Black History Month: Local business owner reflects on long career here
Fred Shaw, owner and operator of F & D Shaw Motors, has spent the last 22 years selling vehicles in and around Greensboro. He says... Read More
Lincolnite Club seeks Black Belt students for scholarship program
The Lincolnite Club, Inc. is now accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship awards, offering financial assistance to Black Belt students who show both academic promise... Read More
ADSS Seeks Nominations for 2026 Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame
The Alabama Department of Senior Services seeks nominations for outstanding individuals to be considered for induction into the 2026 Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.... Read More
CAP program offers youth and adult opportunities in Alabama
The Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization established on Dec. 1, 1941, is inviting young people and adults in Alabama to get involved in its... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Admittedly, I haven’t always been a salad person. Well, unless it’s one of the mayonnaise-dressed cold salads that live in our fridge when the temperature... Read More
Perry to receive $6.05 million in disaster recovery funds
Perry County will receive more than $6 million in federal disaster recovery funding as part of a $28 million grant package announced Feb. 11 by... Read More
Hale tops list of counties with highest rates of foster care
Recent studies show that Alabama’s Black Belt region has some of the highest per capita rates of children in foster care in the state. Close... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for controlled substance, assault, disorderly conduct
Hale County Sheriff’s Dept. has released the follow report of the department’s recent activity: Arrests February 16, 2026 Phillip Andrew Johnson, 46, of Akron, was... Read More
Holmes Named to Alabama Agricultural Hall of Honor
Perry County farmer Charles Holmes has been recognized with one of Alabama agriculture’s top honors. Holmes, owner of Holmestead Farms near Marion, was named the... Read More