George Eliot Weeks
George Eliot Weeks, 87, of Moundville, passed away Sept. 1 at DCH Regional Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1939, in Jamestown, New York, to John Eliot Bocchino and Grace Baker Bocchino. He was later adopted by his beloved stepfather after his mother, Grace Baker Weeks, returned home to Alabama and married Thomas Powers... Read More
Elaine Edwards
Janice “Elaine” Holladay Edwards, lovingly known as “MeeMaw,” was called home to Heaven on September 6, where she was joyfully reunited with her beloved husband, Hugh. Elaine was born on October 12, 1943, to Ozell and Houston Holliday. At 19 years old, she married the love of her life, Hugh, and together they were blessed... Read More
Marion man sues for defamation over Facebook post naming him in break-in
A Marion man has sued a Perry County woman for libel over a Facebook post he says falsely identified him as the person who broke into a Marion home last year. Chris Murphy filed the suit Friday, Sept. 11, in Perry County Circuit Court against Loretta Etheredge, who the complaint says was a member, administrator... Read More
Turner turns to write-in campaign as absentee voting opens with Bennett on the D1 ballot
Incumbent Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. said Friday, Sept. 11, that he will run a write-in campaign for Perry County Commission District 1 rather than keep fighting over a Nov. 3 ballot that carries Donald J. Bennett Sr.’s name and not his, WAKA reported. By the next morning, absentee voting on that ballot had opened at... Read More
Grand jury indicts four PREP Center escapees, accused getaway driver
A Perry County grand jury has indicted the four inmates who escaped the Perry County Correctional PREP Center in Uniontown on May 30, along with the Selma woman accused of picking them up outside the facility and hiding them at her apartment, according to Perry County Circuit Court records. The indictments were returned Aug. 25... Read More
Milners’ College Street home is Garden Club’s September Yard of the Month
Chad and Kimberly Milner with the Greensboro Garden Club’s Yard of the Month sign at their College Street home.(above) City of Greensboro has a code enforcement officer working throughout the city and is asking residents, landlords, business owners and property owners to look over their properties and address any problems before enforcement action becomes necessary,... Read More
Greensboro puts code enforcement officer to work, asks property owners to act first
The City of Greensboro has a code enforcement officer working throughout the city and is asking residents, landlords, business owners and property owners to look over their properties and address any problems before enforcement action becomes necessary, the city announced Sept. 10. The city’s notice asks property owners to: Keep grass, weeds and vegetation maintained;... Read More
Greensboro nurse practitioner earns doctorate from Alabama
Dana Gentry Eicher with her faculty advisor, Dr. Amy Lee, at the doctoral hooding ceremony during the University of Alabama commencement at Coleman Coliseum.(above) Dana Gentry Eicher, a Greensboro native and family nurse practitioner, graduated Aug. 1 from the University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing with her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, the terminal... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 18, 2026- Western Star
LEGAL NOTICE CHANGE OF NAME PUBLICATION FOR A MINOR STATE OF ALABAMA JEFFERSON COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 26BES00391 IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF: S.S.R., A MINOR NOTICE TO: JEREMY SCOTT RAKES UNKNOWN ADDRESS On the 22nd day of July 2026, came Amy Rakes, Mother, Petitioner for the Change of Name... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 16, 2026-SUN
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICES STATE OF ALABAMA IN THE PROBATE COURT CHOCTAW COUNTY CASE NO. A-2026- 00015 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROY C. DICKS, DECEASED. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 27 rh day of August, 2026 by the Honorable JASON B. STURDIVANT, Judge... Read More