GPD seeks suspect in first-degree rape, assault
The Greensboro Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man wanted on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree assault in connection with crimes in Greensboro. Colby Raybon Peebles, 33, is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 135 pounds, bald with blue eyes. Police... Read More
The Greensboro Lions Club
The Greensboro Lions Club met on July 8 with special guest Philip Day of PED Services to honor and thank him with a special plaque for the outstanding work he did restoring the lights on the baseball and softball fields at Lions Park, saving the city a great deal of money in the process. The... Read More
Ala. Power goes to court over 500-kV line near Lock 5
Editor’s Note: This story continues the Watchman’s series on energy development in Hale County and the Black Belt, including the $221 million EG Saturn solar farm near Newbern. This week: Alabama Power goes to court to survey a 722-acre farm in the path of its planned Lock Five to S. Bessemer transmission line, and, elsewhere... Read More
Classifieds Week of July 23, 2026
Classified Ad Rates MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per word. Payable in advance of publication. MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per... Read More
Legal Notices Week of July 23, 2026
Legal NoticeSTATE OF ALABAMANOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALEAND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTYCOUNTY OF HALEUNDER §7-9A-604(2) OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA Default having been made under the terms of a loan secured by a security agreement and that certain mortgage executed by McNatt Farms, an Alabama general partnership on the 19th day of May, 2023 to... Read More
Vincent Russell
Vincent Lee “Vince” Russell, 66, of Kansas City, Mo., died suddenly January 17. He was born July 8, 1959, to Isaac and Ruth Russell at Craig Air Force Base near Selma. Russell lived most of his life in Kansas City, where he graduated from Southeast Senior High School in 1977. He served three years in... Read More
Flora Dillard Taylor
Flora Mae Dillard Taylor, known as Ollie Mae, 83, of Greensboro, died Tuesday, July 7, at Hale County Hospital. She was born February 2, 1943, in Greensboro to the late Robert and Emma Coleman Dillard. At an early age she joined St. Mary Church (formerly A.M.E.) of Greensboro, where she served faithfully until her health... Read More
GPD reports arrests for assault, controlled substance, DV III
Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its recent activities: Arrests: July 8 – Tyler Lawerence Wilson, 25, of Greensboro, was arrested for possession of marijuana in the second degree and use of drug paraphernalia. July 12 – James Hezekiah Seale IV, 40, of Greensboro, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for DUI, marijuana, FTA
Arrests July 9 – Tajarvis Leterrance Williams, 31, of Greensboro, was held for Tuscaloosa County. Gregory G. Posley, 33, of Tuscaloosa, was arrested for failure to appear (two counts). Reports July 6 – Identity theft was reported on Mustang Road near Sawyerville. Harassment was reported on Dairy Farm Road near Moundville. July 8 – A... Read More
Project Horseshoe Farm Fellows: CLIMB students spend summer in service, not just study
This week’s lesson started with an eggplant. At Project Horseshoe Farm’s Community Center Program, a CLIMB student stood before a group of Greensboro residents, held up the vegetable and shared what she had researched about its potassium content. The moment was part of Produce of the Week, a hands-on activity that gives students the chance... Read More