Survivors & Thrivers breast cancer brunch set Oct. 3 in Hueytown
Denise Lowery and Lisa Kriegel (above) The fifth annual Survivors & Thrivers Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at North Highlands Baptist Church in Hueytown. The fundraiser, presented by the Hueytown Area Chamber of Commerce, honors those who have fought and continue to fight breast cancer. Local survivors... Read More
Collier holds District 1 seat by two votes
Incumbent Bessemer City Councilman Jarvis Collier won re-election in District 1 in the Aug. 25 municipal election, defeating Michael Knight 252 votes to 250. Collier is president of the Bessemer City Council. First elected in 2018, he represents District 1, which takes in old Jonesborough, Smith Highlands, the residential section behind Westlake, parts of Jonesboro... Read More
Project Horseshoe Farm Fellows: Hale County Hospital Clinic now seeing walk-in patients
When you do not feel well, sometimes you just need someone close by who can listen, check on you, and help you know what to do next. At Hale County Hospital Clinic, that care is right here at home. Hale County Hospital Clinic is now welcoming walk-in patients to be seen by Nicole DeRouen, NP,... Read More
HCSD reports arrests for retail theft, DUI, failure to appear
The following arrest and incident reports were provided by the Hale County Sheriff’s Department. Arrests September 7, 2026 Christopher White, 51, of Akron, was arrested for driving under the influence. September 8, 2026 Charles Washington Lyles, 31, of Sawyerville, was arrested on three charges of failure to appear. September 15, 2026 Howard Anderson, 64, of... Read More
GPD reports vehicle break-ins, burglary on Tuscaloosa Street
The following arrest and incident reports were provided by the Greensboro Police Department. Arrests September 10, 2026 Demais Jaquon Hall, 24, of Greensboro, was arrested for attempting to elude a police officer. September 12, 2026 Richard Arnold Hambright, 45, of Greensboro, was arrested for failure to appear on a charge of public intoxication. September 13,... Read More
Carrol Robinson
Carrol Joy Payne Robinson, 77, died September 17 at Druid City Hospital. She was born April 6, 1948, to Dewey and Reba Wyatt Payne. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Carolyn Lorrein Payne, Juanita Phares and Nelda Cotton; and her brother, Adolph Payne. Survivors include her husband, Larry Gene Robinson; her... Read More
Atmore woman charged with organized retail theft in Hale County
An Atmore woman was arrested Sept. 17 on a felony organized retail theft charge stemming from a July incident in Hale County, according to Hale County District Court records. Latajma Juanye’ Dickerson, 29, of Atmore is charged with organized retail theft, a Class B felony. A sworn complaint filed in the case alleges the offense... Read More
Gelisa Renae Hollie
Gelisa Renae Hollie, 36, died September 7 at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born August 21, 1990, at Greene County Hospital in Eutaw to Mary Hollie and the late Steven Lee Gee Sr. She confessed her life to Christ at an early age and was baptized... Read More
Thomas Ferguson
Funeral services for Thomas Ferguson of Newbern were held Thursday, Sept. 10, at noon at Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1125 County Road 59, Faunsdale, with Min. Marrin Boone officiating. Interment was in Crooms Cemetery on Highway 16. Viewing was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Washington and Paige Mortuary in... Read More
Hale County Animal Shelter asks for adoption sponsors, a home for Sloan
The Hale County Animal Shelter in Greensboro is asking individuals, families, businesses and organizations to sponsor an animal’s adoption fee, and it is looking for a home for Sloan, a 5-year-old Great Dane and Great Pyrenees mix who came in as a stray in February and had a litter of puppies soon after. A sponsored... Read More