The Lincolnite Club, Inc. is now accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship awards, offering financial assistance to Black Belt students who show both academic promise and a record of service to their schools and communities. The club’s National Scholarship Committee is seeking high school seniors with a grade point average of 2.50 or higher who... Read More

The Alabama Department of Senior Services seeks nominations for outstanding individuals to be considered for induction into the 2026 Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Married couples who have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary or more and individuals who are 100 years old or older are also honored by the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of... Read More

The Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization established on Dec. 1, 1941, is inviting young people and adults in Alabama to get involved in its search-and-rescue, disaster relief and aerospace education missions. Lt. Col. Michael McEntyre, Alabama Wing recruiter for Civil Air Patrol, said the organization has more than 60,000 volunteers nationwide and operates “the... Read More

Admittedly, I haven’t always been a salad person. Well, unless it’s one of the mayonnaise-dressed cold salads that live in our fridge when the temperature goes up. Those salads are more of a coping mechanism, when I can’t be bothered to heat up the kitchen. Sure, you can make them healthy, but is that really... Read More

Perry County will receive more than $6 million in federal disaster recovery funding as part of a $28 million grant package announced Feb. 11 by Gov. Kay Ivey. The grants, funded through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, will support two projects in the county: $1.05 million for drainage improvements along County Road... Read More

Recent studies show that Alabama’s Black Belt region has some of the highest per capita rates of children in foster care in the state. Close to 6,000 children in Alabama are in foster care as of this month, according to data from the state’s Department of Human Resources. Counties with the Highest Foster Care Rates... Read More

Hale County Sheriff’s Dept. has released the follow report of the department’s recent activity: Arrests February 16, 2026 Phillip Andrew Johnson, 46, of Akron, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Angela Lee Collins, 37, of Akron, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. February 17, 2026 Pierre Xavier Griffin, 39, of Demopolis,... Read More

Perry County farmer Charles Holmes has been recognized with one of Alabama agriculture’s top honors. Holmes, owner of Holmestead Farms near Marion, was named the Production Industry honoree in this year’s Alabama Agricultural Hall of Honor class at a banquet hosted last week by the Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association. Holmestead Farms is a six-generation... Read More