‘Next time, I won’t be by myself,’ says Clements Street resident to Marion council
Jackson says city leaders have had two years to repair hydrant A resident of the Clements Street area in Marion told the city’s mayor and council she was “tired” of the city’s failure to replace a fire hydrant in her neighborhood at the council’s first March meeting, held Monday night, March 7.Barbara Jackson told the... Read More
Controlled burn that wasn’t spurs new Marion city fire ordinance
A controlled burn that wasn’t prompted Marion’s City Council to revise its city ordinances Tuesday night, March 7. The mayor and council saw the need to regulate burning of debris within the city limits first hand last Wednesday, March 2, when an out of control fire resulted in an emergency call to Marion’s Volunteer Fire... Read More
Rams announce baseball schedule for 2022
Francis Marion School has released its 2022 baseball schedule. Francis Marion will open the season Thursday, February 24, at 3:30 p.m. against Southside, then on March 1 against Selma High also at 3:30 p.m. Both the first and second game will be home games. Following on March 3, Francis Marion will face off with Southside... Read More
Newbern Library celebrating launch of space telescope Saturday
The Newbern Library will be celebrating the launch of the James Webb Telescope on Saturday, February 26, at 10:30 a.m. The telescope will be part of an event used to teach area youth about the latest NASA mission, where a telescope was launched into space on Christmas Day. Funded by the NASA at My Library... Read More
MMI Fishing Club enjoys outing at Nichols place
On Wednesday, February 16, the Marion Military Institute’s Fishing Club set out for an afternoon of fishing. Art Nichols provided the cadets with an afternoon of fun at his pond, with everyone catching a fish or two. Cadet Allie Fife caught a 3-pound bass, the largest catch of the day. Cadets Fife and Ryane Cornog... Read More
Marion Junction man dies in car crash Saturday
On Saturday, February 19, a single-vehicle car crash near Selma claimed the life of a man from Marion Junction. Reese A. Peterson, 45, suffered mortal injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road, before striking a mailbox, then hitting a utility pole. The wreck was on Alabama Highway 219, near mile marker... Read More
Brown donates Black History poster to Marion-Perry County Library
The Marion-Perry County Library was recently gifted a poster titled Black Miracles. The poster celebrates the achievements of Black inventors and scientists to celebrate Black History Month. Local business owner, Yanna Brown, gifted the poster to the library. Tommy King arranged a display for the poster in the library. The poster names inventors like Fredrick... Read More
Roy Darryhl Barnette
Roy Darryhl Barnette, 71 of Greensboro, AL went to his eternal home on February 16, 2022. He was born on April 17, 1950, in Greensboro to Roy Virgil Barnette and Doris Virginia Scarbrough Barnette. He was a self employed retail owner and a military veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is... Read More
Lois Diane Hobson
Lois Diane Hobson, age 66, of Marion, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022. Lois was born August 7, 1955. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Peggy Helton; one son, Nicholas Hobson; one sister, Gerry Lawhorne. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Hobson; one son, Christopher Stanton; three daughters, Sherrie... Read More
