Hale County has moved into first place in Alabama Extension’s Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge, with 15,191 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables donated as of Monday, Aug. 31, according to the statewide leaderboard Extension posted this week. Butler County was second with 14,175 pounds, followed by Marshall County with 8,909, Coosa County with... Read More

Howard, Lewis clash over raises for city employees The Greensboro City Council voted August 25 to send two of Mayor Ralph Howard’s pay proposals to a workshop, over the mayor’s objection, after a heated exchange between Howard and Councilmember KaTerriaeial Lewis. Howard moved to reduce the hours of the City Council assistant clerk position to... Read More

Farcical history closes the storytelling season Sept. 13, as building marks a first since 1903 The Phantom is coming back. The Greensboro Opera House will present “Thrice-Told Tales: The Phantom of the Greensboro Opera House,” a farcical history of the Opera House and other local stories, on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. Admission is... Read More

Four men were arrested Aug. 20 on felony assault charges accusing them of seriously injuring the same man in an Aug. 17 attack, according to Hale County District Court records. Austin Wade Johnson, 23, of Moundville; Tyler Eugene Wynn, 19, of Greensboro; Carlos Fowler Jr., 29, of Greensboro; and Michael Heritage, 28, of Moundville, are... Read More

Project Horseshoe Farm’s free after-school program for students in first through eighth grades is underway at 1202 Main St. in Greensboro. The program, which began Aug. 11, meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students receive one-on-one homework help, enrichment in core subjects, arts and fitness activities, and mentorship. Limited transportation is... Read More

The Hale County Extension Office is asking residents to grow and donate at least 250 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables before Labor Day as part of a statewide Alabama Extension challenge. The Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge runs through Sept. 7 and is part of Alabama Extension’s observance of the nation’s 250th anniversary.... Read More

The City of Moundville will receive $113,387 from the Alabama Recycling Fund for fiscal year 2027, one of 20 grants totaling nearly $2.5 million announced Monday, Aug. 24, by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. ADEM Director Edward Poolos singled out Moundville when describing the range of this year’s recipients, which he said “range from... Read More