The Greensboro Christmas Parade committee has set this year’s celebration for two days: the tree lighting and fireworks on Friday, Dec. 11, with the Community Christmas Choir and free hot dogs and beverages for children, and the parade on Saturday, Dec. 12. Vendors, floats and bands are welcome in the parade, and entry forms and... Read More

Engle Gallery, 1301 Main St. in Greensboro, will host “Ghostly Tales,” an evening of sharing ghostly encounters, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Admission is free.

Greensboro High School will hold its Title I parent meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the school library. The school invites parents to learn more about its Title I program and how the school and families can work together to support student success.

The Black Belt Community Foundation’s Throw & Go contest is open, with the winner receiving two tickets to the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State in Birmingham, plus a two-night stay at a Birmingham hotel. Entries are $5 each, with bonus entries for donations of $20 or more. Proceeds support... Read More

Before I get too far along in this week’s recipe, I want to give a sort of editor’s note to last week’s tirade. A thought that had been gestating in my mind for a while was put to the test once and for all: polenta in cornbread. I found myself referencing historian Shelby Foote’s cornbread... Read More

First Methodist Church of Greensboro will hold its annual Fall Bazaar on Friday, Nov. 20. Doors open at 7 a.m. with sausage biscuits, juice and coffee. The bazaar will have a quilt raffle, a catfish lunch, baked goods, frozen casseroles, soups, chili and more, according to the church’s flyer.

Hale County will receive a $350,000 state grant to widen and resurface 4.6 miles of County Road 29 from Alabama Highway 25 to Alabama Highway 69, according to the list of road grants Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. The county’s local match is $216,422.41, for a project total of $566,422.41, the list shows.... Read More

Marion Veterinary Clinic is asking for donations of dog and cat food for the animals in its shelter: food for adult dogs and puppies and for adult cats and kittens. “We will use any brand,” the clinic said in its request, “but they seem to do better with Pedigree or Purina.” Donations may be left... Read More

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Monday, Oct. 19, Secretary of State Wes Allen said in a release Oct. 5. Voters can register online at sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote, or deliver a paper registration form in person or by mail to the county Board of Registrars. Registration status can be checked... Read More