College City Drug
College City Drug would like to thank everyone who came out and supported its Christmas Open House. Sherer Averette was the grand... Read More
City of Marion annual Christmas parade will be Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:00
The City of Marion will host its 2025 Christmas Parade and “Christmas on the Square” celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in downtown Marion. The evening parade will... Read More
Marion’s 2022 audit reveals ongoing weaknesses
Revenue from struggling water system is Marion’s sole positive position, while city ran a general fund deficit of over $1 million for... Read More
Legal Notices Western Star Week of Dec 12, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION (UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS) IN THE MATTER OF: ADOPTION OF: P.B.A., MINOR IN THE PROBATE COURT OF... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Dec 11, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION DATES: December 4, 2025, December 11, 2025, December 18, 2025NEWSPAPER: The Times-Standard-Herald NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been... Read More
UPDATE: State investigating officer-involved shooting at Alabama school, suspect identified
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating an officer-involvement shooting at an elementary school that occurred in Etowah County on Thursday, June 9.... Read More
Turner unseats Jackson in Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Race
The Alabama Beacon projects that Marion attorney Robert Turner, Jr. will be the next District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Turner... Read More
Alabama man, given life sentence for 2003 murder, up for parole this week
Eddie O’Neal Ward, 45, is scheduled for a hearing before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles this Thursday, May 26. Ward,... Read More
Alabama man dies in wreck near Selma
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 11:40 p.m. Friday, May 20, has claimed the life of a Selma man. Joseph J. Martin, 47,... Read More
Alabama expected to see higher than normal Memorial Day weekend traffic
The Alabama Department of Transportation expects the number of vehicles on Alabama’s roadways to be higher than normal this weekend as the... Read More