Sewell taking applications for military service academy nominations
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell’s office is accepting applications from students in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District who want a nomination to one of the nation’s military service academies, her office announced Sept. 23. Applicants must be legally domiciled in the district; be at least 17 and not yet 23 on July 1 of the year they... Read More
Stephens Memorial to install Pastor Johnson Oct. 18
Stephens Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown will hold the installation of Pastor McArthur Johnson and First Lady Shemeco Johnson on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1:30 p.m. at the church, 1530 Stephens Memorial Road, Uniontown. The service theme is Acts 20:28: “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy... Read More
Saint Mary P.B. to observe anniversary Oct. 11
Saint Mary Primitive Baptist Church on County Road 177, St. Mary’s Road, in Uniontown will hold its church anniversary observance Sunday, Oct. 11, at noon. The theme is “God Welcomes Us Back Home,” from Romans 15:7: “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.” The Rev. Dr. Mack... 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
Lue Bertha Craig
Lue Bertha Craig, 76, died Saturday, September 26. She was born May 5, 1950. Viewing will be held Friday, October 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 3, at 2:30 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service. Interment will... Read More
City of Marion takes resumes for municipal judge, water and sewer manager
The City of Marion is accepting resumes for a municipal judge and a manager for its water and sewer departments, the city announced Thursday, Sept. 24, three days after the City Council voted to post the judge’s position and to outline its expectations for a department manager while it finishes the coming year’s budget. The... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
The other day, someone texted me with a rather serious subject: sugar in cornbread. That’s right—clutch your pearls, fan yourself with your lace handkerchiefs, pull out the fainting couch. I’m about to touch a nerve with some of my more penitent southern cooks when I say: I see no problem with sugar in cornbread. Now,... Read More
Registration open through Friday, Oct. 2 to join Extension’s diabetes program
The Health Extension for Diabetes program has begun in Hale County, and people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes can still join the remaining seven of its eight sessions by registering with the Hale County Extension Office by Friday, Oct. 2, the office said. Tera Glenn, the Extension agent for health and wellness, opened... Read More
Hale County’s Laura Kyser receives Farmers Federation memorial scholarship
Laura Kyser, second from left, receives the John C. Jay Jr. Memorial Scholarship Sept. 21 at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. From left are Federation President Jimmy Parnell, Kyser, Hale County Farmers Federation board member Townsend Kyser, Federation District 8 Director Stewart Koon and Federation Southwest Area Vice President Hope Cassebaum. Laura Kyser, a Hale County native... Read More
Woods Promise marks sixth year of Planting Seeds in the Black Belt
Scholars in Woods Promise Inc.’s Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program at the Hale County College and Career Academy.(above) Woods Promise Inc. held its sixth Planting Seeds in the Black Belt program this year at the Hale County College and Career Academy, with the largest group of scholars in the program’s six years, the... Read More