Legal Notices Week of January 12, 2023
Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Creditors of Estate Of Jewel Webb Broussard Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of said Decedent having been granted to the undersigned upon the Estate of said Decedent on December 20, 2022, notice is given that all persons having claims against said Estate shall file same, duly sworn to, in... Read More
Marion’s historic Lincoln School District receives National Register designation
The Alabama Historical Commission recently announced that the Lincoln Normal School District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior on November 29, 2022. The District (the historic Lincoln School Campus) is located 205 Lincoln Street, Marion, Alabama (Perry County). It is bounded to the north... Read More
Leo Chandler
Leo Chandler of Uniontown died January 7 at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa at the age of 65. He was born Feb. 20, 1957. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Rock Chapel A.M.E. Church in Uniontown. Burial will follow at Leila Winfield Cemetery in Uniontown.
William Hollis
William Hollis of Uniontown died December 30 at his home at the age of 61. He was born March 15, 1961. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 14 at 12:00 noon at Hunters Chapel Baptist Church in Faunsdale. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Ela Foster
Ela Foster, 56, of Huntsville, AL, peacefully passed away on December 26th at home, surrounded by loved ones. Ela was born Manuela Laubinger on September 3rd, 1966 to Brigitte Laubinger and Manfred Hass in the bustling city of Berlin Germany. She lost both parents at a very young age and therefore was raised by her... 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
Perry Grand Jury indicts Commission Chairman Albert Turner for voter fraud
District Attorney Michael Jackson held a press conference in Selma on Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, to announce the indictment of long-serving Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner on charges of election fraud. Jackson was joined by Secretary of State John Merrill. “These are allegations… right now he’s innocent until proven guilty,” Jackson noted. Jackson and Merrill... Read More
Perry County committee celebrates Emancipation Proclamation January 1
On January 1, 2023, the Perry County Emancipation Proclamation Committee held the 160th celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Marion Baptist Academy building in Marion. Due to the pandemic, the event had not been held since January 2020. Reverend Adrian Knox, the pastor of Zion United Methodist Church in Marion, delivered... Read More
Breakthrough teacher named Shunnarah ‘Teacher of the Month’
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, P.C. is proud to sponsor the 4th Annual ‘Alexander Shunnarah Teacher of the Month’ initiative. The Alabama-headquartered personal injury law firm, known for the eye-catching billboards across the Southeast, leads the nationwide campaign spotlighting K-12 teachers throughout the United States for their work and commitment to impacting their students’ lives. Breakthrough... Read More
Marion implements city-wide curfew on the heels of back-to-back murders
The City of Marion has instituted a city-wide curfew starting today, Friday, Jan. 6 at 9:00 p.m. Marion Police Chief Tony Bufford requested the curfew at a called emergency meeting of Marion’s City Council held Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The curfew was in response to two back-to-back homicides within the city over the past... Read More