Carolyn J. Ellis
Carolyn J. Ellis was born February 9, 1953 in Hale County, Alabama to the late Calvin and Sarah Jackson. She entered into eternal rest on December 24, 2022 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the age of 69. She confessed Christ at an early age but rededicated her life in 2019 and... Read More
Dinah May Johnson
Dinah May Johnson was born November 13, 1952 to the late Sarah and Anninas McGuffie, Sr. She confessed Christ at an early age and joined Second Corinthian Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. She later joined Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Dinah departed this earthly life on December 13, 2022 at DCH Regional Medical Center in... Read More
MMI receives $35 million in federal funding for new math and science building project
Marion Military Institute (MMI) is now poised to construct a new math & science facility, resulting from a $35 Million funding provision for the nation’s oldest military junior college in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023. Signed into law on Dec. 29, the FY23 Omnibus funding bill will provide billions of federal dollars for projects impacting... Read More
Hale County Superintendent Ryans thanks board members, January is School Board Recognition Month
January is School Board Recognition Month, and the Hale County School System is celebrating its board members’ dedication and commitment to the school system and its students. This year’s School Board Recognition Month theme is Powering the Next Generation, which highlights the impactful work school board members do to power up students to be their... Read More
Fastwyre Broadband acquires Moundville Communications
Fastwyre Broadband, a leading broadband service provider to communities throughout the United States, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Moundville Communications, Inc., a leading telecommunications provider in Alabama. The acquisition, effective Jan. 1, expands the Fastwyre’s presence into its sixth state as it begins to offer broadband services in Alabama under the Fastwyre... Read More
Greensboro council holds first meeting of 2023, sets work session on GRC contract
Greensboro’s City Council held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday night, Jan. 10. Council members voted to pay $61,598.00 towards the municipal workers compensation fund, which will be the city’s 2023 contribution to the fund. This covers the city for any workers’ compensation claims which may occur throughout the year. Councilmembers will travel... Read More
Legal Notices Week of January 5, 2023
Legal Notice STATE OF ALABAMA PROBATE COUR PERRY COUNTY Estate of Berta Lou Middlebrooks Deceased Letters Testamentary upon the last Will and Testament of the decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 5th day of December, 2022, by the Honorable Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons... Read More
Carolyn Syring McCray Powell
Carolyn Syring McCray Powell passed away December 31, 2022, at the age of 84 after a short illness. She had been in declining health for several years. Carolyn was born August 19, 1938, in Greensboro, Alabama, to Irma Montz & Shelby Robert Syring. After her father’s death, her mother married Emmett Stokes and he was... Read More
Hale County schools battle food insecurity
WVUA 23 recently featured Moundville Elementary School and their efforts to battle food insecurity through a new free meal program for students. After the pandemic, Hale County schools lost eligibility for free meals through COVID relief funds. However, Hale County Schools recently enrolled in a Community Eligibility Provision for a free meal option at schools... Read More
Two-vehicle crash near Selma kills one
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, has claimed the life of a Selma man. Clarence W. King, 63, was fatally injured when the 1998 Toyota Tacoma, in which he was a passenger, was struck by a 2020 Chevrolet Trax driven by Shannon L. Moore, 31, of Scooba, Miss. King,... Read More