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 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

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 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

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

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

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

A slate of state and county road projects in Hale County is moving toward contract letting over the next year, including a resurfacing and lane reconfiguration on State Route 14 west of Greensboro and continued construction on the West Alabama Highway around Greensboro and Moundville. The projects were reviewed July 21 when the Hale County... Read More

The sixth annual Black Belt Birding Festival lands in Greensboro and across the region next weekend, July 31 through Aug. 2, bringing three days of guided field trips, art, music and history to eight Black Belt counties. The festival, presented by Alabama Audubon with Alabama Black Belt Adventures, opens Friday, July 31, at 5 p.m.... Read More