The Alabama Coalition for Healthy Mothers & Children and the Perry County School System have launched No Child Without a Bed, a countywide effort to provide beds for children who do not have one. The project is backed by a $20,000 grant from the Mark Cuban Foundation, which made a similar gift for a drive... Read More

Anthony “Tony” Long, a Perry County commissioner who served as mayor of Marion from 2004 to 2016, has filed suit against the City of Marion, accusing the city of failing to carry out its legal duties in two separate matters: its handling of records and proceedings connected to his arrest last year, and its reporting... Read More

Current and former members of Marion’s city government have received affidavits in recent days asking them to swear, before a notary, that the city council was aware of and supported placing the city clerk in a part-time municipal court position. A former council member who received one of the affidavits said it was sent by... Read More

The Greensboro City Council during its June 23 meeting approved several purchases for the Greensboro Recreation Center and a donation for the Greensboro Community Youth Baseball League. Councilmember Shepherd made a motion to approve the $2,254 purchase of an A/C unit, 10 6-foot folding tables, and 10 8-foot folding tables for the recreation center. Councilmember... Read More

The Hale County Extension Office will host a come-and-go meet and greet with Margaret Ann Snow, the home and commercial horticulture agent for Hale County, on Wednesday, July 1, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The event is open to farmers, gardeners, and home growers, who are invited to bring questions about crops, gardens, landscapes, pests,... Read More

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), in partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), plans to distribute Alabama SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) benefits to eligible children again this summer. Alabama SUN Bucks will provide a one-time issuance of $120 per school-aged child to low-income families to assist them in purchasing groceries over... Read More

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Alabama to offset economic losses caused by the drought occurring on December 1, 2025, and continuing. The disaster declaration covers the Alabama counties of Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton,... Read More

A total of 672 students enrolled in UA Early College during Spring Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the Director’s List with an academic record of 3.6 or higher. Local students include: Devyn Dillard of Moundville (35474), attends Holy Spirit Catholic High School. Chelsi Harkness of Moundville (35474), attends Northridge High... Read More

Photographs provided by Greensboro Police Department show the Ford Ranger Charles Arthur Gardner was driving during the fatal wreck Monday afternoon. A Bonifay, Fla., man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Alabama Highway 69 South on Monday, June 22. The Greensboro Police Department responded to the scene around 4 p.m. between Payne Animal Clinic... Read More