by Cole Sikes, Alabama Extension Service Grab your smart phones and buckle your chin straps. The 2023 Marble Bowl is kicking off this fall. In its second year, this competition continues to take the popular Iron Bowl football rivalry between Auburn University and University of Alabama to a new venue – nature. Fans on both... Read More

As the nation marks “National Preparedness Month” in September, Governor Kay Ivey urges all Alabamians to have a plan ready for when disaster strikes. “Alabama is no stranger to the unpredictable and sometimes harmful effects of Mother Nature,” said Governor Ivey. “While we cannot stop a hurricane, tornado or flash flood, we can take steps... Read More

Hale County Hospital emphasizes the importance of providing quality primary care by ensuring that our two clinics, Hale County Hospital Clinic in Greensboro and Moundville Medical Associates in Moundville, are providing the best preventative measures to keep our community members healthy. September marks Prostate Cancer awareness month. Discussing prostate cancer and prevention measures are necessary... Read More

The Choctaw Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will have its first meeting of the club year on September 7 at 12:00 PM at the Lakeview Country Club. The previous business year ended on May 4, 2023, with a Memorial Service honoring eleven of the club’s deceased members. The following ladies were... Read More

The annual “See You At The Pole” prayer event will be held on Wednesday, September 27th at 7:30 AM at the Hale County Courthouse flagpole in Greensboro. The event will also be taking place at the local and county schools. This year’s theme is “Wholehearted” and the corresponding verse is from Jeremiah 29:13 “If you... Read More

Jessie Lavon, Black Belt folk artist, presents a gathering of artists on September 9 in her yard in Greensboro. This will be the second year Lavon has hosted the intimate festival at her home, located at 905 Centerville Street in Greensboro. Lavon, the daughter of a Greene County sharecropper, creates art based on memories from... Read More

A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, has claimed the life of a Buhl man. Christopher L. Scruggs, 47, was critically injured when the 2001 Suzuki GSX1300R motorcycle that he was operating left the roadway and struck a metal gate. Scruggs was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa,... Read More