Here is the text structured into clear, readable paragraphs with strategic bolding and italics for quick scanning, keeping all of your original content fully intact and without any headings: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Alabama to offset... Read More

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), in partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), plans to distribute Alabama SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) benefits to eligible children again this summer. Alabama SUN Bucks will provide a one-time issuance of $120 per school-aged child to low-income families to assist them in purchasing groceries over... Read More

The Times-Standard-Herald swept the top three places for Best Public Service and won first place in the Freedom of Information/First Amendment special category in the Alabama Media Awards at the Alabama Press Association’s 2026 Summer Convention this past weekend in Orange Beach, the strongest single showing in a weekend of honors for parent company Watchman... Read More

Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its recent activities: Arrests 06-23-2026 Ladarius Jamar Rhodes, 27, Greensboro, was arrested for assault 3rd. 06-25-2026 Angie Marie Lee, 47, Greensboro, was arrested for domestic violence 3rd. Kenyotta Lakayla Lee, 30, Greensboro, was arrested for domestic violence 3rd. 06-29-2026 Damyan R. Holifield, 25, Sawyerville, was arrested for... Read More

Twenty-two area students were named to the dean’s list or the president’s list at the University of Alabama for the spring semester. The dean’s list recognizes full-time undergraduate students with an academic record of 3.5 or above, and the president’s list recognizes those with a 4.0, or all A’s. President’s List Named to the president’s... Read More

Motorists will not be stalled by road construction this Fourth of July holiday. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will suspend all temporary lane closures on interstate routes from Friday, July 3, at 6 a.m. until Sunday, July 5, at 11:59 p.m. Alabama roadways see higher traffic volumes during the holiday, and the suspension is... Read More

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million statewide to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program, including $510,759 to Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc., which serves Hale County along with Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. The grants to community action... Read More

The West Alabama Transit Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the West Alabama Regional Commission (4200 Highway 69 North, Northport). This meeting is the second of two that will be used to produce a status report for the West Alabama Coordinated Public... Read More

The West Alabama Rural Planning Organization will hold its Hale County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m. at Moundville City Hall, 410 Market Street. The RPO serves as a transportation planning process for rural west Alabama, providing a formal link between the Alabama Department of Transportation and local governments in... Read More