Zion Chapel Methodist awarded $54,937 preservation grant
Zion Chapel Methodist Church in Marion has been awarded a $54,937.50 historic preservation grant through the Alabama Historical Commission’s Historic Sites Grant Program, funded by the state Legislature. Sen. Robert Stewart announced the award, noting that the church, known locally as Zion Church, holds an important place in the history of the Voting Rights Movement.... Read More
Council meeting postponed after death of Mayor’s father, Bennie Hinton, age 73
The Marion City Council has postponed its Tuesday, Sept. 8, meeting after the death Saturday, Sept. 5, of Bennie C. Hinton Sr., 73, the father of Mayor Dexter Hinton, the city announced Sunday. The council’s next regular meeting is Monday, Sept. 21. Funeral services will be Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. at Berean Baptist... Read More
MMI dedicates fire training burn tower, pumper engine for First Responder Program
Fire science and criminal justice degrees added this fall; plans unveiled for a model fire house Marion Military Institute cut the ribbon Wednesday, Sept. 2, on two major additions to its First Responder Program: a fire training burn tower funded through an Alabama Community College System workforce development grant and a fire training pumper engine... Read More
Judge finds probable cause in Holifield killing; bond decision to come later
The woman charged with murder in the November stabbing death of a Marion man will stay in jail for now, after a nearly two-hour hearing Wednesday, Sept. 2, at which a Perry County district judge found probable cause for the charge and put off a decision on whether she can be released. Anastassja “Anya” Cooper... Read More
Bennett’s name, not Turner’s, on Perry County’s Nov. 3 ballot
Donald J. Bennett Sr. is the only name listed for Perry County Commission District 1 on the sample ballot for the Nov. 3 general election, with a write-in line beneath it and no listing for Commissioner Albert Turner. The sample ballot, which the probate judge’s office prepares from the nominees certified to it, began circulating... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 10, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE PERRY COUNTY COMMISSIONAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Title of Job Opening: Probate Clerk Under the supervision of the Perry County Probate Judge Duties/Responsibilities:Greet customers and assist them with their needs. Intake and index instruments (ie., deeds, mortgages); process marriage licenses, renew driver licenses, record UCC-1 Financing Statements; sell privilege licenses (boats,... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball roster: 1 Martha Kyser, Fr.; 2/19L Kaylee Burt, Sr.; 4 Alana Mitchell, Jr.; 5 Macie Sluder, So.; 20 Louise Holmes, Fr.; 21 Carlie Odom, Jr.; 23/8L Mary Elizabeth Kyser, Sr.; 24 Caroline Christmas, Jr.; 27 Mallory Newton, Sr.; 29 Ellie Odom, So.; 30 Marietta Holmes, Jr.; 32 Bailey... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster: 1 BoBraeden Agee, Sr., REC/DB; 3 RJ Seale, Jr., TE/OLB; 5 Patrick Thomas, Jr., RB/OLB; 6 JB Bishop, Sr., REC/DB; 7 Bill Lee, Jr., REC/DB; 8 Wyatt Martin, Jr., RB/DB; 12 Jaxon Green, Sop., RB/DB; 13 Drew Rogers, Jr., QB/DB; 14 William Pettis, Jr., RB/ILB; 20 Hunter... Read More
Southern volleyball opens region play Thursday against Bessemer
Southern Academy’s volleyball team, the defending AISA Class AA state champion, opens region play at home Thursday, Sept. 3, against Bessemer Academy, the first of six region matches the Cougars will play in the next four weeks. All of Southern’s region schedule falls in that one stretch. The Cougars play Bessemer Academy, Restoration Academy and... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
According to my parentheticals, this columnist is still in a state of mourning. Yes, Carolyn Virginia Nelson, a personal icon of Black Belt cuisine, is no longer with us. I have been cooking my way through it. I never got to sit at her table, so for personal stories you’ll have to ask the folks... Read More