Hale County Sheriff’s Department released the following report of the department’s recent activities: Arrests: 1-08-2025James Nelson Gracie Jr., 49, of Demopolis, was arrested for failure to appear. Incidents: 1-06-2025Theft of property and theft of property in the first degree were reported on U.S. Highway 80 near Gallion. 1-07-2025Theft of services in the second degree was... Read More

Friends of Hale County Animals (FHCA) wants to encourage everyone to spay and neuter their pets. To help accomplish this, they are offering pet owners in Hale County the opportunity to spay or neuter their pets for free! FHCA will host a spay and neuter drive for Hale County residents on January 25th, 2025 from... Read More

A recent tour where Family and Consumer Science teachers learned about catfish at Kyser Family Farms in Greensboro will receive statewide and national exposure with a feature on Simply Southern TV. The show will premiere locally on Sunday, Jan. 12, on Montgomery channels WAKA-TV 8 at 5:30 a.m. and WNCF-TV 32 at 10:30 a.m. The... Read More

Markuis Crider of Moundville, a GED graduate, completed the Marion Military Institute Fall 2024 semester on the college’s President’s List. This academic achievement requires a perfect 4.0 GPA. The school also recognized Marion Military Institute students who achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above for the Fall 2024 semester: Alexandra Brooke Gray of Moundville, andSummer... Read More

Perry and Hale Counties have been named Alabama’s fastest growing economies in Gross Domestic Product for 2023, according to recently released data from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Despite the two counties’ relatively small populations and economic bases, both experienced significant economic expansion, driven by a mix of agricultural strength, manufacturing, and external earnings... Read More

A Perry County grand jury has indicted Zavis Tra’Von Smith, 25, of Greensboro, on multiple felony charges related to a May 19, 2023, shooting incident in Uniontown. Smith faces two counts of attempted murder, three counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied building or vehicle, and one count of reckless endangerment, according to court... Read More