Greensboro plans hourly raise, two new officers for police in proposed ‘23 budget
The City of Greensboro is on track to add new police officers, and to give officers a raise, in the coming fiscal year. Mayor Johnnie Washington and the city council have held work sessions throughout the month with City Clerk Lorrie Cook working on the city’s budget for 2023. Cook presented the council with a... Read More
State says unemployment at ‘record lows,’ Hale posts rate of 5.3% in July
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate remained unchanged from June’s rate of 2.6%, well below July 2021’s rate of 3.4%. July’s rate represents 59,419 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 60,307 in June and 77,076 in July 2021. Hale County’s unemployment rate for July 2022... Read More
NBC will air second annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown game from Marion in December
NBC Sports will present the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, a college football allstar game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC. Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just southwest of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform for studentathletes to... Read More
Moundville’s Brody Caddle to participate in UA’s Cooperative Education Program for fall 2022
University of Alabama student Brody Cadle of Moundville, AL, is participating in UA’s Cooperative Education Program during the fall 2022 semester. Cadle is working for Hunt Refining Company. In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of fulltime employment. This program offers work related to the academic major or career... Read More
Historic Salem MBC will celebrate 153 years with special services this weekend
Greensboro’s Salem Missionary Baptist Church begins a week of activities starting with its 153rd Church Anniversary on Sunday, August 28th at 3:00 pm at the church. Joining in the celebration will be New Home Missionary Baptist Church from Gordo, Alabama and its pastor, Rev. C. Wayne Davis, who will be the guest speaker. Salem’s five... Read More
Students can register now for Shelton robotics competition
Registration is now open debt relief for Shelton State Community College’s annual robotic competition, Shelton’s BEST. Kick-off Day for Shelton’s BEST will be September 1, 2022, and the 2022 Shelton’s BEST Robotics Competition will follow on Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29. All Shelton’s BEST events will be held on the College’s Martin Campus.... Read More
James Alvin Breland
James Alvin Breland, 69, of Marion, went to his eternal home on August 20. He was born on September 18, 1952 in Marion, AL to Clifford and Evelyn Stewart Breland. He was a veteran and an Alabama State Trooper. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Faye McCarver, his brother, Randy Breland... Read More
ADPH: follow safe sleep guidelines, prevent infant deaths
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has provided additional details regarding safe sleep in its recently published policy statement, “Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment.”The ABCs of safe sleep still apply: Alone: nothing but baby—babies should not sleep on the same surface with anyone else and there... Read More
Kyser named Ala. Catfish Farmer of the Year for 2022
The Catfish Institute has named Ashley Kyser Alabama’s Catifsh Farmer of the Year. Kyser, 41, is a multi-generational catfish farmer from Greensboro, AL. He and his wife of 16 years, Scarlett, have three children – Mary Elizabeth (13), Taylor (12) and Martha (9). Ashley works the family farm with his parents, Bill and Beverly, as... Read More
Council hears plan for special needs senior residence here
Greensboro may soon have an option for adults with special needs to live more independently, said Toni Love on Tuesday night, Aug. 9. Love was speaking to Greensboro’s City Council about her plans to establish a nonprofit home for senior women with special needs in the city. “People with special needs are dear to my... Read More