Rosa Jane Conner, 72, passed away August 6. She was born September 2, 1953. Public viewing was held Friday, August 14, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home (255 Franklin Street, Uniontown). Funeral services were held Saturday, August 15, at 1 p.m. at Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church (Reverend RL Flowers... Read More

A Uniontown man is facing a felony burglary charge after authorities say he unlawfully entered a Buck Avenue dwelling this month. Dalvin Le’Quan Collins, 29, of Uniontown, was arrested August 13 on a charge of burglary, third degree, according to Perry County District Court records. A sworn complaint alleges Collins knowingly entered or remained unlawfully... Read More

A Marion man was arrested August 13 on 14 felony sex charges filed across four Perry County District Court cases. Ladarius Keon Goree, 31, of Marion, is charged with four counts of incest with a victim under 17, one count of rape in the first degree, one count of sodomy in the first degree, three... Read More

The Council on Substance Abuse will hold a veterans benefits question-and-answer session on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Lottie’s Restaurant (207 Washington St. in Marion). The session runs from 10 a.m. until noon and is open to veterans and their families. Notably, the first 10 veterans to attend will receive a free lunch. Organizers said the... Read More

A Marion woman is facing felony charges in Hale County after authorities say she stole a bulldog from a Greensboro trailer park and then struck a corrections officer at the county jail on the day she was booked. Chloe Elyse Hicks, 18, of Marion, was arrested August 14 on a charge of theft of property,... Read More

Birmingham Republican Ammie Akin won her party’s nomination for Alabama’s 7th Congressional District in the Aug. 11 special primary and will face U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell in November. District-wide, Akin took about 73 percent of the vote, 9,312 votes to 3,380 for David Perry of Selma, according to unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s office. In... Read More

The Marion City Council’s public hearing, budget work session and regular meeting, originally set for Monday, Aug. 17, have been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Marion City Hall. The evening opens at 5 p.m. with a public hearing on a request for a variance to allow the parking and placement of a mobile home at... Read More

Anyone with a spare 15 minutes and a flowering plant can contribute to real scientific research this month. The Great Southeast Pollinator Census returns Friday and Saturday, August 21-22, and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System is inviting residents of all ages to take part. Participants choose a flowering plant, watch it for 15 minutes, and count and... Read More

The University of West Alabama conferred honorary doctorates upon Rep. Artis J. “A.J.” McCampbell and Alabama Sen. Bobby D. Singleton during summer commencement exercises on August 14. Each received the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in recognition of distinguished public service, commitment to educational opportunity, and leadership on behalf of the people and communities of Alabama’s... Read More