Akron man charged with criminal mischief after alleged BB gun damage
Frank Hollie Jr., 71, of Akron was arrested on Dec. 16 and charged in Hale County District Court with third-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, according... Read More
Hale receives $124k grant from Ivey’s office towards jail energy efficiency renovation project
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $273,000 in grants to assist three local governments in Alabama in saving operating costs through the installation of... Read More
State issues $730 million towards completion of West Ala. Highway
The Alabama Highway Authority, on December 11th, issued $730 million in bonds to finish a four-lane route from Mobile to Tuscaloosa. The highway project has... Read More
Switches for Christmas? Essay from Cahawba sheds light on 19th C. Black Belt holiday
Thirteen-year-old Kittie Watson, a student attending the Female Academy at Cahawba, wrote this essay on Christmas in 1864, near the end of the Civil War.... Read More
‘Trees for Troops’ sent hundreds of Christmas trees to on-base military
The holiday season is not only a time for giving gifts. It’s also a time to give back to communities with a joyful spirit. Jeremy... Read More
Black Belt still lags in broadband
Much effort has been made to bring broadband internet to all 67 counties of Alabama. Since 2018, nearly $2.5 billion in federal and state funds... Read More
Ivey announces $300k for weatherization of homes in region including Hale
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $3.8 million to help low-income residents reduce their home energy bills through the Alabama Weatherization Assistance Program. The... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for failure to appear, drug paraphernalia, stolen property, no DL
Hale County Sheriff’s Department has released the following report of the department’s recent activity: Arrests December 9, 2025Robert James Robinson, 61, of Tuscaloosa, was arrested... Read More
GPD reports arrests for stolen property, failure to appear, reckless endangerment
Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its activities: Arrests December 7, 2025Alfonso Da’Miir Russell, 20, of Cottondale, was arrested for reckless endangerment. December... Read More