PUBLIC NOTICE

PRESS RELEASE MAY 19, 2026 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION ABSENTEE VOTING IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: Tuesday, May 12, 2026: Last day for absentee applications to be received by mail for the PRIMARY Election. (17-11-3(a)) Thursday, May 14, 2026: Last day voters can return in person, his or her regular absentee application. No one, not even a...
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Joyce Baty

Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Duke Baty of Demopolis, Alabama entered into eternal rest May 4, 2026 at The Retreat, Hospice by Saad, Mobile, Alabama. Graveside services for Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Duke Baty were held Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11 a.m. from Memorial Gardens (Hwy 43 S), Demopolis, Alabama. Brother Carl Williams and Pastor Jennifer Gregory...
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Carolyn Gooden Elliott

Carolyn Gooden Elliott, 82, of Moundville passed away May 4, 2026, at home. Services were held on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Magnolia Chapel South with Magnolia Chapel South directing. Visitation was held at the chapel one hour prior to the service, and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville. She...
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James Ryan

James Ryan went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2026. He was born on Dec. 15, 1939, to the late James Welton Ryan and Ollie Bell Martin. He was 86 years old. He is preceded in death by his son, James Dereck Ryan, and brothers Randy Wilson and John Wilson. He is survived...
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Cooking in the Black Belt

You know how I was complaining that I hadn’t been able to cook properly for a while? Well, now I’ve nailed my feet to the Black Belt soil prairies once more. Walking into the kitchen every morning to wash dishes, feed the cats, sweep, scrub…it’s really a meditation. During these moments I find myself feeling...
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HCSD seeks Johnson as one of Hale County’s Most Wanted

The Hale County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Austin Johnson, who is wanted on charges of domestic violence second degree/criminal mischief first degree and domestic violence second degree/assault second degree. Anyone with information on Johnson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Hale County Sheriff’s Office at 334-624-3081 or submit a...
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