Justin Smalley and Abby Catherine James of Hale County received youth livestock scholarships from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians during SLE Livestock Week in Montgomery. The tribe awards scholarships to two young people from each of Alabama’s 67 counties each year to support their continued participation in youth livestock programs. Pictured from left are... Read More

A Greensboro man faces three counts of reckless endangerment after he allegedly fired multiple shots from a semi-automatic pistol into a crowded parking lot outside Club 14 in Sawyerville in the early morning hours of March 15. Jalen Deon Williams, 26, of 1109 Ward Street, Greensboro, was arrested March 19 and is being held in... Read More

A 265-acre wildfire near the Hale County and Tuscaloosa County line has been fully contained after burning through national forest land near Duncanville over the weekend, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The South Sandy wildfire broke out at the South Sandy Shooting Range, approximately four miles southwest of Duncanville, and was first reported over... Read More

Tammy Hannah-Anderson, of Moundville, Alabama, was recently elected to membership in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society—at Auburn University at Montgomery. Hannah-Anderson is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni who are initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Greensboro City Council members, during their March 24 meeting, set a public meeting date to consider a petition to restrict heavy truck traffic on west Main Street. The petition was brought before the Council by Stephen Barnette Jr., a resident of west Main Street. “We’ve got dump trucks, gravel trucks, log trucks, every kind of... Read More

Agency posts executive director, clerk positions as open for applications The Greensboro Housing Authority is operating under interim management and seeking to fill both its executive director and occupancy clerk positions as federal officials investigate concerns about the agency’s operations, according to a letter sent to residents and statements made by Mayor Ralph Howard at... Read More

The Muckle’s Ridge Festival is returning to the Perry County Courthouse Square in historic downtown Marion on May 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family-friendly festival, which has not been held in more than a decade, will feature live music on the courthouse steps and a food truck row. Car clubs, motorcycle clubs... Read More

Emily Patrick of Moundville, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Alabama. Patrick is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is... Read More