Gale Denise Hale
Gale Denise Hale was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 26, 1965, to the late Eddie Hawkins and Portia Hale. Gale made her heavenly transition on May 27, 2024, at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Gale was preceded in death by both parents, Eddie Hawkins and Portia Hale. She leaves to cherish her loving... Read More
Folante Perry
Folante Omar Perry was born on January 14, 1984, to the late Susan Perry and the late Phillip Green in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was educated in the Hale County School System and graduated from Greensboro Public School East Campus in 2001. Following high school, he attended Stillman College, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a... Read More
John Henry Travis, Jr.
John Henry Travis, Jr. was born on August 2, 1929. He departed this life on May 25, 2024. He was survived by his loving wife of almost 67 years, Anna, and his children: daughters, Geraldine Paster (Jimmie), Susie White (Darryl), and Lisa Malvin (Greg); sons, Timothy Travis (Nikki) and Curtis Travis. He was survived by... Read More
Dorothy Wynn Jones
Dorothy Wynn Jones was born on April 25, 1950, to the late Anderson and Mattie Lee Winn. Dorothy accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age and was a member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as an usher and head of the kitchen ministry. On May 23,... Read More
Georgianna Hall of Moundville named to Provost’s List at Troy University
Georgianna Hall of Moundville, AL, has been named to the Provost’s List at Troy University for the Spring Semester/Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year. The Provost’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.
Two cited recently for boating violations in Hale
Two individuals were recently cited in Hale County for violations of Alabama state boating safety laws. Wesley Lamar Hall, 20, of Greensboro, was cited on May 11 for operating a vessel on the Black Warrior River with insufficient personal flotation devices (PFDs) on board. According to court records, Hall’s boat was carrying four persons but... Read More
Hale County Sheriff’s Department reports arrests for failure to appear last week
Hale County Sheriff’s Department released the following report of its activities over the past week: Arrests:05/28/2024:Brandon Curtis Taylor, 25, Tuscaloosa, was arrested for failure to appear. 05/29/2024:Adolph Lavorice Bishop, 49, Tuscaloosa, was arrested for failure to appear. 05/30/2024:Rondy James Leverette, 57, Northport, was arrested for failure to appear. 05/31/2024:Robbie J. Hicks, 28, Greensboro, was arrested... Read More
GPD reports arrests for failure to appear, domestic violence, criminal trespassing
Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its activities over the past week: Arrests:5/28/2024:Brittany Da’jana Hicks, 26, for failure to appear for seatbelt violation and failure to appear for failure to stop at a sign. 5/29/2024:Rodney Terrell Williams, 30, for domestic violence strangulation and interfering with an emergency 911 call.Tammy Le, 50, for criminal... Read More
Whit Taylor of Greensboro graduates MMI with numerous accolades
On May 11, Greensboro resident Whit Taylor received his associate’s degree from Marion Military Institute, graduating with numerous accolades. In keeping with family tradition, he is the son of two MMI alumni: Brandon Taylor and Buffy Rinehart Walters. As a sophomore cadet, Taylor held the peer leadership positions of Delta Company Commander and Swamp Fox... Read More
BBCF awards 13 grants to Hale arts and community organizations
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is celebrating the impact of its 2024 combined Community Grants and Arts Grants cycle in Hale County and across all 12 counties it serves in the Alabama Black Belt region. Community- based organizations from Hale ,Bullock, Greene, Lowndes, Choctaw, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Dallas and Wilcox Counties applied... Read More