invites everyone to join the church family for Homecoming services, to be held at the church, located on Co. Rd. 3 north of Greensboro. Services will be held Sunday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. Special music will be provided by Zions Way Quartet. Lunch will be provided following the service in the fellowship hall. “Come join us in worship, singing and fellowship!” said church members.
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:58 p.m. Saturday, May 3, has claimed the life of a Moundville man. Willie T. Wills, 44, was fatally injured when the 2024 Dodge Hornet he was driving struck the 2019 GMC Acadia driven by Jason G. Corley, 41, of Brent. Wills was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Corley was injured and transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa... Read More