Free prostate cancer screening will be Aug. 1 at Hale County Health Department
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Urology Health Foundation will hold a free prostate cancer screening for men 40 years of age and older from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Hale County Health Department, 670 Hall Street in Greensboro, Alabama. No appointments are needed. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer... Read More
Ethel Carter Brasfield
Ethel Carter Brasfield, 68, of Akron, died Saturday, July 11. She was born Nov. 16, 1957, to the late Ben and Mary Harris. She joined church at an early age. She was a member of New Pentecostal Holiness Church and joined Shekinah Glory Holiness Church of Akron. She was preceded in death by six brothers... Read More
Paula Jeanne Plummer
Paula Jeanne Plummer, 58, of Tuscaloosa died July 19 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services were held Friday, July 24, at Greensboro Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m., with Bobby Dubose and Keith Pugh officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Plummer was born May 27, 1968, in Demopolis. She graduated from... Read More
Georgia man arrested on 2025 drug warrant
A Brunswick, Ga., man was arrested Monday, July 20, on a warrant stemming from a March 2025 drug case in Greensboro. Tamarcus Cornelius Smith, 22, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, both Class D felonies, according to court records. According to the complaint, sworn in May 2025, Smith unlawfully possessed... Read More
St. Matthew homecoming is Aug. 9
St. Matthew A.M.E. Church will hold its homecoming service Sunday, Aug. 9. Rev. Jesse White of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa will deliver the message. Program participants include Jesse Cleveland, a former member of the church; Bishop Steven Moore of New Life Missionary Baptist Church; and Rev. Willie Teacher. Rev. Stephany Davis Colenberg is... Read More
Library to name summer reading winners Friday
The Friends of Hale County Library will hold a party Friday, July 31, at 2 p.m. at the library, 1103 Main Street, to celebrate readers who took part in the Read America 250: Unearth a Story summer reading program. Winners of the program’s cash prize drawings will be announced at the party. The deadline to... Read More
Three back-to-school events set across Hale County in coming days
Three back-to-school events are set across Hale County over the next two weeks, offering families free school supplies along with food, health screenings and activities. The largest is the Bobby Singleton Back to School Supply Give Away, Health Fair and Fun Day, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
For a month now, the congregation of St. Wilfrid’s has been making preparations for retired Bishop of Alabama Kee Sloan’s visit. It’s a big enough deal to have the Bishop come to your church, active or otherwise. Yet I knew from the moment my fellow parishioner, Ann, told me Bishop Sloan was coming that I... Read More
Congressional job fair returns to Selma Aug. 6
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will host her 15th annual Congressional Job Fair on Thursday, Aug. 6, in Selma, bringing employers from across the state together with job seekers from Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Wallace Community College Selma, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway. Admission is free, and... Read More
Data center forum set for this afternoon in Demopolis
A public forum on data center development in Hale and Marengo counties runs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today at the Wallace Community College lecture hall at the Demopolis SportsPlex, 186 Field of Dreams Drive. It is free and open to the public. Katherine Eddins, a conservation attorney who lives in Gallion, will facilitate. Four... Read More