The Shelton State Community College Singers and Jazz Combo will perform at the Greensboro Opera House at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, with a reception to follow. Admission is free. The Shelton Singers, an auditioned mixed choir of students from many academic areas, has been performing for more than 40 years, with concerts across the... Read More

Francis Marion School will hold a Grandparents Day lunch and take Class of 2027 senior portraits on Friday, Oct. 9. Grandparents are invited to a special lunch with their grandchildren at the school. Lunch is $6, the school said in a post. Lunch times by grade, according to the school’s flyer, are grades 7 through... Read More

Angel Tree application packets are available at the Salvation Army’s Demopolis Service Center, which serves families in Perry County and in Choctaw, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo and Wilcox counties, the Salvation Army said in an Oct. 4 post. Completed packets are due back by Friday, Oct. 16, “no exceptions,” according to the Salvation Army’s flyer. Packets... Read More

Perry County native Hardy McMillan, a junior at Auburn University, has received a $2,000 scholarship from the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation and the Perry County Farmers Federation. McMillan, who is studying wildlife enterprise management, was recognized Sept. 21 at the Alabama Farmers Federation’s scholarship reception at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. He was one of 79... Read More

Robert C. Hatch High School’s homecoming parade will roll through Uniontown at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and any individual, group, business or nonprofit organization may enter at no charge, the school announced. Entry forms are due by Oct. 13 so the homecoming committee can prepare and send out the line-up information. The form is... Read More

Project GRACE Central Alabama will hold its Pretty in Pink Ball at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Lincoln Auditorium in Marion, an evening in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month honoring those fighting the disease, survivors, caregivers and supporters, and remembering those no longer here. Ticket donations are $15 for one ticket or $25... Read More

Perry County Solid Waste customers can pay their bills online, sign up for autopay, e-billing and paperless billing, or pay by phone at 844-516-1082 through a new payment system that went live Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Perry County Commission announced. Customers whose account number is currently listed as their name will need to contact the... Read More

The Family Guidance Center of Alabama’s Kids and Kin program has scheduled free classes for grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives raising children at the Marion-Perry County Public Library, 202 Washington St., through the end of the year. The schedule: A Guide to Safe Sleep for Infants, Tuesday, Oct. 13; Peer Pressure, From Toddlers... Read More

Eagle Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1467 County Road 38, Marion, will celebrate its 132nd anniversary with a church homecoming service at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The Rev. Dr. Bobby England, pastor of New Pernell Baptist Church in Marion Junction, will be the guest speaker, and Dr. Cathy Trimble will be mistress of order. The... Read More

The Marion City Council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the council chambers at City Hall, 123 E. Jefferson St., after a 5:45 p.m. public hearing on a request for a variance to place a mobile home at 102 Mason Street. The request, by Johnny Stevenson, is also on the council’s agenda for... Read More