Willie Lee Thrash, Sr.
Willie Lee Thrash Sr., 83, died September 12. He was born August 9, 1943. A public viewing was held Friday, October 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home in Uniontown. The funeral service was held Saturday, October 10, at 11 a.m. at Glovers Primitive Baptist Church in Thomaston. Glen White... Read More
Kids and Kin classes for relative caregivers set at Marion library through Dec.
The Family Guidance Center of Alabama’s Kids and Kin program has scheduled free classes for grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives raising children at the Marion-Perry County Public Library, 202 Washington St., through the end of the year. The schedule: A Guide to Safe Sleep for Infants, Tuesday, Oct. 13; Peer Pressure, From Toddlers... Read More
Perry County fifth graders’ math proficiency rose to 38.89 percent, Wallace say
Math proficiency among Perry County fifth graders rose from 3.57 percent in the 2022-23 school year to 38.89 percent in 2024-25, Wallace Community College Selma said in an Oct. 1 story on its website. Third and fourth graders gained over the same years, the college said. Third-grade proficiency went from 19.15 percent to 43.64 percent,... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Slop, slop, everywhere, but not a bit to eat. That’s how many editorialists are describing our current state of affairs. If I had to place a bet on the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, it would be “slop.” Last year’s was “rage bait” which at least had some human input. For example, the viral... Read More
Terrance Earl Banks
Terrance Earl Banks, 42, of Fort Wayne, Ind., entered into eternal transition on September 29 at his residence. He was born July 6, 1984. A viewing will be held Friday, October 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown. Visitation with the family will be held Saturday,... Read More
Guardians’ history includes a Marion Military Institute cadet
Hendrick Cromartie, class of 1947, played in the Indians’ farm system in 1949 After losing the first two games of the best-of-five American League Division Series, the Cleveland Guardians (formerly the Cleveland Indians) beat the Chicago White Sox three games in a row to win the series and advance to the American League Championship Series,... Read More
Erica King memorial trail ride for breast cancer awareness set for Oct. 17 at East Perry park
The Ride for a Cause, a breast cancer awareness trail ride and event in memory of Erica King, is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, at East Perry Community Park and Recreation Center, 5689 County Road 64, Marion, according to the flyer for the ride. Gates open at noon and the ride starts at 3 p.m.... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Oct 16, 2026-Western Star
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice of Publication: Mercury Funding, LLC v. Judy L. White, et al., Case No. 68-CV-2022-900610.00, was filed in the Bessemer Division of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama on October 27, 2022, and a Verified Amended Complaint In Rem was filed on May 12, 2025 (together, the “Complaint”) seeking... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Oct 15, 2026-TCP
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: The Estate of BURNETTE, SANDRA DARLENE, Deceased. Case No.: 2026PC091 TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Administration having been granted to Patrick David Burnette, as Administrator of the Estate of Sandra Darlene Burnette, deceased, on the 24 day of September, 2026. NOTICE IS... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Oct 15, 2026-TSH
Legal Notice STATE OF ALABAMA PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2026 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2026-343 (HB573), which ordered an election to be held on a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 relating to Perry County, Alabama; and WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the... Read More