Francis Marion fall break starts today, Oct. 22-Oct. 26
Francis Marion School is out for fall break from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Oct. 26. Students return Tuesday, Oct. 27. The school’s 2026-2027 Family Vacation Planning Guide lists the rest of the year’s breaks. The Obama holiday runs Saturday, Nov. 7, through Monday, Nov. 9, and students return Tuesday, Nov. 10. Thanksgiving break is... Read More
Mail-in absentee applications due by Tuesday, Oct. 27
Mail-in absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 general election must reach the county absentee election manager by Tuesday, Oct. 27, Secretary of State Wes Allen said in a release Oct. 8. The deadline to return an application in person is Thursday, Oct. 2 Absentee ballots returned in person are due by close of business... Read More
Southern volleyball brings home two state titles
Varsity rallies past Lowndes in five sets for back-to-back Class AA championships; JV wins the AA junior varsity tournament Varsity rallies past Lowndes in five sets for back-to-back Class AA championships; JV wins the AA junior varsity tournament Southern Academy rallied from two sets to one down to beat Lowndes Academy 3-2 for the Alabama... Read More
Selma teen charged with escape attempt, assault on officer at PREP Center
Complaint alleges he used a shank trying to escape and seriously injured a correctional officer An 18-year-old Selma man was arrested on a warrant Oct. 16 on charges of first-degree robbery, escape and assault stemming from a Sept. 29 incident in which a correctional officer at a facility near Uniontown was wounded, according to Perry... Read More
Perry County woman sues Family Dollar over metal in bag of rice
A Perry County woman is suing Family Dollar Stores of Alabama, LLC, claiming she bit into a piece of metal in a bag of rice she bought at Family Dollar in Uniontown, according to a complaint filed Oct. 20 in Perry County District Court. Delois Wilson says in the complaint that she bought a bag... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 22, 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 22, 2026
Legal Notice STATE OF ALABAMAPROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2026 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2026-341 (SB271), Act No. 2026-378 (HB380), Act No. 2026-379 (HB511), and Act No. 2026-424 (SB5), proposing amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022; WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of... Read More
Fire department fall festival and Poe Halloween party set for October in Perry County
A fall festival Saturday, Oct. 17, and a Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 31, are set in Perry County. The North Perry Volunteer Fire Department will hold its fall festival at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, with games, food, prizes and bingo. Tickets are 50 cents each and are sold at the door. The festival supports... Read More
Trinity Baptist’s women’s conference is Oct. 17
Trinity Baptist Church, 501 Carol St., Marion, will hold its Community Women’s Conference from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, with the theme “Encourage and Build Up One Another,” from 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The guest speakers are from the Pastor Wives’ Ministry: Shirley Dawson, Mary King and Cathy Wright. Everyone is invited, and those... Read More