Barbara Jean Brown
Barbara Jean Brown died Sept. 13 at the age of 87. She was born Dec. 27, 1935 in Greensboro to the late Josephine Belton and Cleveland Thomas. She confessed Christ and joined Walls Chapel in Greensboro, later attending Pruitt Springs Baptist Church in Moundville and Shiloh C.M.E. in Greensboro before joining Akron First Baptist Church... Read More
Earl Lee Ward
Earl Lee “T.J.” Ward died Sept. 2 at DCH Regional Medical Center at the age of 38. He was born June 15, 1984 in Greensboro to the late Valerie Marie Ward. He confessed Christ at an early age. He attended Greensboro East High School, later moving to Tuscaloosa, where he resided until his death. Survivors... Read More
Margaret Hood
Margaret Hood of Faunsdale died September 13 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham at the age of 83. She was born Feb. 25, 1939. Services were held Friday, Sept. 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home In Uniontown. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 24 at Little... Read More
PineBelt awarded $50 million to expand fiber infrastructure
Pine Belt Communications has been awarded $49.7 million to expand its fiber internet network into several rural parts of west central Alabama. The award is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $502 million in loans and grants awarded to different operators across the country for construction of high-speed internet access for rural residents and... Read More
Piano and violin concert will be Oct. 9 at Opera House
Meg Ford, violinist, and Marsha Harrow, pianist, will perform a program of classical music on Sunday, October 9th at 3:00 pm at the Greensboro Opera House. The performance will provide the first occasion to hear the baby grand piano which was recently purchased by the Opera House and which will be dedicated at a reception... Read More
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