Shelton Singers and Jazz Combo at the Opera House Friday, Oct. 9
The Shelton State Community College Singers and Jazz Combo will perform at the Greensboro Opera House at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, with a reception to follow. Admission is free. The Shelton Singers, an auditioned mixed choir of students from many academic areas, has been performing for more than 40 years, with concerts across the... Read More
Francis Marion School holds Grandparents Day lunch, senior portraits Friday
Francis Marion School will hold a Grandparents Day lunch and take Class of 2027 senior portraits on Friday, Oct. 9. Grandparents are invited to a special lunch with their grandchildren at the school. Lunch is $6, the school said in a post. Lunch times by grade, according to the school’s flyer, are grades 7 through... Read More
Salvation Army takes Angel Tree applications through Oct. 16
Angel Tree application packets are available at the Salvation Army’s Demopolis Service Center, which serves families in Perry County and in Choctaw, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo and Wilcox counties, the Salvation Army said in an Oct. 4 post. Completed packets are due back by Friday, Oct. 16, “no exceptions,” according to the Salvation Army’s flyer. Packets... Read More
McMillan receives ALFA scholarship
Hardy McMillan of Perry County, second from left, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation and the Perry County Farmers Federation on Sept. 21 in Auburn. From left are Alabama Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell, McMillan, Federation District 8 Director Stewart Koon and Federation Southwest Area Vice President Hope Cassebaum. Perry County... 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
Eagle Grove Missionary Baptist marks 132nd anniversary with homecoming Oct. 25
Eagle Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1467 County Road 38, Marion, will celebrate its 132nd anniversary with a church homecoming service at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The Rev. Dr. Bobby England, pastor of New Pernell Baptist Church in Marion Junction, will be the guest speaker, and Dr. Cathy Trimble will be mistress of order. The... Read More
Mason Street mobile home request returns to Marion council Thursday
The Marion City Council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the council chambers at City Hall, 123 E. Jefferson St., after a 5:45 p.m. public hearing on a request for a variance to place a mobile home at 102 Mason Street. The request, by Johnny Stevenson, is also on the council’s agenda for... Read More
Erica King memorial trail ride for breast cancer awareness set for Oct. 17 at East Perry park
The Ride for a Cause, a breast cancer awareness trail ride and event in memory of Erica King, is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, at East Perry Community Park and Recreation Center, 5689 County Road 64, Marion, according to the flyer for the ride. Gates open at noon and the ride starts at 3 p.m.... Read More
Regenia Bennett Williams
Regenia Bennett Williams, 64, died September 23. She was born December 14, 1961. A public viewing was held Friday, October 2, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home, 255 Franklin Street, Uniontown. Funeral services were held Saturday, October 3, at 11 a.m. at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3087 R.L. Flowers... Read More
Aaron Harrell
Aaron Harrell, 68, of Uniontown entered into eternal transition on Saturday, September 26, at his home. He was born September 15, 1958. A viewing will be held Friday, October 9, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home, 322 North Street, Uniontown. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 10,... Read More