Drought Monitor puts nearly all of Perry County in severe drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s map of Alabama for Sept. 22, released Sept. 24. Orange is severe drought, tan moderate drought and yellow abnormally dry.(above) Nearly all of Perry County is in severe drought, the second of the U.S. Drought Monitor’s four drought categories, according to the monitor’s map dated Sept. 22 and released Thursday, Sept.... Read More
Perry County voters decide Nov. 3 on a property tax freeze for homeowners 65 and older
Perry County voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether homeowners 65 and older may freeze the assessed value of their homes for property tax purposes, under a local constitutional amendment the Legislature sent to the county’s ballot this spring. Gov. Kay Ivey’s proclamation ordering the election, which the county’s legal journal must publish for four... Read More
Ingram State opens workforce training building at Perry County PREP Center
Officials raise the ribbon at the new J.F. Ingram State Technical College workforce training facility at the Perry County PREP Center on Sept. 23.(above) J.F. Ingram State Technical College and the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles opened a new workforce training facility at the Perry County PREP Center on U.S. Highway 80 near Uniontown... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 1, 2026
Classified Ad Rates MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per word. Payable in advance of publication. MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Oct 1, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTESTATE OF JOHN H. WALKER, DECEASEDIN THE PROBATE COURT OF PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMACASE NO. 26-0030 Letters of Administration were granted to Lisa Osborne, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John H. Walker, decease, on the ___ day of ___________, 2026. All persons having claims against the Estate must present them... Read More
MMI notifying former students that bank account data was exposed in February breach
Marion Military Institute is notifying people whose names, bank account numbers and routing numbers were in its files that an unknown person had access to its network for four days in February, according to a notification letter one Marion family received this week. The letter, sent on the school’s behalf by Cyberscout, an identity protection... Read More
Beef and Forage Field Day set Oct. 16 at Black Belt research center
Livestock and forage producers are invited to the annual Beef and Forage Field Day on Friday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Black Belt Research and Extension Center, 60 County Road 944, Marion Junction. The field day gives producers a chance to get out in the field, see demonstrations firsthand and... Read More
Shepherd appeals ADEM’s dismissal of her Arrowhead hearing request
Portia Shepherd of Uniontown has appealed to Montgomery County Circuit Court after the Alabama Department of Environmental Management dismissed her request for a public hearing on the expansion of the Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown. She said she filed the appeal last week. “ADEM dismissed my request for a hearing and called it a ‘legal nullity,'”... Read More
West Blocton man cited for hunting over bait in Perry County
A West Blocton man was cited Sept. 6 for hunting small game by aid of bait in Perry County, according to a citation filed Sept. 10 in Perry County District Court. Ryan Neil Linch, 37, of West Blocton, was cited about 7:20 a.m. near County Road 45 and County Road 6 by a state conservation... Read More
Gee’s Bend gets a free digital guide ahead of Oct. 3 Airing of the Quilts
Souls Grown Deep launched a free digital guide to Gee’s Bend on Tuesday, Sept. 15, on Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture app run by Bloomberg Philanthropies, with the Wilcox County community’s fifth annual Airing of the Quilts Festival set for Saturday, Oct. 3. The guide carries new and archival audio and video of Gee’s... Read More