The Watchman is printing at home again
The newspaper you are holding this week was printed in Greensboro. Watchman Media Group, publisher of the Greensboro Watchman, the Times-Standard-Herald, and the Western Star, has acquired a digital production press and is once again printing its newspapers in house, a return to a tradition that stretches back to the earliest days of the papers’... Read More
Council votes to close portion of Airport Loop Road
The Greensboro City Council voted at its July 14 meeting to pass Resolution 2026-07, authorizing the closure and vacation of a portion of Airport Loop Road. After consideration and a public hearing on the issue, the Council found that closing the portion of the road adjacent to Greensboro Municipal Airport would not affect ingress and... Read More
Classifieds Week of July 16, 2026
Classified Ad Rates MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per word. Payable in advance of publication. MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per... Read More
Kids Day at the Farmers Market set for Thursday
The Hale County Farmers Market will host Kids Day at the Market on Thursday, July 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 1102 South Street in Greensboro. Roebuck Landing Grill & Grocery will be serving burgers and hot dogs, an ice cream truck will be on site, and fresh local produce will be available from... Read More
Legal Notices Week of July 16, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMANOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTYCOUNTY OF HALEUNDER §7-9A-604(2) OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA Default having been made under the terms of a loan secured by a security agreement and that certain mortgage executed by McNatt Farms, an Alabama general partnership, on the 19th day of May,... Read More
Annie Imogene Williams McCrory
Annie Imogene Williams McCrory, age 95, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026. Services will be held Monday, July 13, at Bible Methodist Church in Greensboro. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., with the service to follow at 2 p.m. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Magnolia South Funeral Home. She was born February... Read More
Deaconess Sarah Yvonne Horton
Deaconess Sarah Yvonne Horton died June 25, 2026. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Sawyerville. Sarah Waller Horton was born on April 29, 1962, in Sawyerville, to the late L.T. and Earnestine Waller. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her personal... Read More
Mary Alice Moore
Funeral services for Mary Alice Moore were held Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church, 267 County Road 47, Greensboro, with Pastor James Frank officiating. Mary Alice Moore was born on July 17, 1952, in Faunsdale to the late Andrew and Channie Haywood. Mary Alice confessed Christ and joined the... Read More
Dale Frederick Bates, Sr.
Dale Frederick Bates Sr. was born September 17, 1965, and died June 22, 2026. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 5, 2026, at noon at St. Mary Church in Greensboro, with Pastor Joe L. Hamilton Jr. officiating. Dale was the son of Marie Bryant and the late John Thomas Gray of Newbern. He served faithfully... Read More
‘Drop & Go’ community drive-through baby shower and donation drive July 10
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), is inviting the community to come together in support of local families for a Drop & Go Drive-Thru Baby Shower and Donation Drive. This event is being held in an effort to ensure that expecting parents and newborns in Hale County... Read More