High School Football roundup: Rough week for area teams
Southern Academy @ Lowndes Academy: 18-42 (L): Southern Academy took a loss on the road at Lowndes on Friday, dropping them to 1-2 on the season. Francis Marion @ Aliceville: 0-56 (L): Francis Marion suffered a rough loss, being shutout 56-0 at Aliceville. R.C. Hatch vs Sweet Water: 14-47 (L): Hatch had a rough night... Read More
Bernice G. Ward
Bernice G. Ward died Sept. 9. A complete obituary was not available as of press time. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Newbern. Interment will follow the service at Norfleet Cemetery in Newbern. Melvin Miller Funeral Service of Marion is handling the arrangements.
Hospital Corner
At Hale County Hospital, we work to ensure that our providers are trained, prepped, and ready for any natural disasters that could affect the Hale County community. On September 9th 2022, Hale County Hospital and the Moundville Clinic joined forces with law enforcement, EMS, and the Fire Department from across Alabama in a “Disaster Drill”.... Read More
Dove season open, deer season around the corner
Fall is almost here and avid game hunters are looking forward to a season of sitting by the dove field or in the deer stand. Doves are in season, and it won’t be long before deer hunters can hit the woods with bows and firearms. An Alabama Cooperative Extension System wildlife expert says it is... Read More
South Central Ala. Broadband Commission wants fiber internet for all of Perry in 3-5 years
‘This project is designed to touch every house in Perry County,” says director Aaron McCall, director of the South Central Alabama Broadband Commission (SCABC), told Perry County Commission on Tuesday night that his agency wanted to bring fiber internet to Perry County, “within the next three to five years.” The SCABC has existed since at... Read More
Rams track and field hits the ground running for new season
The Francis Marion Running Rams competed in their first cross-country meet of the season. They travelled to Gateway Park in Montgomery, AL to participate in the Montgomery Trailblazer meet on September 10th. Top performances from the meet were Le’Naya Essex, who placed 3rd out of 65 female runners, and Jamarian Essex, who placed 7th out... Read More
Audits offer look at city’s debt, revenue, expenditures
Audits of the financial position of the City of Marion released by Banks, Finley, and White, which cover the years of 2018, 2019, and 2020, are the first extensive audits of the city’s finances in two decades. The audits are wideranging, and represent the first time citizens of Marion, not to mention its Mayor and... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 15, 2022
Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph Adam Dill, Sr., an unmarried man, originally in favor of Joseph R. Crawford and Myra L. Crawford, as husband and wife, on the 26th day of February, 2018, said mortgage... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 8, 2022
Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph Adam Dill, Sr., an unmarried man, originally in favor of Joseph R. Crawford and Myra L. Crawford, as husband and wife, on the 26th day of February, 2018, said mortgage... Read More
Major law enforcement action earlier part of search for murder suspect
UPDATE (7:48 p.m.) – ALEA has released the following statement regarding the hunt for Edward Leon Bush, Jr., wanted for murder and vehicle theft. The release appears to indicate authorities may believe Bush is in or near Hale County. At the request of the Hale County Sherriff’s Office, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement... Read More