A chat with Aleria Harper, fsanitation and ordinance inspector, Bessemer Public Improvements Department
Aleria Harper of Pleasant Grove is a professional. Since 2022 she has served as the Sanitation and Ordinance Inspector for the Bessemer Public Improvements Department. A job that requires discipline, Aleria is also compassionate. She has been with the department for 17 years having been hired in 2009 as the administrative assistant for the department.... Read More
Bessemer council adopts new rules of procedure, repeals the old ones
The Bessemer City Council adopted a new set of rules for its meetings on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and repealed every earlier ordinance on council procedure, according to the text of Ordinance No. 3703 as the city filed it for publication over the name of City Clerk Wanda D. Taylor. The 28-section ordinance took effect on... Read More
Bessemer Police “Good Morning” Cards Good Public Service
A Bessemer Police Department “Good Morning” card, with blanks for the officers, the time and the date a business or residence was checked. The Bessemer Police Department is always hard at work. They are committed to protecting and serving the public. Among the services they provide is the posting of a golden-colored “Good Morning” card... Read More
Plantation Manor Retirement Community Honors Breast Cancer Survivors
Shon Harris, from left, Amy Devereaux, Jessica Fleming, Devin Turner and Crystal Chesser at Plantation Manor. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is very important at Plantation Manor Retirement Community in McCalla. It was a gathering of love, hope and pink at Plantation Manor Friday, Oct. 9, for the breast cancer survivors and residents. Stronger together. The... Read More
Fire department fall festival and Poe Halloween party set for October in Perry County
A fall festival Saturday, Oct. 17, and a Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 31, are set in Perry County. The North Perry Volunteer Fire Department will hold its fall festival at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, with games, food, prizes and bingo. Tickets are 50 cents each and are sold at the door. The festival supports... Read More
Trinity Baptist’s women’s conference is Oct. 17
Trinity Baptist Church, 501 Carol St., Marion, will hold its Community Women’s Conference from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, with the theme “Encourage and Build Up One Another,” from 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The guest speakers are from the Pastor Wives’ Ministry: Shirley Dawson, Mary King and Cathy Wright. Everyone is invited, and those... Read More
C.H.O.I.C.E. plans senior citizens lunch and bingo Nov. 18 in Uniontown
C.H.O.I.C.E. will hold a Senior Citizens Lunch and Bingo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Uniontown Recreational Building on Highway 183. The event is open to all senior citizens and includes lunch, bingo with prizes, fellowship and a chance to connect with resources. To RSVP, call JoeAnn Tabb at 334-231-7019.
Extension office offers pesticide applicator training Oct. 27
The Perry County Extension office will hold Private Pesticide Applicator Training from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the office, 1710 S. Washington St., Suite 107. Participants get training followed by testing for a private pesticide applicator permit. The cost is $20. To register, call 334-683-6888 or go to aces.edu/event/private-pesticide-applicator-training-2.
Sumac Cottage’s third holiday open house set Dec. 13
Sumac Cottage will hold its third annual holiday open house on Sunday, Dec. 13, the same day as the Porches and Parlors tour of homes, with a pop-up shop of artwork and handmade gifts by regional artists and makers, an artist ornament sale, live music, refreshments and make-and-take art activities, the art space announced. Participating... Read More
Sowing Seeds of Hope CNA students work health fair with Samford, Walgreens
Sowing Seeds of Hope’s CNA students worked alongside Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy and Walgreens at the organization’s community health fair Saturday, Oct. 3, in Marion. The fair was at the Judge Richard M. Avery Jr. Perry County Courthouse Annex II, 1710 S. Washington St. The organization’s advance post and flyer for the event... Read More