Thomaston will host Watermelon Festival on June 25
The Town of Thomaston will be host to a Watermelon Festival on June 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will be held at the old Marengo County High School building, located at 21461 Range St. in Thomaston. The festival has been organized to help promote and raise funds for the refurbishment of... Read More
Sunshine School alumni picnic set for July 2
There will be an alumni picnic on July 2 for alumni of Sunshine High School in Newbern. The picnic is scheduled to go from 4:00 p.m. until and will be held at the Newbern Ball Park. The organizers are asking all classes who plan to have a setup there to provide a donation of $50... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for menacing, assault, D.U.I., unemployment fraud
Arrests: 5-23-22Franklin Oneal Conner, 31, of Greensboro was arrested for failure to appear. 5-25-22Emil McCalpine, 25, of Greensboro was arrested for third-degree assault. 5-26-22Tarvis Shermaine Hunter, 36, of Akron was arrested for failure to appear, certain persons forbidden, third-degree domestic violence/menacing, and possession of a a short barrel firearm.Breshia Perkins, 23, of Sawyerville was arrested... Read More
Newbern Library brings Betabox to Summer Reading Festival on Friday and Saturday
When the Newbern Library presents its Summer Reading Festival on this Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11, one of the highlights will be the Betabox Learning Lab trailer which will be open both days for students to participate in a variety of fun and educational handson STEM activities. Betabox is a North Carolina company... Read More
Second annual Black Belt Birding Festival will happen in Greensboro
Alabama Audubon has announced plans to host the second annual Black Belt Birding Festival in Greensboro, Alabama. Highlighting the birds, history, and culture of Alabama’s Black Belt region, the Black Belt Birding Festival is a popular offering from the storied conservation nonprofit’s Black Belt Birding Initiative, a program aimed at bringing the economic benefits of... Read More
Primary election runoff set for June 21
A primary runoff election is scheduled for the state of Alabama on June 21. Several elections from the May 24 primary will be decided in the runoff, including races in the Black Belt or including Black Belt candidates. For the Democratic nomination for Governor, Yolanda Flowers will face off against Malika Sanders Fortier of Selma.... Read More
Special regional hiring event going on today in Greensboro
West AlabamaWorks! and the City Greensboro would like to invite you to a hiring event. The hiring event will be held Thursday, June 9th from 2pm to 6pm hosted at the National Guard Armory located at 515 Greene Street, Greensboro, Alabama. The goal of the hiring event is to reach individuals that are not working... Read More
Legal Notices Week of July 21, 2022
Legal Notice MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Frederick O. Patrick, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for First Federal Bank, on May 9, 2011, said mortgage recorded in the Office of... Read More
De’Marius ‘Toni’ Gray
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Sister de’marius Gray, 63, of Uniontown, Alabama. de’Marius known to family and friends as “Toni” entered into eternal transistion on Tuesday July 19, 2022 at Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, Alabama.
William ‘Bill’ Zelma Clark
William “Bill” Zelma Clark Jr. died July 16 at the age of 90. He was born in Savannah, Tennessee, July 1st, 1932, to William and Mary Clark. When he was one year old, his family moved to just below Moundville, Alabama, and eventually to Moundville itself, where Bill was raised. There, he grew up learning... Read More