August 2026

The Council on Substance Abuse will hold a veterans benefits question-and-answer session Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Lottie’s Restaurant, 207 Washington St. in...

Callan JMB, ASU announce $60 million electrical manufacturing venture in Brewton

Callan JMB, the publicly traded company developing the Atlas Complex on the former Judson College campus in Marion, announced Tuesday a $60...

Uniontown mourns Nate Walker, 43; family says he was struck by vehicle

Leory Nathaniel “Nate” Walker of Uniontown died Saturday, Aug. 8. He was 43. Family members and friends say Walker was struck by...

Free prostate cancer screenings August 22 at Perry County Health Department

On Saturday, August 22, 2026, the Urology Health Foundation will hold a free prostate cancer screening for men 40 years of age...

Project Horseshoe Farm Fellows: Hearts of Hale Co. Hospital: Meet Miss Tiffany Cannon

“I love people. I love community.” That is what Miss Tiffany Cannon brings with her to Hale County Hospital. As the hospital’s...

Canebrake Players set auditions for ‘The Color Purple’

The Canebrake Players will hold open auditions for “The Color Purple: The Musical” on Sunday, August 16, and Monday, August 17, at...

White Dirt: A southern tradition researchers hope to understand

Across Alabama and the wider South, some people eat white dirt. They may call it white dirt, chalk, kaolin, sour dirt, red...

HCSD reports arrests for disorderly, theft of property, FTA

Arrests August 5, 2026 Tonydreon Lavosier Ross, 19, of Newbern, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Ja’meria Denise Strong, 20, of Greensboro, was...

GPD reports arrest for domestic violence