Salvation Army makes Christmas brighter for community
The Salvation Army has been serving God with their hearts and with their hands for over 160 years. The Bessemer Salvation Army... Read More
Local charity announces ‘Sponsor a Family’ program
Love Is What Love Does, a local nonprofit, announced its “Sponsor a Family” program, which began November 10 and will conclude on... Read More
Sherman Thomas
Sherman Thomas, 77, was born November 2, 1948, and died December 10, 2025. A viewing will be held Friday, December 19, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00... Read More
Lottie M. Jackson-Blount
Lottie M. Jackson-Blount, 84, was born July 21, 1941, and died December 9, 2025. A celebration of life service was held Tuesday,... Read More
Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Selma, Alabama. He was born October 9, 1957. Sgt. Johnson,... Read More
Bertha Louise Grice
Bertha Louise Grice, 89, was born March 18, 1936, and died December 4, 2025, after a brief illness. She transitioned to be... Read More
Lois Bishop Lee
Lois Jean Bishop Lee, 61, was born June 29, 1964, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Pearlie Bishop and Joe Perry, and died December... Read More
Hazel Patterson
Hazel O’Neal Ellis Patterson, 67, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was born January 8, 1958, in Sawyerville, Alabama, to Harry Lee and Susie Etta... Read More
Herbert Pickens
Deacon Herbert Pickens was born October 7, 1948, and died November 30, 2025. On a bright and sunny morning, October 7, 1948,... Read More
Black Belt still lags in broadband
Much effort has been made to bring broadband internet to all 67 counties of Alabama. Since 2018, nearly $2.5 billion in federal... Read More