Fourth annual Black Belt Birding Festival will be August 2-4
Alabama Audubon will be holding its 4th annual Black Belt Birding Festival beginning Friday, August 2 and concluding Sunday, August 4. Featured attractions will be locations such as the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Old Live Oak Cemetery, and Old Cahawba Archaeological Park. Greensboro will be the focal point where birders will convene on Friday for a... Read More
Soft opening of Abadir’s Corner Shop set for this weekend, July 26 & 27, here
The Abadir’s Corner Shop will be hosting a soft opening at 902 Whelan Street starting Friday, July 26 and continuing through Saturday, July 27. From 9 AM to 2 PM, patrons can select from a variety of pantry staples, as well as fresh baked goods made inhouse by chef Sarah Cole. Small seasonal plates will... Read More
Greensboro woman dies Monday in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa authorities have identified the Greensboro woman who tragically died in a single-vehicle accident early Monday morning. Tiffany Sheree Jones, 42, was driving a 2006 Ford Explorer on Hargrove Road when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree near 45th Street East. Despite the swift arrival of paramedics, Jones succumbed to her injuries... Read More
Winners of Evelyn Edwards scholarship announced by Homemakers’ Club
The Greensboro Club of the Alabama Homemakers and Community Leaders recently held a luncheon for recipients of the Evelyn D. Edwards Scholarship. Britain Burnette and Kimberly Colburn were honored as recipients of the annual scholarship which is given each year to at least one female high school Senior who is a resident of Hale County.... Read More
Sewell expected to announce $1 million for hospital, hold severe weather roundtable here Friday
On Friday, July 26, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will make two significant stops in Greensboro, highlighting her commitment to improving healthcare and addressing severe weather challenges in the Black Belt region. That morning, Sewell will host a press conference at Hale County Hospital, during which, she is expected to announce the allocation of $1,000,000 in... Read More
Legal Notices Week of July 25, 2024
Legal Notice IN THE PROBATE COURT OF PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BETTY JO WHALEY, DECEASED CASE NO.: 24-2732 NOTICE Notice to the Creditors of the Estate of Betty Jo Whaley, Deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on June 18, 2024, by Eldora... Read More
Classifieds Week of July 25, 2024
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $10.00 per insertion, 20words 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. Payable... Read More
Voice of the Ville
Hale County High School’s own, Chris Rollins, Jr., Class of 2017, and member of the 2017 4A Alabama Basketball State Champs, has been in Düsseldorf and Wolmirstedt Germany for the past two years, and now moving on to Norway this season, to play for the Koenigsberg Miners. CJ is the son of Dimetra and Chris... Read More
CSP of West Alabama announces ‘Digital Bingo’
Community Service Programs of West Alabama (CSP) is excited to announce the launch of its 2024 Digital Skills Challenge: Digital Bingo. The 2024 Digital Skills Challenge: Digital Bingo involves completing a bingo card of digital skills activities. The first 200 participants with the most squares completed on their bingo card will receive a laptop computer.... Read More
HCSD responded to report of attempted murder near Newbern over past week
Hale County Sheriff’s Department released the following report of its activities over the past week: Arrests:07-10-2024:Tamarrion Maiden, 26, Marion – Failure to appear. 07-11-2024:Kimberly Skipper, 55, Greensboro – Reckless endangerment. Antonio Smith, 43,Greensboro – Child support. Allison Henry Busbee, 31, Sawyerville – Criminal trespass 1st. 07-12-2024:Zacchaeus Tamar Briggins, 32, Moundville – Child support. Reports:07-09-2024:Domestic violence... Read More