A Huntsville man is charged with felony criminal mischief after authorities say he drove a vehicle into a privacy fence at a Marion residence last September, tearing the fence apart and knocking its gate off the hinges. Takeldrick Deonta Heard, 31, of Huntsville, was arrested Aug. 21 on a charge of criminal mischief, first degree,... Read More

Callan Power LLC, the subsidiary Callan JMB announced Aug. 6 to bring transformer manufacturing to the Atlas Complex in Marion, has agreed to buy oil and gas leases in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana, will be run by the founder of Northern Oil and Gas, and will be renamed Reger Energy LLC... Read More

A 14-year-old has been charged with making a terrorist threat after an anonymous threat closed the Perry County school system Monday, Aug. 24, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. School officials said the threat came in Sunday morning, Aug. 23, and announced that day that schools would be closed Monday out of an abundance... Read More

Two candidates now claim the Democratic nomination for Perry County Commission District 1, and the officials who could settle it have taken opposing positions. On Friday the Alabama Democratic Party’s contest committee voted 5-0 that a disputed ballot from the May 19 primary should count for incumbent Commissioner Albert Turner Jr., putting him ahead of... Read More

Four men were arrested Aug. 20 on felony assault charges accusing them of seriously injuring the same man in an Aug. 17 attack, according to Hale County District Court records. Austin Wade Johnson, 23, of Moundville; Tyler Eugene Wynn, 19, of Greensboro; Carlos Fowler Jr., 29, of Greensboro; and Michael Heritage, 28, of Moundville, are... Read More

Project Horseshoe Farm’s free after-school program for students in first through eighth grades is underway at 1202 Main St. in Greensboro. The program, which began Aug. 11, meets Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students receive one-on-one homework help, enrichment in core subjects, arts and fitness activities, and mentorship. Limited transportation is... Read More

The Hale County Extension Office is asking residents to grow and donate at least 250 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables before Labor Day as part of a statewide Alabama Extension challenge. The Grow More, Give More 250-Pound Challenge runs through Sept. 7 and is part of Alabama Extension’s observance of the nation’s 250th anniversary.... Read More

The City of Moundville will receive $113,387 from the Alabama Recycling Fund for fiscal year 2027, one of 20 grants totaling nearly $2.5 million announced Monday, Aug. 24, by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. ADEM Director Edward Poolos singled out Moundville when describing the range of this year’s recipients, which he said “range from... Read More