Music Study Club will celebrate centennial with free concert
The Greensboro Music Study Club will celebrate its centennial year of membership in the National Federation of Music Clubs with a free public concert on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m. at the Greensboro Opera House. Refreshments will follow. The program features acclaimed pianist Dr. Edisher Sivitski, an associate professor in the University of Alabama... Read More
Historic Oak Grove Rosenwald school in Gallion will open to public in celebration October 25
The restored two-room 1925 Oak Grove school building in Gallion will reopen to the public with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. The former school for African American students, now a community center and museum at 142 Oak Grove Road, stands as a local example of Alabama’s Rosenwald program. The historic Oak... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 16, 2025
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 75¢ 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 Oct 16, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE UNIONTOWN WATERWORKS AND SEWER BOARDPUBLIC MEETING The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Uniontown will hold a public meeting on 12 November 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Uniontown City Hall Auditorium. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Board’s intent to submit water and sewer applications requesting Drinking... Read More
Extension sets beef and forage field day for Oct. 17 in Marion Junction
On October 17, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Animal Science and Forages team will host its Annual Beef and Forage Field Days at the Blackbelt Research and Extension Center, located at 60 County Road 944, Marion Junction, AL 36759. This event is designed to give livestock and forage... Read More
IRS began phasing out paper refund checks for individual taxpayers Sept. 30
The Internal Revenue Service, working with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, today announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on Sept. 30, 2025, as required by Executive Order 14247, to the extent permitted by law. This marks the first step of the broader transition to electronic payments.... Read More
Donna L. Green
Donna L. Green, born July 16, 1970, died October 1, 2025, at the age of 55. Visitation will be Friday, October 10, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist... Read More
Sue W. Clarke
Sue W. Clarke, born November 11, 1935, died October 1, 2025, at the age of 89. Visitation will be Friday, October 10, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Free Will... Read More
Kayte Sharee Phillips
Kayte Sharee Phillips, born March 30, 1987, died September 28, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 38. A native of Uniontown, Alabama, she was known to family and friends as “Pooh- Lou.” She was the beloved daughter of Father Franklin D. Lewis and Shelia Phillips Ifezouke. Visitation will be Friday, October 10,... Read More
Erskine Stewart
Erskine “Pete” Stewart, born on October 15, 1951, passed away on September 30, 2025, at the age of 73. Pete enjoyed deer hunting and crappie fishing. He never met a stranger and loved sharing his passion for both. You could always find him watching football on Saturdays. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist... Read More