Smart irrigation trial funding available for area farmers
July is Smart Irrigation Month, and area farmers have an opportunity to try the technology on their own operations with funding support. GreenSky Gives, a nonprofit supporting sustainable agriculture, is offering an on-farm smart irrigation trial funding opportunity for eligible farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Participants may receive support to upgrade their irrigation systems with... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
This past Thursday, we went over to Selma to see a show my friend Tara Stallworth Lee had up in Gallery 905. She used all these images from around Craig Field during WWII, with a focus on the domestic labor that kept the airfield fed and taken care of. I tell you all this not... Read More
‘Don’t Drop it on Hale’: County sets weekend cleanup dates
Hale County will hold county-wide weekend cleanups over two upcoming weekends as part of the “Don’t Drop it on Hale” campaign, with dumpster sites placed across the county for residents to drop off approved items. The first cleanup weekend, July 31 through August 2, will have three sites: across from D’Rays in Sawyerville, at Alabama... Read More
First Baptist Church of Akron sets homecoming service for July 19
First Baptist Church of Akron will hold its annual Homecoming and Twelve Tribes Program on Sunday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at the church, 7160 First Avenue North. The celebration brings together two of the church’s traditions, Homecoming and the Twelve Tribes Program, for an afternoon of worship and fellowship. The program will honor the... Read More
Liberty Tree on display at People’s Bank Courtyard
The Greensboro Alabama Preservation and Tourism Alliance has brought an America 250 Liberty Tree to Greensboro as communities across the nation commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Liberty Tree, provided by the Alabama USA Semiquincentennial Commission, is on display in the People’s Bank Courtyard, where it will remain until a permanent location... Read More
Shaner named July Yard of the Month
The Greensboro Garden Club has recognized Sherrie Shaner as its July Yard of the Month honoree, celebrating a landscape filled with beautiful plants, personal touches and memories that continue to bloom. Sherrie and her husband, Gary, moved to Greensboro in 2007 to be closer to their daughter, Laura Dunfee, and her family. Before settling in... Read More
City announces new procedure for large trash item pickup
The City of Greensboro has announced a new procedure for the pickup of large household items. Residents who need large, no-longer-needed household items removed from their property should call Sharon McCalpine, public works clerk for the City of Greensboro, at 334-507-3267. McCalpine will then contact the city maintenance department to schedule the pickup. The City... Read More
The Watchman is printing at home again
The newspaper you are holding this week was printed in Greensboro. Watchman Media Group, publisher of the Greensboro Watchman, the Times-Standard-Herald, and the Western Star, has acquired a digital production press and is once again printing its newspapers in house, a return to a tradition that stretches back to the earliest days of the papers’... Read More
Council votes to close portion of Airport Loop Road
The Greensboro City Council voted at its July 14 meeting to pass Resolution 2026-07, authorizing the closure and vacation of a portion of Airport Loop Road. After consideration and a public hearing on the issue, the Council found that closing the portion of the road adjacent to Greensboro Municipal Airport would not affect ingress and... Read More
Classifieds Week of July 16, 2026
Classified Ad Rates MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 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, $1.25 per... Read More