Uniontown looks to hire city clerk
The City of Uniontown is accepting applications for the position of City Clerk / Court Clerk. This full-time position pays $42,000 annually and is responsible for a wide range of administrative, financial, and clerical duties for both City Hall and Municipal Court operations. Applicants should submit a completed application, résumé, and references to: City of Uniontown, Alabama Attn: Mayor’s Office 200 Front Street P.O. Box 1069 Uniontown, AL... Read More
Marion Military Institute has acquired a state-of-the-art fire truck
Marion Military Institute has acquired a state-of-the-art fire truck: the E One Rescue Pumper truck, built on a Freightliner chassis, holds a 1,000-gallon tank with a Hale QMAX 1,500 gallon per min pump. The truck, along with MMI’s Fire Training Tower, will serve as the primary training components of the school’s growing First Responder Program,... Read More
College City Drug
College City Drug would like to thank everyone who came out and supported its Christmas Open House. Sherer Averette was the grand door prize winner of a $100 store gift certificate. Other door prize winners included Sharon Horton, Lynette Tubbs, Tracey Horton, Rachel Parker, Leslie Core, and Ashleigh Parker. The winner of the candy dish... Read More
City of Marion annual Christmas parade will be Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:00
The City of Marion will host its 2025 Christmas Parade and “Christmas on the Square” celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in downtown Marion. The evening parade will roll along Washington Street as part of the Christmas on the Square festivities, with holiday lights and decorations planned throughout the downtown area. The event flyer lists food, vendors, a live show, and other activities in addition to... Read More
Marion’s 2022 audit reveals ongoing weaknesses
Revenue from struggling water system is Marion’s sole positive position, while city ran a general fund deficit of over $1 million for the year The Times-Standard-Herald has obtained a copy of Banks, Finley, and White’s outside audit of the City of Marion’s 2022 fiscal year. The long-delayed audit shows a negative General Fund balance, unrecorded payables and debt of more than $2... Read More
Legal Notices Western Star Week of Dec 12, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION (UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS) IN THE MATTER OF: ADOPTION OF: P.B.A., MINOR IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL. CASE NO. 25BES00538 NOTICE TO THE UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENTS OF: P.B.A., WHOSE ADDRESS IS ALSO UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED You will take notice that a Petition for the Adoption of,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Dec 11, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLICATION DATES: December 4, 2025, December 11, 2025, December 18, 2025NEWSPAPER: The Times-Standard-Herald NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Donna S. Cooley and Christopher Hudson, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee... Read More
Alabama police chief announces warrants in viral ‘riverboat brawl’ case
Montgomery Alabama Police Chief Darryl J. Albert held a press conference at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 regarding his department’s ongoing investigation of the “riverfront brawl” that happened in Montgomery over the weekend. Video of that incident went viral on social media. Albert announced three suspects in the incident, thus far: Richard Roberts, white... Read More
UPDATE: State investigating officer-involved shooting at Alabama school, suspect identified
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating an officer-involvement shooting at an elementary school that occurred in Etowah County on Thursday, June 9. Officers have identified the suspect in the case as 32 year-old Robert Tyler White of Bunnlevel, N.C. According to a press release from ALEA, an individual was trying to gain access to a... Read More
Turner unseats Jackson in Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Race
The Alabama Beacon projects that Marion attorney Robert Turner, Jr. will be the next District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Turner pulled out big wins in Perry and Hale Counties, giving him the edge over longtime incumbent Jackson. Unofficial totals from the May 24 Democratic primary place Turner’s final total at 9,178 votes to... Read More