West Alabama Maternity Care Coalition held a meeting at the Hale County Extension Office on December 10th
Members of the West Alabama Maternity Care Coalition held a meeting at the Hale County Extension Office on Wednesday, December 10th. The meeting was hosted by Franchesca Burrell, EFNEP Nutrition Educator. The coalition, made up of educators, agencies, non-profits, and others, met to discuss possible partnership strategies to help overcome the challenges faced by pregnant... Read More
Council motions on Lions Park work fail at Tuesday night, December 10 meeting
Greensboro City Council was unable to form a consensus regarding proposed repairs at Lions Park during the last City Council meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 10th. The park’s gate and fencing were damaged in storms throughout the year and are in need of repair. Councilmember Curtis made a motion to pay $809 for... Read More
Southern Academy’s 3rd and 4th grade students
Southern Academy’s 3rd and 4th grade students and their families visited the Hale County Animal Shelter on December 15th, and they brought loads of donations for the animals. The students visited every dog and cat, exhibiting kindness and compassion. One student and his family even took a puppy home.
Qualifying opens Jan. 5 for 2026 Democratic primary elections
The Hale County Democratic Executive Committee has announced that qualifying for the 2026 Democratic primary will open Monday, January 5, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., and close Friday, January 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The dates are coordinated with the Alabama Democratic Party and follow state election law. Candidates seeking a county office on the Democratic... Read More
Greensboro merchants will stay open late for Christmas shopping event tonight
Greensboro’s downtown merchants will stay open late Thursday, Dec. 18, for “Wine, Wassail, and Wonders,” an after-hours shopping night on Main Street. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Greensboro Alabama Area Business and Tourism Association (GABTA). Organizers are inviting shoppers to “sip, stroll and finish your list”... Read More
Brown University shooting victim had Greensboro ties
Family and friends in Greensboro are mourning Ella Cook, a Brown University student killed in a campus shooting on Saturday, noting that she had deep family roots here. Cook is the granddaughter of Deane Poelnitz Cook, whose father was longtime Greensboro attorney, the late Richard Poelnitz. In a post from Cathedral Church of the Advent... Read More
Classifieds Week of Dec 18, 2025
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) —$20.00 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) —$20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less.All words in excess of 20, 95¢ per word.Payable in advance... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Dec 18, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION DATES:December 4, 2025; December 11, 2025; December 18, 2025 NEWSPAPER: The Times-Standard-Herald NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donna S. Cooley and Christopher Hudson, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee... Read More
Georgette Fowler
Georgette Edwards Fowler died on Nov. 28 at the age of 73. She was born July 6, 1952, to the late Elijah and Georgia Brown Edwards. She gave her life to Christ at an early age and joined Rising Star Baptist Church. Preceding her in death were her father, Elijah Edwards; her mother, Georgia (Bell)... Read More
Perry County Historical and Preservation Society’s annual tour is this Saturday
The Perry County Historical and Preservation Society will open doors and front gates across Marion next weekend for its annual Christmas Tour, a day-long showcase of historic homes, churches, and farmsteads decorated for the holidays. The tour will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour headquarters is the Marion Female Seminary, 204 West Monroe Street,... Read More