Zion Chapel Methodist awarded $54,937 preservation grant
Zion Chapel Methodist Church in Marion has been awarded a $54,937.50 historic preservation grant through the Alabama Historical Commission’s Historic Sites Grant Program, funded by the state Legislature. Sen. Robert Stewart announced the award, noting that the church, known locally as Zion Church, holds an important place in the history of the Voting Rights Movement.... Read More
Council meeting postponed after death of Mayor’s father, Bennie Hinton, age 73
The Marion City Council has postponed its Tuesday, Sept. 8, meeting after the death Saturday, Sept. 5, of Bennie C. Hinton Sr., 73, the father of Mayor Dexter Hinton, the city announced Sunday. The council’s next regular meeting is Monday, Sept. 21. Funeral services will be Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. at Berean Baptist... Read More
MMI dedicates fire training burn tower, pumper engine for First Responder Program
Fire science and criminal justice degrees added this fall; plans unveiled for a model fire house Marion Military Institute cut the ribbon Wednesday, Sept. 2, on two major additions to its First Responder Program: a fire training burn tower funded through an Alabama Community College System workforce development grant and a fire training pumper engine... Read More
Judge finds probable cause in Holifield killing; bond decision to come later
The woman charged with murder in the November stabbing death of a Marion man will stay in jail for now, after a nearly two-hour hearing Wednesday, Sept. 2, at which a Perry County district judge found probable cause for the charge and put off a decision on whether she can be released. Anastassja “Anya” Cooper... Read More
Bennett’s name, not Turner’s, on Perry County’s Nov. 3 ballot
Donald J. Bennett Sr. is the only name listed for Perry County Commission District 1 on the sample ballot for the Nov. 3 general election, with a write-in line beneath it and no listing for Commissioner Albert Turner. The sample ballot, which the probate judge’s office prepares from the nominees certified to it, began circulating... Read More
Meet Project Horseshoe Farm’s 2026-27 Greensboro Fellows
Project Horseshoe Farm’s 2026-27 class of Greensboro Community Health Fellows has arrived. The 14 recent college graduates come from 12 states, from Hawaii to Connecticut, with one from just up the road in Tuscaloosa, and they will spend the year in Greensboro working with the nonprofit’s Health Partners, its after-school and summer youth programs and... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 10, 2026-SUN
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA IN THE PROBATE COURT CHOCTAW COUNTY FILE NO. S-2026-00024 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF REMINGTON DRAKE FAILE, a minor NOTICE OF HEARING TO: RICHARD BRYAN FAILE You will please take notice that on the 21st day of April, 2026, a certain paper in writing, Petition for Appointment of Conservator, was... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 10, 2026-CN
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION Lewis General Contractors, Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the City of Demopolis for construction of Project No. TAPNU-TA24(936) in Marengo County. This notice will appear for five consecutive weeks beginning August 26, 2026 and ending September 23, 2026. All claims should be filed at 25 West... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 10, 2026-TCP
LEGAL NOTICE TS No.: 2026-00072-AL-SPS NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER FORECLOSURE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Mortgage from IRA J. WILKERSON AND BEVERLY S. WILKERSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE J/T/W/R/S to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF ALABAMA, on 01/04/2007, said Mortgage recorded in the Office of... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 10, 2026-TSH
LEGAL NOTICE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE PERRY COUNTY COMMISSION AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Title of Job Opening: Probate Clerk Under the supervision of the Perry County Probate Judge Duties/Responsibilities: Greet customers and assist them with their needs. Intake and index instruments (ie., deeds, mortgages); process marriage licenses, renew driver licenses, record UCC-1 Financing Statements; sell privilege... Read More