Henry Raymond Lathum
Henry Raymond Lathum, 73 of Greensboro, AL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home. He was born on March 30, 1950 in Jasper, AL to Henry Lathum and Nellie Frost Lathum. He worked at Georgia Pacific in Converting for 41 1/2 years. He graduated from Hale County High School in 1968.... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s, Hospital Corner
At Hale County Hospital, it is our mission to pursue and promote healing, improved health, and improved quality of life of the residents of Hale County and surrounding communities. We achieve this mission by focusing on relationship and community- centered healthcare complemented by programming, activities, and community partnerships that support improved health and quality of... Read More
Ivey awards grants to drug task forces to fight fentanyl
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.88 million to continue the fight against illegal drugs and drug-related crime in Alabama. Gov. Ivey awarded $235,775 each to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the state’s seven regional drug task forces. Combined, the groups are known as the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force. The groups will use the... Read More
Tres Taylor Mural
Volunteers in and around Greensboro convened off Main Street to rehabilitate the recent Tres Taylor mural, located on the right side of Beacon Street. The mural, depicting Taylor’s “monks” fishing, with wooden houses protruding from the background, has seen weather damage and wear since its initial installation in 2019. A part of Taylor’s Revolution of... Read More
Art opening today in Selma features G’boro’s Bethany and Eve Engel
Dr. Bethany Windham Engle and Eve W. Engle of Greensboro will have a joint mother and daughter art opening today, Thursday, April 20, at the 5&Dime in Selma. The opening will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and will feature a reception. Local musician and artist Jason Irvin will entertain. Dr. Bethany Engle’s paintings, drawings,... Read More
Rollanda Cothran was presented a gift of thanks
Rollanda Cothran was presented a gift of thanks from Greensboro Garden Club President LaMar Merrill for her service as District IV director and Alabama State Recording Secretary at the State Garden Club Convention in Orange Beach on Apr 10-12.
Homecoming will be Sun., April 23 at New Prospect
New Prospect Church will celebrate its annual Homecoming on Sunday, April 23. Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a special program featuring Hunter Toalar of God’s House of Hope. A covered dish lunch will follow. Church members invite everyone, if convenient, to bring a favorite dish to share. New Prospect Church is located on... Read More
Hale will participate in ‘Back-to-School’ Sales Tax Holiday this July
Hale County has again elected to participate in Alabama’s annual ‘Back-to-School’ Sales Tax Holiday from Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23. Intended to give parents a break in preparing for the upcoming school year, the state and participating local governments waive sales taxes once a year on certain items. This year, exempted items include... Read More
Greensboro Elementary learning rectangular prisms
Mr. Jones’ fifth grade students at Greensboro Elementary have been learning to find the volume of rectangular prisms. Last week, the students created and combined two rectangular prisms to find the total volume. The project culminated with the students constructing a skyscraper from the different sized prisms and then calculating its volume.
Greensboro Raiders’ coaching staff enjoyed crawfish
The Greensboro Raiders’ coaching staff enjoyed crawfish with University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban last week at the Alabama Coaches’ Clinic in Tuscaloosa. Pictured above at the event are Coaches Johnson, Wright, Davis, Jones, Wiggins, and King.