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 roll along Washington Street as part of the Christmas on the Square festivities, with holiday lights and decorations planned throughout the downtown area. The event flyer lists food, vendors, a live show, and other activities in addition to... 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 the year The Times-Standard-Herald has obtained a copy of Banks, Finley, and White’s outside audit of the City of Marion’s 2022 fiscal year. The long-delayed audit shows a negative General Fund balance, unrecorded payables and debt of more than $2... 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 JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL. CASE NO. 25BES00538 NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS OF: P.B.A., WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption 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 made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donna S. Cooley and Christopher Hudson, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee... Read More
Alabama police chief announces warrants in viral ‘riverboat brawl’ case
Montgomery Alabama Police Chief Darryl J. Albert held a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 regarding his department’s ongoing investigation of the “riverfront brawl” that happened in Montgomery over the weekend. Video of that incident went viral on social media. Albert announced three suspects in the incident, thus far: Richard Roberts, white... 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. Officers have identified the suspect in the case as 32 year-old Robert Tyler White of Bunnlevel, N.C. According to a press release from ALEA, an individual was trying to gain access to a... 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 pulled out big wins in Perry and Hale Counties, giving him the edge over longtime incumbent Jackson. Unofficial totals from the May 24 Democratic primary place Turner’s final total at 9,178 votes to... 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, who is from Hale County, is currently incarcerated in Alabama’s Elmore Correctional Facility on charges of murder. A Hale County jury convicted Ward in December of 2006 for the murder of Stephen Bradley... 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, was fatally injured when the 2003 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Martin and the vehicle were located on Monday, May 23. Martin was pronounced deceased at... 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 Memorial Day holiday officially kicks off the summer travel season. Drivers should plan for increased traffic and allow extra time to reach their destination. For the safety of the traveling public and highway... Read More