Salem M.B.C. to celebrate 154th anniversary July 9
Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro, Alabama is set to mark a significant milestone with its 154th church anniversary celebration. The event will take place on July 9 at 2:00 p.m. The special occasion will feature a sermon delivered by Rev. Frank Lyles of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Sawyerville, Alabama. The church, under the interim... Read More
GES summer learning program blends education with fun activities for kids
Greensboro Elementary School’s Summer Learning Program has been a success, teaching students an array of subjects in STEM and Language Arts. Last week, rising first graders learned dictation and sentence structure by writing their own with no errors. This second week of summer learning also saw students manipulating phonics skills and honing their reading comprehension... Read More
Sawyerville Day Camp entering its 30th year of serving Hale County’s youth
Sawyerville Summer Learning volunteers have been hard at work offering youth from Hale and Perry County plenty of fun and activities during the summer months. Under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, the program is entering its 30th year of operations, grounded in reading enhancement and communal connections. Working from donations, the project... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Jul 9, 2023
Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc. , Contractor has completed the Contract for Construction of: AL Fish Farming Center DCM Project # 2021424 Auburn University Greensboro, AL For Auburn University c/o Facilities Management, Owner, and have... Read More
Classifieds Week of July 06, 2023
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale County) — $6.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 52¢ per word. Payable in advance of publication. — MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale County) — $9.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 65¢ per word. Payable... Read More
Rollanda Mae Rudd Cothran
Rollanda Mae Rudd Cothran, 70 of Greensboro went to her eternal home on June 22. She was born on November 22, 1952 in Moose Lake, MN to Rolland Theodore Rudd and Dolly Mae Clack Rudd. She was a secretary at Gulf Power, a part of Southern Company. She was preceded in death by her parents.... Read More
Sherry Leverett Barton
Sherry Leverett Barton, 77 of Marion, AL went to her eternal home on June 23. She was born on November 24, 1945 in Marion, AL to Thomas Irvin Leverett and Johnny Lou Patterson Leverett. She was a school teacher in the Perry County School System and the Greensboro Public School System as well as at... Read More
Searcy Averett
William Searcy Averett, age 82 of Greensboro, passed away June 24, 2023. He was born September 1, 1940, in the Mt. Herman community in Hale County, AL, and was the oldest of Murphy and Ruby (Clary) Averett’s three children. The Mt. Herman community was the place he loved and he made it his lifelong home.... Read More
Watchman, Herald bring home accolates at the annual Alabama Media Awards June 24
In a great weekend for local journalism, the Greensboro Watchman and its sister paper, the Perry County Herald, both received recognition at the annual Alabama Media Awards, held in Orange Beach. The awards celebrated the best in Alabama journalism, highlighting the outstanding work of local media outlets in serving their communities. The Greensboro Watchman took... Read More
Members of the Alabama Cattle Women’s Association
Members of the Alabama CattleWomen’s Association visited Hale County for their summer meeting on Saturday, June 17. The group spent a day at the Marsh Catfish and Cattle farms, touring the land and learning about the farm’s operations in both agricultural endeavors. The Association also revealed a sponsorship earned from the Alabama Agricultural Credit at... Read More