Zion Chapel Methodist awarded $54,937 preservation grant
Zion Chapel Methodist Church in Marion has been awarded a $54,937.50 historic preservation grant through the Alabama Historical Commission’s Historic Sites Grant... Read More
Council meeting postponed after death of Mayor’s father, Bennie Hinton, age 73
The Marion City Council has postponed its Tuesday, Sept. 8, meeting after the death Saturday, Sept. 5, of Bennie C. Hinton Sr.,... Read More
MMI dedicates fire training burn tower, pumper engine for First Responder Program
Fire science and criminal justice degrees added this fall; plans unveiled for a model fire house Marion Military Institute cut the ribbon... Read More
Judge finds probable cause in Holifield killing; bond decision to come later
The woman charged with murder in the November stabbing death of a Marion man will stay in jail for now, after a... Read More
Bennett’s name, not Turner’s, on Perry County’s Nov. 3 ballot
Donald J. Bennett Sr. is the only name listed for Perry County Commission District 1 on the sample ballot for the Nov.... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity volleyball roster: 1 Martha Kyser, Fr.; 2/19L Kaylee Burt, Sr.; 4 Alana Mitchell, Jr.; 5 Macie... Read More
2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster
The 2026 Southern Academy Cougars varsity football roster: 1 BoBraeden Agee, Sr., REC/DB; 3 RJ Seale, Jr., TE/OLB; 5 Patrick Thomas, Jr.,... Read More
Southern volleyball opens region play Thursday against Bessemer
Southern Academy’s volleyball team, the defending AISA Class AA state champion, opens region play at home Thursday, Sept. 3, against Bessemer Academy,... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
According to my parentheticals, this columnist is still in a state of mourning. Yes, Carolyn Virginia Nelson, a personal icon of Black... Read More