The Alabama Forestry Commission is pleased to announce the launch of its Rural Bridge Grant initiative, effective January 10, 2025. This vital program, established through the Alabama Legislature’s Rural Logging Efficiency Act of 2023 and funded in the FY25 General Fund Budget, is dedicated to upgrading infrastructure and easing costly transportation challenges resulting from the... Read More

Greensboro Police Department released the following report of the department’s recent activities: Arrests: January 3, 2025Rickey Singleton, 51, of Greensboro, was arrested and charged with failure to appear on an attempt to elude. January 8, 2025Barry Dean Adams, 56, of Greensboro, was arrested for failure to appear on a charge of public intoxication. January 13,... 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

Hale County Schools Superintendent Michael C. Ryans, pictured with fellow graduates, was one of 15 superintendents statewide to complete the 2025 Executive Coach Training program through the School Superintendents of Alabama. This achievement will enhance Ryans’ ability to mentor and support future school and district administrators.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is hosting the third annual Spray Drone End-User Conference March 23-26 at the Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama. After the success of the 2024 conference, Steve Li, an Alabama Extension associate professor, and his team are excited to continue offering the conference in a hybrid format. “The conference was... Read More

Along with the Town of Akron, the Hale County Extension Office in Greensboro recently announced the grand opening of the Hale County Community Health and Wellness Station. State and local partners have collaborated to increase access to high quality and affordable health and wellness care in rural Hale County. Key partners include Auburn University, the... Read More

Months-long saga over ownership of two downtown properties appears to be near a close in Greensboro Greensboro City Council met Tuesday night, Jan. 14 for their first regular meeting of 2025. The council approved the payment of bills totaling $44,943.06. That motion was made by Councilmember Mary Bragg and seconded by Councilmember KaTerriaeial Lewis. The... Read More