Garden Club seeks mums, pumpkins and donations for fall decorating
The Greensboro Garden Club will begin decorating the town for fall on Oct. 1 and is asking for help with mums, pumpkins and money to make it happen. Residents can buy a mum from a Southern Academy junior and tell the seller it is for the Garden Club, which will pick it up on delivery... Read More
Sawyerville woman faces felony domestic violence charge
A Sawyerville woman was arrested Aug. 21 on a felony domestic violence charge, according to Hale County District Court records. Nastassia Jemaisa Conner, 29, is charged with domestic violence in the second degree, a Class B felony. A sworn complaint filed in the case alleges Conner committed assault in the second degree in the early... Read More
Fairfield man charged with electronic solicitation of a child
A Fairfield man was arrested Aug. 31 on felony charges of electronic solicitation of a child and transmitting obscene material to a child, according to Hale County District Court records. Rogericas Decarlo Morgan, 38, is charged with two Class B felonies. A sworn complaint alleges that on or about June 16, Morgan used an electronic... Read More
Sue Cole Waller Seale
Sue Cole Waller Seale passed away on August 22 at the age of 92. She was born Feb. 18, 1934. Mrs. Seale was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Hezekiah Seale Jr., and her sons, James Hezekiah Seale III and Robert Waller Seale. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gayle Seale Newton and... Read More
Willie Phillip Bryant
Deacon Willie Phillip Bryant, affectionately known as “Horse” and “DJ Terminator,” was born on March 11, 1966, to Willie Lee and Willie Pearl Bryant. He confessed his love for Christ at an early age and joined First Baptist in Sawyerville, where he served under the leadership of several pastors. Later he moved his membership to... Read More
Hale County leads the state in Extension’s 250-Pound Challenge
Hale County has moved into first place in Alabama Extension’s Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge, with 15,191 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables donated as of Monday, Aug. 31, according to the statewide leaderboard Extension posted this week. Butler County was second with 14,175 pounds, followed by Marshall County with 8,909, Coosa County with... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball roster: 1 Martha Kyser, Fr.; 2/19L Kaylee Burt, Sr.; 4 Alana Mitchell, Jr.; 5 Macie Sluder, So.; 20 Louise Holmes, Fr.; 21 Carlie Odom, Jr.; 23/8L Mary Elizabeth Kyser, Sr.; 24 Caroline Christmas, Jr.; 27 Mallory Newton, Sr.; 29 Ellie Odom, So.; 30 Marietta Holmes, Jr.; 32 Bailey... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster: 1 BoBraeden Agee, Sr., REC/DB; 3 RJ Seale, Jr., TE/OLB; 5 Patrick Thomas, Jr., RB/OLB; 6 JB Bishop, Sr., REC/DB; 7 Bill Lee, Jr., REC/DB; 8 Wyatt Martin, Jr., RB/DB; 12 Jaxon Green, Sop., RB/DB; 13 Drew Rogers, Jr., QB/DB; 14 William Pettis, Jr., RB/ILB; 20 Hunter... Read More
Southern volleyball opens region play Thursday against Bessemer
Southern Academy’s volleyball team, the defending AISA Class AA state champion, opens region play at home Thursday, Sept. 3, against Bessemer Academy, the first of six region matches the Cougars will play in the next four weeks. All of Southern’s region schedule falls in that one stretch. The Cougars play Bessemer Academy, Restoration Academy and... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
According to my parentheticals, this columnist is still in a state of mourning. Yes, Carolyn Virginia Nelson, a personal icon of Black Belt cuisine, is no longer with us. I have been cooking my way through it. I never got to sit at her table, so for personal stories you’ll have to ask the folks... Read More