Cooking in the Black Belt
If you’ve been in my kitchen lately, you’d know I’ve been all over the place in terms of dishes. From one night to the next, it’s a constant battle against falling back on the standby burgers and chips or Conecuh dogs. With the late summer harvest coming in and the variety of canned goods at... Read More
Homestead Day set for Sept. 12 in Newbern
Auburn University Rural Studio and the Aquatic Resources Team of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System will host the 2026 Homestead Day on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rural Studio, 8448 Alabama Highway 61 in Newbern. The free event offers a day of demonstrations, conversations and activities focused on food, farming, water, land and home,... Read More
William Albert Rogers
William Albert Rogers passed away peacefully in his home in Greensboro on August 15, just one day shy of his 90th birthday. Services will be Thursday, August 20, at 2 p.m. at Greensboro Baptist Church with Brother Dee McGuire officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held... Read More
Robert Chalmers Bamberg III
Robert Chalmers Bamberg III, age 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, August 11, at his home in Uniontown. He was born April 9, 1949, in Selma to Robert Chalmers “Red” Bamberg Junior of Brent and Mary Olivia Barnes Bamberg of Plantersville. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1967, then attended Marion Military... Read More
Marion woman charged in dog theft, jail assault
A Marion woman is facing felony charges in Hale County after authorities say she stole a bulldog from a Greensboro trailer park and then struck a corrections officer at the county jail on the day she was booked. Chloe Elyse Hicks, 18, of Marion, was arrested August 14 on a charge of theft of property, third... Read More
Hale County Hospital puts $250,000 in rural hospital funds to work here
Hale County Hospital is investing $250,000 received through the Rural Hospital Investment Program in new equipment, including a CT scanner, ultrasound equipment and IV pumps. The hospital said the purchases give its team more tools to provide high quality diagnostic and treatment services close to home. RHIP allows individuals and businesses to direct tax dollars toward essential local... Read More
Akin carries Hale County, wins GOP nomination for Congress
Birmingham Republican Ammie Akin won her party’s nomination for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District in the Aug. 11 special primary, carrying Hale County on her way to a November matchup with U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell. District-wide, Akin took about 73 percent of the vote, 9,312 votes to 3,380 for David Perry of Selma, according to unofficial returns... Read More
Dr. Vaughn Poe Named to 2026 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship Class
Alabama Real Estate Commission Executive Director Dr. Vaughn T. Poe is one of 47 public servants selected by The Council of State Governments (CSG) for the 2026 class of the CSG Henry Toll Fellowship. Representing 32 states and U.S. territories and all three branches of state government, the fellows will gather in Lexington, Kentucky, Aug.... Read More
Classifieds Week of Aug 20, 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,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Aug 20, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF SERENITIE NICHOLE CULLUM, a minor. Case No.: 26-054 Notice is hereby given that a Petition has been filed in the Probate Court of Hale County, Alabama, by Cecelia Washburn, the natural mother of the minor... Read More