More charges filed against man accused in Greensboro motel attack
A Montgomery man charged last month with rape and assault after an attack at a Greensboro motel now faces six additional charges, including sodomy in the first degree, a Class A felony. The new complaints against Colby Raybon Peebles, 33, were sworn July 29 and filed Monday in Hale County District Court as five separate... Read More
Annual District 7 Congressional job fair will be held in Selma today, August 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
Library honors young readers at America 250 party
The Hale County Library concluded its America 250: Unearth a Story summer reading program on Friday, July 31, with a party recognizing the efforts of its young readers, sponsored and hosted by the Friends of Hale County Library. Participants were recognized and awarded cash prizes for reading the highest number of books during the program.... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Aug 07, 2026-Western Star
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR STATE OF ALABAMA JEFFERSON COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 26BES000246 ESTATE OF: JUDY LOONEY, AN ALLEGED INCAPACITATED PERSON TO: Kelly Bradford Any and All Unknown Heirs, Whose Names, Ages, Conditions and Whereabouts are Unknown, and to any and all interested parties; Take notice that on the... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Aug 06, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE CIRCUIT COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Case No. CV-2026-900004.00 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIE SANDER HOPE, JR; MARCY HOPE; and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; Defendants. NOTICE TO SERVE BY PUBLICATION TO: MARCY HOPE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a lawsuit has been filed against you in... Read More
“Working on a Mission” Greater Bethel M.B. Church visits Diversicare
This past week, the Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church’s Mission Team carried out a significant mission. The Greater Bethel congregants visited the Diversicare Nursing Home, located at 820 Golf Course Rd., Bessemer, AL 35022, to the delight of the staff and residents. Under the pastoral leadership of Pastor James E. Eades, Rev. Reginald Mims, Sis.... Read More
Music, art, and more at Sumac Cottage this weekend for Black Belt Birding Festival
Join Sumac Cottage on August 1st from 10-3 for an art exhibition, live music, pop-up shop and more, all in celebration of Alabama Audubon’s 6th Annual Black Belt Birding Festival. For the past 5 years, Sumac Cottage and Black Belt Workshop have worked to bring a visual arts component to each Black Belt Birding Festival,... Read More
Marion police seek information on Thompson Circle shooting
Marion police are still seeking a Selma man wanted in connection with a July 12 shooting on Thompson Circle that injured a bystander and damaged occupied and unoccupied vehicles and dwellings. Jeremiah Orlando Crawford, 21, also known as “Bill,” is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 160 pounds and is known to... Read More
Cedric Wilson
Cedric Wilson, 38, of Baton Rouge, La., died Friday, July 10, in Baton Rouge. Visitation was held Friday, July 24, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home, 322 North St., Uniontown. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 25, at noon at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 12024 U.S. 80,... Read More
Vola Sue Ussery Burcham
Vola Sue Ussery Burcham of Marion died July 11 at the age of 92. Burcham was born Sept. 24, 1933, in Perryville, Arkansas, to the late Frank Ussery and Ruth Rogers Ussery. Survivors include her children, Michael Burcham (Julie), Amy Vasquez (Francisco) and Beth Sabo (Bill); grandchildren, Francisco Vasquez Jr. (Kirsten), Victor Vasquez, Eva Painter... Read More