Black Belt Community Foundation awards $32,000 in grants to Perry Co. organizations
The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $32,000 in community and arts grants to seven Perry County organizations at a ceremony held in Selma this past weekend, part of a region-wide grant cycle that distributed nearly $359,000 across 12 Black Belt counties. Perry County received $25,000 in community grants shared among five organizations and $7,000 in... Read More
Grand jury indicts Faunsdale man on murder charge in March shooting; charge upgraded from manslaughter
A Perry County grand jury has indicted a Faunsdale man on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Uniontown in late March, upgrading the case from the original charge of manslaughter. Deandre Brandell Langhorne, 33, of Willie Moss Road, Faunsdale, was indicted on April 21 by a Perry County... Read More
Legal Notices Week of May 08, 2026 – Western Star
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMABESSEMER CIVIL DIVISION MANAGEMENT TEAM SYSTEMS, LLC,Plaintiff, v. RENEE CARTER and FICTICIOUS DEFENDANTS A, B, C & D who may be occupants at 500 Hillside Terrace, Bessemer, Alabama 35020, whose correct names are otherwise known to Plaintiff and who will be added by amendment when ascertained,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of May 7, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2025 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2025-227 (SB118) and Act No. 2025-291 (HB354), proposing amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022; WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, as amended, the Legislature has... Read More
“Taking The ‘A’ Train”: Aaden Hawkins accepted into Dual Enrollment program
Here at the Western Star we’re always excited to celebrate our youth through their scholastic triumphs. Recently Aaden Hawkins was accepted into the Dual Enrollment Program within the Birmingham City Schools system. A ninth grader at Jackson-Olin High School, he was awarded the opportunity to begin college courses with the ability to earn high school... Read More
Area students inducted into National Society of Leadership and Success
More than 150 Wallace State Community College students were inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) during the 2025-2026 academic year, marking a milestone in their leadership and personal development journeys. “Each student member here has gained meaningful leadership insight and perspective through the steps leading to induction,” said Kristen Holmes, Vice... Read More
Demetress Wood elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Demetress Wood of Bessemer, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Auburn University at Montgomery. Wood is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is... Read More
Alabama airmen remembered 65 years after Bay of Pigs attack
It has been 65 years since four Alabama airmen lost their lives in the infamous Bay of Pigs Invasion mission to overthrow Fidel Castro and his regime. In 1961, Leo Baker, Wade Gray, Pete Ray, and Riley Shamburger, members of the 117th Reconnaissance Wing, now the 117th Air Refueling Wing, lost their lives as they... Read More
Springing and flinging together at the Glenwood Annual 1K Walk
“Through movement, laughter and connection, Glenwood’s Spring Fling brings our community together in the best way,” said Glenwood President and CEO Christy Castleberry. This past weekend, the Glenwood family celebrated their Spring Fling Block Party with a conglomerate of activities along with good food amongst a 1K Walk taken on by staff members and students.... Read More
Isaiah Jackson elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Isaiah Jackson of McCalla, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Samford University. Jackson is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation... Read More