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

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 their second spay and neuter drive for Hale County residents on October 11th, 2025... Read More

A Hale County grand jury has indicted Kenneth Brady Turner, 31, of Greensboro on two counts of capital murder in the June shooting death of Tyler John Michael Hoffa and on a separate misdemeanor charge of third-degree domestic-violence menacing, according to court records. The capital counts allege Hoffa was killed with a firearm while he... Read More