Main Street Marion to present economic development plan Oct. 22
Main Street Marion will present its Economic Development Strategic Plan at a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the... Read More
Youth deer and duck hunts set at Forever Wild Field Trial Area
Registration is open through Friday, Oct. 16, for this season’s youth deer and duck hunts at the M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild... Read More
Salvation Army takes Angel Tree applications through Oct. 16
Angel Tree application packets are available at the Salvation Army’s Demopolis Service Center, which serves families in Perry County and in Choctaw,... Read More
Charles Maurice Nichols
Charles “Chief” Maurice Nichols Sr., 94, of Marion died October 5. He was born September 7, 1932, in Sprott to Troy B.... Read More
Willie Lee Thrash, Sr.
Willie Lee Thrash Sr., 83, died September 12. He was born August 9, 1943. A public viewing was held Friday, October 9,... Read More
Throw & Go contest offers Magic City Classic tickets
The Black Belt Community Foundation’s Throw & Go contest is open, with the winner receiving two tickets to the Magic City Classic... Read More
Kids and Kin classes for relative caregivers set at Marion library through Dec.
The Family Guidance Center of Alabama’s Kids and Kin program has scheduled free classes for grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives... 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... Read More
Perry County fifth graders’ math proficiency rose to 38.89 percent, Wallace say
Math proficiency among Perry County fifth graders rose from 3.57 percent in the 2022-23 school year to 38.89 percent in 2024-25, Wallace... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Slop, slop, everywhere, but not a bit to eat. That’s how many editorialists are describing our current state of affairs. If I... Read More