Parade, more festivities planned as Raiders take on Bobcats for Homecoming 2023
Greensboro High School has announced plans for this year’s Homecoming festivities, and there are lots of fun activities in store. The annual homecoming parade, which is a well-attended and much-beloved event each year, will take place this year on Friday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m. in downtown Greensboro, along Main Street. The parade will be... Read More
Hale County features prominently in current issue of statewide magazine ‘Mosaic,’ including cover story
Hale County was featured prominently in the current issue of Mosaic, the magazine of the Alabama Humanities Alliance. The issue was titled “The Rural Issue” and included a feature story from writer and Hale County native, April Dobbins, who is set to release the documentary Alabamaland soon. The documentary will focus on three generations of... Read More
Local BBB chapter warns: beware of scammers impersonating them
The Better Business Bureau Serving Central & South Alabama is warning businesses and consumers about a recent surge in scams perpetrated by impostors posing as the BBB. These dishonest individuals use deceptive tactics to steal sensitive information and money from unsuspecting victims. The BBB has received reports of various schemes, ranging from fake phone calls... Read More
Peggy Joyce Hall Hoggle
Peggy Joyce Hall Hoggle of Livingston, Alabama, passed into her Savior’s arms at the age of 87 years and 11 months on September 3, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville at 2:30 pm with Rev. Charles Spence officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing.... Read More
Edward Oswell Eddins
Edward Oswell Eddins, III, 52, died at his home in Faunsdale, Alabama on September 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife Lee Ann, children, Ellen Marie and William Thomas, sisters, Katherine Eddins and Ellen Eddins Beidler, nieces, Julia Anne Eddins and Katherine Eddins Beidler, and mother-in-law, Ellen Ousley. He is preceded in death by... Read More
Ala. Extension Svc: ‘Marble Bowl’ lets fans cheer on AU/UA while celebrating nature in Ala.
by Cole Sikes, Alabama Extension Service Grab your smart phones and buckle your chin straps. The 2023 Marble Bowl is kicking off this fall. In its second year, this competition continues to take the popular Iron Bowl football rivalry between Auburn University and University of Alabama to a new venue – nature. Fans on both... Read More
September is Disaster Preparedness Month, Ala. leaders say to plan ahead
As the nation marks “National Preparedness Month” in September, Governor Kay Ivey urges all Alabamians to have a plan ready for when disaster strikes. “Alabama is no stranger to the unpredictable and sometimes harmful effects of Mother Nature,” said Governor Ivey. “While we cannot stop a hurricane, tornado or flash flood, we can take steps... Read More
Hannah Jane Woods
Hannah Jane Woods passed away on August 29, 2023 at the age of 86. She was born on December 1, 1936, to Sam and Mary Williams in Newbern, AL. A service in her honor was held on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 12:00 Noon at the Greenleaf Baptist Church on Hwy 25 South in Greensboro,... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s: Hospital Corner
Hale County Hospital emphasizes the importance of providing quality primary care by ensuring that our two clinics, Hale County Hospital Clinic in Greensboro and Moundville Medical Associates in Moundville, are providing the best preventative measures to keep our community members healthy. September marks Prostate Cancer awareness month. Discussing prostate cancer and prevention measures are necessary... Read More
Choctaw Chapter D.A.R. will meet Sept. 7 here
The Choctaw Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will have its first meeting of the club year on September 7 at 12:00 PM at the Lakeview Country Club. The previous business year ended on May 4, 2023, with a Memorial Service honoring eleven of the club’s deceased members. The following ladies were... Read More