Mary Louise Church-Lewis
Mary Louise Church-Lewis, age 68, died June 23, 2026. A viewing was held Sunday, July 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street in Marion. A celebration of life was held Monday, July 6, at 10 a.m. at Healing Springs Baptist Church, 3371 Highway 5 in Marion. Burial followed... Read More
Johnny Wayne McCullough
Johnny Wayne McCullough, age 72, of Brookwood, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior on June 30, 2026. Johnny was born July 3, 1953, and was raised in Heiberger, where he developed the values of faith, love, and family that would define his life. He was a gifted carpenter who took great love in... Read More
‘Drop & Go’ community drive-through baby shower and donation drive July 10
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, through the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), is inviting the community to come together in support of local families for a Drop & Go Drive-Thru Baby Shower and Donation Drive. This event is being held in an effort to ensure that expecting parents and newborns in Hale County... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Television has long been an escape, not just for me, but for many of us. This is where I could reference David Foster Wallace, the cycle of irony, and ‘algorithmic loneliness’—yet this is a recipe column, not a college paper. Still, I have been reexamining my relationship to such passive entertainment. Cooking has always been... Read More
Perry County Senior Resource Day set for July 14
A Perry County Senior Resource Day will be held Tuesday, July 14, in Marion, offering older residents access to community, health, and safety resources. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lincoln Auditorium, 207 Lincoln Street. The event is presented by Project GRACE Central in partnership with the Alabama Department... Read More
Marion water report: No health violations, but missed bacteria testing and mineral levels linked to discolored water
The City of Marion has released its 2026 Consumer Confidence Report, the federally required annual summary of drinking water testing, and the results show no violations of health-based standards during 2025. But the report also discloses that the city failed to complete required bacteria monitoring in January, and it documents manganese levels more than seven... Read More
Marion man charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor
A Marion man has been arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child in connection with an incident this spring involving a teenage student, according to the Moundville Police Department. Da’Shawn LaTrell Cole, 21, of Marion, was arrested June 25. Police said the charge stems from an April incident in which Cole... Read More
Times-Standard-Herald wins three national awards, takes first in Freedom of Information
The Times-Standard-Herald has won three National Newspaper Association awards, including first place for Freedom of Information reporting in a category the contest judges called extremely competitive. The Times-Standard-Herald was the only Alabama newspaper to win an award in this year’s national editorial contest, taking all three of the state’s honors in the competition. The awards... Read More
Recount in District 1 race set for Thursday after week of wrangling over bond
The recount that Albert Turner Jr. has pursued since the day he lost the Perry County Commission District 1 Democratic primary by a single vote is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, at 11 a.m., after a week in which the posting of Turner’s $8,500 security bond became its own running dispute. Donald J. Bennett was... Read More
$221 million solar financing recorded for land in Perry County
A syndicate of lenders led by JPMorgan Chase Bank has placed more than $221 million in construction financing on the EG Saturn solar project near Newbern, according to a mortgage recorded May 15 in the Perry County probate office. The Fee and Leasehold Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing, recorded... Read More