Classifieds Week of May 18, 2023
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale County) — $6.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 52¢ per word. Payable in advance of publication. — MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale County) — $9.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 65¢ per word. Payable... Read More
Nicholas Nickson
Nicholas “Big Nick” Nickson, age 27, of Sawyerville, AL, entered eternal rest on May 1, 2023. A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at New Pentecostal Church, 708 Hobson Street, Greensboro, Alabama 36744. Nicholas was born on March 30, 1996, to Jimmy Nickson and Manner Bryant. He... Read More
Dorothy Marie Paige
Dorothy Marie Paige, affectionately known as “Dot,” age 73, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Hale County Hospital, Greensboro, AL. Services were held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Greenleaf Missionary Baptist Church, 13584 Highway 25, Greensboro, AL. The Rev. Dr. Bryan McCollough was the officiating minister, Rev. C.... Read More
Eliza Hamilton Reaves
Eliza Hamilton Reaves, aged 92, of Greensboro, Alabama, peacefully passed away on May 9, 2023. Eliza was born on April 13, 1931, to the late Willie and Hattie Hamilton of Greensboro, Alabama, the youngest of ten children. She confessed her faith in Christ at an early age at Salem Baptist Church. In her early life,... Read More
HCSD: Parents may be arrested for failure to send kids to school
Agency arrested Greensboro woman May 11 In a bid to enforce Alabama state laws regarding school attendance, Hale County Sheriff Mike Hamilton is urging parents to ensure their school-age children are either attending school or being homeschooled. A statement issued this week, intended to remind citizens of the legal implications of noncompliance, read: “Reminder: Parents/Guardians... Read More
Willie Dee Averett Woods
Willie Dee Averett Woods, born on January 12, 1923 in Greensboro, Alabama passed away on May 9, 2023. Celebration of Life services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:00 am at Magnolia Chapel South. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the chapel. She is preceded in death by her husband... Read More
Opera House event May 12 to feature work of Bethany Engle
As the next event of its Encore 2023 anniversary celebration, the Greensboro Opera House will hold an Art Show featuring paintings by Bethany Windham Engle on Sunday, May 21st from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Bethany Engle is a noted artist, who for most of her life lived, worked, and taught in Tuscaloosa but now resides... Read More
Greensboro Bicentennial tour June 10-11 will feature historic homes, locations
Greensboro Alabama Business and Tourism Association announces the Greensboro Bicentennial Tour on June 10th and 11th 2023. In conjunction with the celebration of Greensboro’s incorporation as a city in 1823, this two day event will showcase over twenty historic homes, churches, museums, and other places of interest. President of the association, Stephen Barnette Jr, explains... Read More
AKA awards scholarships to top three seniors at GHS Honors Day program
Pictured, left to right: Judge Lillie Osborne, Kimberly Evans, Jamarion Tinker, Tedesia McGuffie, India Ingram, Karmelia Brown, and Katie Jones- Powell. The Alpha Beta Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presented three $500.00 scholarships to the top three graduating seniors at Greensboro High School during their Honors program on Wednesday, May 5,... Read More
Council approves Kyser to fill District 3 seat, hears funding pleas
Greensboro City Council voted to approve a petition to appoint Ashley Kyser to fill the unexpired term of Councilmember Scott Naylor, who resigned earlier this year. Naylor’s departure left an unexpired term of two years for the city’s District 3 council seat. Alabama’s next municipal elections will be held in 2025. Kyser, a Main Street... Read More