Lillian Holmes of Moundville, AL, has been named to the 2025 spring trimester Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa, and Port Orange, Florida.

Hale County Sheriff’s Dept. has released the follow report of the department’s recent activity: Arrests:September 29, 2025 Kenneth Brady Turner, 31, of Greensboro, was arrested for discharging a gun into an unoccupied building; capital murder (two counts); and domestic violence, third degree.Allen Christopher Vaughn, 37, of Greensboro, was arrested for first-degree possession of marijuana.Dexter Oneal... Read More

The Community Foundation of West Alabama announces its Fall Grant Cycle for Nonprofits and for teachers. Grant applications for the community grants are available for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Educational grants are available for classroom teachers. Both applications can be found online at www.thecfwa.org. Applications must be postmarked no later than November 1. For further information... Read More

For summer semester 2025, 340 University of Alabama Early College students were on the Director’s List obtaining a 3.6 or higher GPA for the term. Local students include:Arielle Agomo of Moundville (35474), AL attends Hillcrest High School. Margaret Cooper of Greensboro (36744), AL attends Southern Academy. Levi Dearing of Moundville (35474), AL is homeschooled. Devyn... Read More

The annual homecoming at Havana Methodist Church will be held October 19. Refreshments will be served at 10:00 a.m. The worship service will be at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Jim Lavender as guest speaker. Pastor, Reverend Doug Jolly, will provide special music. A covered dish lunch will be served following the worship service. You are... Read More

A Hale County grand jury has indicted Charles “C.J.” Wilson Jr., 33, on a murder charge in the July 4 stabbing death of Don Cornelius Fields near the Sawyerville post office. The indictment, returned during the grand jury’s September term, moves the case from district to circuit court. According to the original complaint filed in... Read More

The Alabama Department of Transportation has filed a civil action in Hale County Circuit Court to take physical possession of a small parcel along the West Alabama Highway corridor after securing title to the land through a probate court action earlier this year. In a complaint filed Oct. 3, the State of Alabama, acting through... Read More