ServSafe classes planned for April in Greensboro
Alabama Cooperative Extension System will sponsor ServSafe manager classes in Hale and other area counties in 2022. The Hale County class will be held April 26 and 27 at the Hale County Extension Office in Greensboro, located at 701 Hall Street. Classes are $140 per person and include instruction, certification examination, and the 7th edition... Read More
Legal Notices Week of March 24, 2022
STATE OF ALABAMA PROBATE COURT PERRY COUNTY CASE NO. 2022-2600 Estate of William Thomas Oakes, Jr. Deceased Letters Testamentary upon the last Will and Testament of the decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 23rd day of February, 2022, by the Honorable Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that... Read More
Classifieds Week of March 24, 2022
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Hale County Hospital’s Hospital Corner
By Abby Lecates, Johanna Mercurio, and Maggie Rosenthal In honor of Women’s History month, we would like to recognize six famous female nurses and physicians who made a lasting impact on healthcare. 1. Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) volunteered herself as a nurse for the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. Dix was extremely... Read More
Timothy Banks, Sr.
Timothy Banks, Sr. died March 4 at Regency Hospital in Meridian at the age of 48. He was born Nov. 28, 1973 to Lizzie Bailey and Samuel McGuffie. He accepted Christ and later joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He loved his music and his family, as well as cooking and riding his motorcycle. He had... Read More
Jameca Reene White
Jameca Reene White died Feb. 28 at Crestwood Hospital at the age of 39. She was born Oct. 21, 1982 to Barbara and Charles White, Sr. She accepted Christ at an early age at First Baptist Church. She was blessed and loved by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her nephew,... Read More
The Voice of the ‘Ville by Rita Lewis
Visiting Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Cherokee North Carolina for spring break March 14-17th, were, Larry & Tamika Payne, Tamika’s brother, Kendrick and his family. Ida Chandler Boyd, her sister, Eunice Jacobs Foster, great niece, Rylee Jane Snider and a friend, Avery Jane Finley, spent Thursday, March 17th, in Montevallo at the American Village Tulip Festival.... Read More
Sit-out by council, spurred by frustration with City Hall, may have doomed March 21 meeting
Tensions between members of Marion’s City Council and the Hinton mayoral administration may be what’s behind a series of strange developments at recent city council meetings. The last meeting at which the council actually met, held Monday, March 7, was both unusual and fraught with tension. That night was notable for the council’s failure to... Read More
Rep. Terri Sewell will hold town hall today in Greensboro
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, whose Seventh Congressional District includes all of the western Black Belt, will have a town hall meeting in Greensboro today, Thursday, March 24. The Congresswoman’s office announced the event via email Thursday morning. The meeting will begin at 1:45 with a 15 minute press availability beforehand. It will be held at... Read More
Tornadoes possible as storm moves across Perry County Tuesday
Perry County Courthouse will be closed at noon and the Perry County Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, March 22 has been canceled, said Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. on Monday night. “I pray that our county will be spared any damage,” said Turner in the announcement. The National Weather Service’s Birmingham office... Read More