Clear backpacks will be required in Perry County schools for 2026-2027 school year
Students in the Perry County School District will be required to carry clear backpacks when classes resume for the 2026-2027 school year under a policy announced this week. The policy is intended to improve campus safety, cut down on prohibited items, make security checks more efficient and support a safer learning environment, according to the... Read More
Strike rumors, water cutoffs stir Marion council meeting
A rumored strike among City of Marion employees, reported to have begun Monday, drew no answers at Monday night’s regular meeting of the Marion City Council. When resident Patsy Pagan raised the rumors, City Attorney Ainka Sanders Jackson rose to address the room and said she has asked city personnel not to respond to inquiries... Read More
Classifieds Week of Aug 06, 2026
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 word. Payable in... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Aug 06, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE 1 Source Towers, LLC is proposing a 300ft Guyed-type telecommunications tower within a 6,000-square foot (MOL) lease area to be located on AL-183, near Marion, AL, coordinates N32 34 08.6, W87 26 21.8. An application has been filed with the FAA to determine aviation safety and any anticipated lighting (FAA Study 2026-ASO-9166-OE). 1... Read More
Music, art, and more at Sumac Cottage this weekend for Black Belt Birding Festival
Join Sumac Cottage on August 1st from 10-3 for an art exhibition, live music, pop-up shop and more, all in celebration of Alabama Audubon’s 6th Annual Black Belt Birding Festival. For the past 5 years, Sumac Cottage and Black Belt Workshop have worked to bring a visual arts component to each Black Belt Birding Festival,... Read More
Marion police seek information on Thompson Circle shooting
Marion police are still seeking a Selma man wanted in connection with a July 12 shooting on Thompson Circle that injured a bystander and damaged occupied and unoccupied vehicles and dwellings. Jeremiah Orlando Crawford, 21, also known as “Bill,” is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 160 pounds and is known to... Read More
Cedric Wilson
Cedric Wilson, 38, of Baton Rouge, La., died Friday, July 10, in Baton Rouge. Visitation was held Friday, July 24, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home, 322 North St., Uniontown. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 25, at noon at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 12024 U.S. 80,... Read More
Vola Sue Ussery Burcham
Vola Sue Ussery Burcham of Marion died July 11 at the age of 92. Burcham was born Sept. 24, 1933, in Perryville, Arkansas, to the late Frank Ussery and Ruth Rogers Ussery. Survivors include her children, Michael Burcham (Julie), Amy Vasquez (Francisco) and Beth Sabo (Bill); grandchildren, Francisco Vasquez Jr. (Kirsten), Victor Vasquez, Eva Painter... Read More
Walter E. Brown
Walter E. Brown died July 19. A viewing was held Friday, July 24, at Melvin Miller Funeral Service in Marion. A celebration of life was held Saturday, July 25, at the funeral home, with interment following at the Brown family cemetery in Newbern.
Mae Elizabeth Wilcox
Mae Elizabeth Wilcox, 95, of the Ocmulgee community in Perry County died July 20. Wilcox was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Selma, the daughter of James Russell Williams and Eula Mae Williams. Her mother died shortly after her birth, and she was raised in Marion Junction by her maternal grandparents, Joseph E. Smith and Emma... Read More