The Alabama Beacon

Lena Nell Harrison Duck, 87, entered eternal rest on Sept. 2. She was born April 13, 1939, in Marion to Corin and Annie Frank Harrison. Lena had a personality that drew you in, always laughing and cutting up with people. She worked for the Nutrition Site in Marion, serving meals and providing a warm and...

State warns cattle buyers about fake Facebook sellers after $100,000 in losses

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is warning cattle buyers and producers about fake social media pages posing as real Alabama cattle operations, after one such page took more than $100,000 from buyers who believed they were purchasing bred heifers. Since July, a family-owned Alabama cattle operation has been getting calls from people trying...

USDA launches screwworm page for hunters ahead of deer season

With hunting season approaching, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a New World screwworm web page written for hunters, wildlife professionals and others who spend time in the field, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries said this week. New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the flesh of living...

‘Phantom’ returns to the Opera House Sunday

The Greensboro Opera House will present “Thrice-Told Tales: The Phantom of the Greensboro Opera House,” a farcical history of the Opera House and other local stories, on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door, and students are admitted free. The locally written, produced and performed play is the third and...

Child Find can help Perry County children with disabilities, schools say

Parents who have concerns about a child’s development, learning, speech and language, hearing, vision or other areas can get help through Child Find, and early identification can make a difference, Perry County Schools said this week. Child Find is a statewide effort by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation...

Black Belt Paddle Festival seeks area artists

Sacred Space, Inc. is inviting artists from Hale County and across the Black Belt to take part in the Black Belt Paddle Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 26, at Jennings Ferry Campground on the Black Warrior River. Organizers are looking for artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, folk art and nature-based art...

Southern Academy breaks ground on $2.4 million classroom building and storm shelter

Southern Academy broke ground Friday, Sept. 4, on a $2.4 million academic building that will add four classrooms and two bathrooms to its Greensboro campus and double as a storm shelter. The 5,500-square-foot building, designed by Ward Scott Morris Architecture, will connect to the Elementary Wing and occupy the southwest corner of the campus at...

Revenue commissioner asks taxpayers to update addresses, phone numbers

The Perry County Revenue Commissioner’s Office is updating addresses and telephone numbers for everyone who pays tag, title and property taxes in the county, and Revenue Commissioner Rita Kynard-Smith is asking residents to call in their current information. Current contact information ensures that every customer is properly informed of pressing matters and that unforeseen issues...

Marion woman charged after four children found in hot car at Selma Walmart