Diversicare sets ‘Trunk or Treat’ event for Wednesday, Oct. 29
Diversicare of Greensboro will hold a community Trunk-or-Treat on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 5–7 p.m. at 616 Armory Street, Greensboro, AL 36744. Families are invited to bring their little ghosts and superheroes for a safe, walkthrough trick-or-treating experience in the facility’s parking area. The event is free and family-friendly. Costumes are encouraged, and local groups... Read More
Annual homecoming at Havana Methodist Church
The annual homecoming at Havana Methodist Church will be held October 19. Refreshments will be served at 10:00 a.m. The worship service will be at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Jim Lavender as guest speaker. Pastor, Reverend Doug Jolly, will provide special music. A covered dish lunch will be served following the worship service. You are... Read More
Commission will consider input on vacating two roads Nov. 12
The Hale County Commission has advertised plans to vacate portions of two rural roads and will hold a public hearing on the proposals at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the upstairs courtroom of the Hale County Courthouse. Citizens who believe they would be affected may file written objections or ask to speak at the... Read More
Music Study Club will celebrate centennial with free concert
The Greensboro Music Study Club will celebrate its centennial year of membership in the National Federation of Music Clubs with a free public concert on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. at the Greensboro Opera House. Refreshments will follow. The program features acclaimed pianist Dr. Edisher Sivitski, an associate professor in the University of Alabama... Read More
Historic Oak Grove Rosenwald school in Gallion will open to public in celebration October 25
The restored two-room 1925 Oak Grove school building in Gallion will reopen to the public with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. The former school for African American students, now a community center and museum at 142 Oak Grove Road, stands as a local example of Alabama’s Rosenwald program. The historic Oak... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 16, 2025
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 75¢ per word. Payable in advance of publication. — MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Oct 16, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE UNIONTOWN WATERWORKS AND SEWER BOARDPUBLIC MEETING The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Uniontown will hold a public meeting on 12 November 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Uniontown City Hall Auditorium. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Board’s intent to submit water and sewer applications requesting Drinking... Read More
Extension sets beef and forage field day for Oct. 17 in Marion Junction
On October 17, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Animal Science and Forages team will host its Annual Beef and Forage Field Days at the Blackbelt Research and Extension Center, located at 60 County Road 944, Marion Junction, AL 36759. This event is designed to give livestock and forage... Read More
IRS began phasing out paper refund checks for individual taxpayers Sept. 30
The Internal Revenue Service, working with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, today announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on Sept. 30, 2025, as required by Executive Order 14247, to the extent permitted by law. This marks the first step of the broader transition to electronic payments.... Read More
Donna L. Green
Donna L. Green, born July 16, 1970, died October 1, 2025, at the age of 55. Visitation will be Friday, October 10, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist... Read More