Citizens of Uniontown will be in Montgomery today, Thursday, Dec. 15, at 11:00 a.m. to protest what they say is an insufficient response by Alabama’s Department of Environmental Management regarding violations at Arrowhead Landfill. They are encouraging any interested parties, especially residents of Uniontown and other nearby Black Belt communities, to join them there in... Read More

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) encourages the public to get vaccinated or boosted against the COVID-19 virus, get flu shots, take prevention measures, and seek healthcare guidance when sick during the holiday season. The updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster which protects against contagious omicron COVID- 19 variants is now authorized for children ages... Read More

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling nearly $48 million to help low-income households with utility costs during the cold winter and hot summer months. This includes a grant of over $5 million to Community Service Programs of West Alabama, which administers utility assistance programs in both Hale and Perry Counties, as well as numerous... Read More

Officers from Hale County Sheriff’s Department, Moundville Police Department, and Greensboro Police Department were among those from around the area who rushed to Hillcrest High School on Tuesday morning in response to a report of an active shooter on campus. The report, which turned out to be a hoax, was one of several such reports... Read More

Greensboro’s Christmas Parade, held on Saturday, was well-attended and well-received, as peoplelined the town’s Main Street waiting to catch some candy or just a glimpse of friends and neighborsamong the numerous floats, vehicles, horses, marching bands, and other parade participants.

While the holiday season is well underway, the Alabama Department of Public Health encourages you to make time in your busy schedule to get up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations if you haven’t already. Family, friends and others you encounter in the days to come are vulnerable to infection and may not be able... Read More

With the winter season in full swing and daylight hours shortening, it is common for us all to be spending more time indoors and start feeling our moods change. Many people can feel this mood change as the seasons go by, but for others the change can be much more serious. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)... Read More