St. Paul’s to celebrate Shrove Tuesday pancake supper
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be 5:30 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, February 13 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall. Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the 40 day Lenten fasting period. The British custom dates to the 16th century when the faithful were forbidden to eat meat,... Read More
Greensboro Middle School awarded state grant for after-school programs
Greensboro Middle School is one of 25 organizations in the state receiving a grant for after school programs, it was announced last week. The Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance (AELA) recently partnered with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) to announce recipients of the Out-of-Time Funding program grants. AELA will be working with ADECE... Read More
Further details out on indictment of Sanders for capital murder
Further details have been made public following the indictment and arrest last week of a Marion man on two counts of capital murder in Hale County. Joshua Sanders, 44, of Marion, was arrested Jan. 10 on the charges. The indictment charges that Sanders “did intentionally cause the death of” Kendric Wright of Marion. Sanders is... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Feb 01, 2024
Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama,1975, notice is hereby given that N.C. Morgan ConstructionCo., Inc., Contractor, has completed the contract for Renovations and Additions at Greensboro Middle School for the State of Alabama and The Hale County Board of Education, Owners, and has requested final settlement of said Contract.... Read More
Classifieds Week of Feb 01, 2024
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $10.00 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) — $10.00 per insertion,20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 95¢ per word.... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Jan 25, 2024
Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama,1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that Ketom Construction Co, Inc. has completed the Contract for the construction of Exterior Porch and Step Renovations at Perry County Courthouse, Marion, Alabama (Architect’s ProjectNo. 210036) for the Owner, and have made a request for final... Read More
Classifieds Week of Jan 25, 2024
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $10.00 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) — $10.00 per insertion,20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 95¢ per word.... Read More
Brooks dies in wreck on Highway 69 Jan. 12
A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 11:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, has claimed the life of a Marion man. Ja’Quan D. Brooks, 24, was fatally injured when the 1998 Honda Accord he was driving, left the roadway, re-entered the roadway and struck the 2015 Honda Accord driven by Kendrick T. Chavers, 27, of Sawyerville.... Read More
Marion man indicted, charged with capital murder in Hale
Court records offer few details on charges so far, but suspect was part of 2021 family feud—Brooks, shooter, died in wreck on 69 Jan. 12, one of three hitmen may plead There have been a number of recent developments in a story that made 2021 one of the most violent years in recent history for... Read More
Helen McNabb King
Helen McNabb King, 78 of Gallion, AL went to her eternal home on Saturday, January 13, 2024. She was born on December 14, 1945, to Frank James McNabb and Robbie Marie Walls McNabb. She worked in retail sales. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John David King. She is survived... Read More