Hale Co. gas prices top $4 a gallon as state average reaches highest level since 2022
Hale County drivers are paying more than $4 a gallon for regular gasoline as fuel prices across Alabama have spiked to their highest levels since 2022. The average price for a gallon of regular in Hale County stood at $4.11 on Monday, above the statewide average of $4.006, according to AAA. Perry County had the... Read More
Black Belt Community Foundation awards $27,450 in grants to Hale Co. organizations
The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $27,450 in community and arts grants to 19 Hale County organizations at a ceremony held in Selma this past weekend, part of a region-wide grant cycle that distributed nearly $359,000 across 12 Black Belt counties. Hale County received $20,500 in community grants shared among 17 organizations and $6,950 in... Read More
Sawyerville man charged with murder in Friday shooting
A Sawyerville man has been charged with murder in what the Hale County Sheriff’s Office is calling the county’s first homicide of 2026. Rayderell Jermaine Tinker, 38, of County Road 35, Sawyerville, was charged Monday in Hale County District Court with: Murder, a Class A felony Possession of a pistol by a certain person forbidden,... Read More
Former executive director sues Housing Authority over firing
The former executive director of the Greensboro Housing Authority has filed a lawsuit in Hale County Circuit Court alleging she was unlawfully terminated by an illegally constituted board acting in violation of the Alabama Open Meetings Act. Robin Hamilton filed the complaint on May 1 against the Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro, seeking... Read More
Classifieds Week of May 07, 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,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of May 7, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMAPROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2025 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2025-227 (SB118) and Act No. 2025-291 (HB354), proposing amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022; WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, as amended, the Legislature has ordered an... Read More
Margaret Ellen Horan Webb
Margaret Ellen “Maggie” Horan Webb, 86, of Marion, passed away peacefully at home on April 15, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 27, 1939, in Sycamore, Illinois, she was the daughter of Colonel Earl Campbell Horan of New York and Margaret Page Ellis of Mississippi. Maggie graduated from Marion High School in... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Now that it’s starting to feel like Alabama when I step outside, I’ve had an itch to just stay out in the sun. Going outside when it’s chilly and windy just doesn’t have the same payoff as sweating in the yard, waiting for a breeze to roll through. Just the other day, I stood in... Read More
Deacon Richmond Jones
Deacon Richmond Jones Jr., 81, of Marion, passed away on April 19, 2026. Born on April 2, 1945, Deacon Jones was remembered for a life of love, faith, and strength. A viewing will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A... Read More
RYANS HONORED BY TEACH FOR AMERICA
Hale County Schools Superintendent Michael Ryans was honored as an Education Champion at a Teach For America gala this month. Ryans received the Education Champion Honoree award at the event, which marked TFA’s 15th anniversary in the region.