Legal Notices Week of Oct 29, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2026 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2026-343 (HB573), which ordered an election to be held on a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 relating to Perry County, Alabama; and WHEREAS notice of this election, together with the... Read More
Classifieds Week of Oct 29, 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
Five Halloween events set in Marion from Oct. 22 to 31
Five Halloween events are set in Marion from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 31: a carnival, two trunk or treats and two parties. Diversicare of Marion will hold a Halloween Carnival from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 505 E. Lafayette St., the former Perry County Nursing Home. Admission is $1, with... Read More
New Pete the Cat books at the Marion Perry County Library
Shaiel and Rayah spent time at the Marion Perry County Library on Wednesday, Oct. 14, looking over its new collection of Pete the Cat books. The library also has new books for all ages and invites readers to come by and see them.
Breast cancer walk set for Oct. 24 at Siloam Baptist
The Marion Military Institute Breast Cancer Walk is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Siloam Baptist Church, 505 Washington St., Marion. The walk will honor breast cancer survivors and bring awareness to the community. Walkers are asked to wear pink.
Byron Watson
Byron Watson, 77, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died October 16 while engaged in one of his cherished pastimes, hunting. Born on May 21, 1949, in Atmore, Byron was the son of William B. Watson and Twynette W. Yeager. He grew up with a deep appreciation for the outdoors, a passion that would... Read More
Joe Phillip Horne
Joe Phillip Horne, 86, died October 15 after a sudden, brief illness. He was born May 3, 1940, in Heiberger to David Boyd Horne and Alma Duke Horne. Joe grew up as the youngest of seven siblings, surrounded by loving parents, extended family, and many stories told on the front porch. Those early years shaped... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
At some point, growing up around here, everyone’s heard about how much mama’s little baby loves shortenin’ bread. When I was whisking around the kitchen Sunday morning, my mind started wondering where on earth a song like that came from. Folk music has a way of just popping up as far as recorded history goes,... Read More
Berean Baptist Church sets annual Men’s Day for Nov. 15
Berean Baptist Church, 804 Washington St., will hold its annual Men’s Day at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. The Rev. Oscar Ford, pastor of Healing Spring Baptist Church in Marion and St. James Baptist Church in Selma, is the guest minister. The theme is “Iron Sharpens Iron,” from Proverbs 27:17. The Rev. Willie Shears is... Read More