Uniontown council votes down proposal to halt digging in city
There was obvious tension at the Uniontown City Council on Monday, August 15th, when representatives for Gulf Coast Underground once again failed... Read More
State says unemployment at ‘record lows,’ Perry posts rate of 8.3% in July
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate remained unchanged from June’s rate of 2.6%, well... Read More
Course for beef cattle producers set for October in Greensboro
The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service will sponsor an educational course for beef cattle farmers and aspiring beef cattle farmers in Greensboro in... Read More
Marion man kills 10-foot gator
Greg Holifield of Marion recently harvested this massive, 10-foot alligator in the Chilatchee Creek area. The gator weighed in at a whopping... Read More
Taylor earns ALFA Foundation scholarship
A local college student was one of 100 who earned a $1,000 scholarship through the competitive Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program.Whitfield Conrad Taylor of Greensboro is a freshman at Marion... Read More
Marion, other Black Belt cities consider business license fee increase for new year
Both the cities of Marion and Greensboro are considering business license fee increases for the coming year. The chance doesn’t come along... Read More
Researchers need your help identifying local people in never-before-seen ‘Bloody Sunday’ photos
A partnership between universities and community researchers in the Black Belt is aiming to identify local “Foot Soldiers” from the Voting Rights... Read More
UPD swears in two new officers, considers adding cameras
At the City Council meeting on Monday, August 15th, Uniontown swore in two new officers, Officer Clark and Officer Clayton. Officer Clark... Read More
Marion’s audit reports warn of material weaknesses, unrecorded funds, $835k in outstanding water bills
Banks, Finley, and White, an accounting firm hired by the City of Marion to conduct an audit of its financial records, has... Read More