Carrol Robinson
Carrol Joy Payne Robinson, 77, died September 17 at Druid City Hospital. She was born April 6, 1948, to Dewey and Reba Wyatt Payne. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Carolyn Lorrein Payne, Juanita Phares and Nelda Cotton; and her brother, Adolph Payne. Survivors include her husband, Larry Gene Robinson; her... Read More
Atmore woman charged with organized retail theft in Hale County
An Atmore woman was arrested Sept. 17 on a felony organized retail theft charge stemming from a July incident in Hale County, according to Hale County District Court records. Latajma Juanye’ Dickerson, 29, of Atmore is charged with organized retail theft, a Class B felony. A sworn complaint filed in the case alleges the offense... Read More
Gelisa Renae Hollie
Gelisa Renae Hollie, 36, died September 7 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born August 21, 1990, at Greene County Hospital in Eutaw to Mary Hollie and the late Steven Lee Gee Sr. She confessed her life to Christ at an early age and was baptized... Read More
Thomas Ferguson
Funeral services for Thomas Ferguson of Newbern were held Thursday, Sept. 10, at noon at Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1125 County Road 59, Faunsdale, with Min. Marrin Boone officiating. Interment was in Crooms Cemetery on Highway 16. Viewing was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Washington and Paige Mortuary in... Read More
Hale County Animal Shelter asks for adoption sponsors, a home for Sloan
The Hale County Animal Shelter in Greensboro is asking individuals, families, businesses and organizations to sponsor an animal’s adoption fee, and it is looking for a home for Sloan, a 5-year-old Great Dane and Great Pyrenees mix who came in as a stray in February and had a litter of puppies soon after. A sponsored... Read More
Nine Hale County students on UA summer honor lists
Six local students were named to The University of Alabama’s dean’s and president’s lists for the summer 2026 semester, and three high school students in UA Early College made its director’s list. Deidre Paige-Carter of Greensboro and Ivy Seales and Karleigh Wyres of Moundville made the president’s list, which requires a 4.0 grade point average... Read More
Margaret Ann Rose Ryan
Margaret Ann Rose Ryan, 86, gained her wings on September 9. She was born October 4, 1939, the daughter of the late Malvin and Thelma Rose Sr. of Greensboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, James “Red” Ryan; her son, James Dereck Ryan; her sisters, Betty Rose Meigs, Ruth Landolt Nelson and Patricia... Read More
Magnolia Grove closes ‘Feathers in Fashion’ with lecture Friday
The Historic Magnolia Grove Foundation will close its temporary exhibit “Feathers in Fashion” with a reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the museum and a talk at 6 by its curator, Ian Crawford, a Greensboro resident on the faculty of the University of Alabama’s Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design. The exhibit,... Read More
Southern Academy names homecoming court; parade Friday at 10 a.m.
Southern Academy’s 2026 homecoming court. Back row, from left: Machaela Bovis, ninth grade maid; Laiken Swindal, eighth grade maid; Addie Grace Rogers, seventh grade maid; Taylor Kyser, 11th grade maid; Macie Sluder, 10th grade maid; and Milly Leys, 12th grade maid. Seated: Hayden Harrison, queen, and JB Bishop, king.(above) Southern Academy will present Hayden Harrison... Read More
Council sets pay for driver and IT clerk
Greensboro City Council had to establish a pay rate for two recently hired city employees at their September 22, 2026, meeting. An I.T clerk and a driver for the street department were hired by the city without starting pay having been set. City Council Clerk Lorrie Cook said the starting pay for street department workers... Read More