Frank Crawford Marks
Frank Crawford Marks, Sr., of Calera and Sawyerville, died Sept. 19 at the age of 88. He was born Feb. 22, 1934. Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 30 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Washington and Paige Mortuary in Greensboro. Graveside services will be Saturday, Oct. 1 at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery... Read More
Brenda Kay Thomas Lawrence
Brenda Kay (Thomas) Lawrence, age 65, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2022 at UAB hospital in Birmingham AL. Brenda was born on March 1, 1957, the daughter of the late Johnny and Louise Thomas. Brenda was a 1975 graduate of Greensboro Public School West. While she attended high school she worked with Turpin Vice... Read More
Louvenia Dedrick
Louvenia Dedrick, long time resident of Sawyervllle and well-known community leader, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. She was employed with the U S Postal Service for thirtyfive and served as Postmaster at the Sawyerville Office. She was active in the St. Paul District Association where she held numerous positions, including Mission Matron & Women... Read More
ADEM announces $350 million in water and sewer funding across state, Hale to get $2.8 million for cluster septic project
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced that it has awarded $348 million in grants and loans to repair and upgrade crumbling, malfunctioning and overwhelmed water and sewer systems in Alabama, benefiting residents in nearly three-quarters of the state’s counties – with more funding to be announced in coming months. The $348 million include more... Read More
Rev. Eugene Lyles
The Rev. Eugene “Gene” Lyles, Sr., a prominent resident of Greensboro, died Sept. 9 at the age of 87. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mars Hill Family Life Center in Greensboro with the Rev. Frank Lyles, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Sawyerville, officiating and Washington and Paige... Read More
Fastwyre Broadband acquires Moundville Telephone Company
Fastwyre Broadband (“Fastwyre” or the “Company”), a leading broadband service provider to communities throughout the United States, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moundville Communications, Inc. (“Moundville Communications”), a leading telecommunications provider in Central Alabama. The acquisition, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, will expand the Company’s... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 22, 2022
Legal NoticeIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Case No.: CV-2022-900019 ANNE C. McKINNEY, Plaintiff, vs. DETARION DORNELL BUGGS, Defendants. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO DETARION DORNELL BUGGS Detarion Dornell Buggs, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Anne C. McKinney’s Complaint for personal injuries filed on March 9, 2022, or thereafter, a judgment... Read More
Southern Academy announces its 2022 Homecoming Court members
Southern Academy’s Homecoming Court for 2022 has been announced. Members of the court are pictured above as follows: Seated, left to right: 7th Grade Maid – Josee Hyche, 8th Grade Maid – Elizabeth Holmes, 9th Grade Maid – McKenzie Lawrence, 10th Grade Maid – Reid Cooper. Standing, left to right: 11th Grade Maid – Kaitlyn... Read More
Black Warrior Riverkeeper sues Warrior Met Coal for alleged pollution
Black Warrior Riverkeeper has sued Warrior Met Coal in federal court for discharging polluted wastewater from Mine No. 7 at locations that have not been permitted. The unpermitted discharges from Mine No. 7’s Slurry Impoundment No. 14 flow into an unnamed tributary that eventually feeds into Texas Creek, a tributary of Davis Creek, which flows... Read More
Free prostate cancer screening is Oct. 1 in Greensboro
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Urology Health Foundation will hold a free prostate cancer screening for men 40 years of age and older from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Hale County Health Department on 670 Hall Street in Greensboro, Alabama. Face masks will be required. No appointments are needed. Prostate cancer is... Read More