Greensboro Ministerial Association sets annual Palm Sunday service
The Greensboro Ministerial Association has announced its Annual Community Palm Sunday service, scheduled for March 24th at Greensboro Baptist Church, located at 908 Main Street. The service will commence at 5:30 PM, with no preceding choir practice this year. Rev. Rob Jackson of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions will deliver the sermon. Musical... Read More
Fellow of the 2024 Women’s Policy Institute
The Hale County Extension Office offered congratulations to Elicia L. Chaverest, Assistant Director of Alabama A&M University’s Small Farms Research Center, on being selected as a Fellow of the 2024 Women’s Policy Institute. Elicia, along with other women, will participate in a 40-hour experiential learning curriculum that trains community and state leaders in public policy... Read More
Jury trial underway on lawsuits from deadly 2018 boating accident
Jury trial proceedings began this week in Hale County Circuit Court related to the July 4, 2018 boating accident in Moundville that killed two people and injured numerous others. Plaintiffs in the suits, which have been combined into one jury trial, include the estates of the two victims killed in the wreck, as well as... Read More
Gail Brownlee Garnand
Gail Brownlee Garnand, age 72 of Eutaw, passed away on March 1, 2024. Services will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Magnolia Chapel South with Rev. Carl Sudduth officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial will follow at Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw. Visitation will be held at the funeral home... Read More
Jessie Dean Montz Williams
It is with great sadness that the family expresses the loss of a beautiful person, Jessie Dean Montz Williams, age 82 of Greensboro. She was a lifetime resident of Mt. Hermon community. She was the third of six children of Murvle and J.T. Montz. She attended Greenboro High School and was retired from Plastics in... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s: Hospital Corner
March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month, shedding light on a commonly misunderstood yet prevalent health condition affecting millions of women. Hale County Hospital, with its commitment to relationship-based care and a focus on primary care, plays a crucial role in raising awareness about endometriosis, offering quality care to those in need. So, what’s endometriosis? Well, it’s... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Mar 6, 2024
Legal Notice STATE OF ALABAMA PROBATE COURT PERRY COUNTY CASE NO. 24- Estate of Edith Faye Swindal Deceased Letters Testamentary upon the last Will and Testament of the decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 14th day of February, 2024, by the Honorable Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama, notice is hereby given... Read More
Classifieds Week of Mar 06, 2024
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $10.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20,75¢ per word. Payable in advance of publication.— MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $10.00 per insertion,20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 95¢ per word.... Read More
Deadline Friday for new Farmers’ Market logo design contest
Friday, March 8, is the deadline for the South Street Farmers Market Logo Design Contest. Four designs will be chosen as the top choices, with the winner’s design being selected for the official market logo. The South Street Farmers Market will open in June of this year. The Watchman will also be featuring many of... Read More
Animal Shelter puts out call for disinfectant donations
The Hale County Animal Shelter has put a call for donations of Clorox disinfectant bleach. The shelter requests that the label must read “Kills 99.9% of viruses” on the front label. Donations may be dropped off at the Hale County Animal Shelter. While there, take a look at the many animals they have up for... Read More