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
Francis Marion sets homecoming coronation and parade for Oct. 2
Francis Marion School will crown its 2026 Royal Homecoming Court at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the Woodie J. Jackson Sports Arena. The homecoming parade follows at 4 p.m., and court members will be presented on the field in their coronation attire during the pre-game show. Coronation practice and newspaper pictures are set for... Read More
Saint Mary P.B. to observe anniversary Oct. 11
Saint Mary Primitive Baptist Church on County Road 177, St. Mary’s Road, in Uniontown will hold its church anniversary observance Sunday, Oct. 11, at noon. The theme is “God Welcomes Us Back Home,” from Romans 15:7: “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.” The Rev. Dr. Mack... Read More
Margaret Ann Rose Ryan
Margaret Ann Rose Ryan, 86, gained her wings on September 9. She was born October 4, 1939, the daughter of the late Malvin and Thelma Rose Sr. of Greensboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, James “Red” Ryan; her son, James Dereck Ryan; her sisters, Betty Rose Meigs, Ruth Landolt Nelson and Patricia... Read More
Project GRACE sets Pretty in Pink Ball Oct. 10 at Lincoln Auditorium
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
County solid waste customers can now pay online or by phone
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