Fight invasive cogongrass on your property
by: Mary Leigh Oliver AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Cogongrass continues to creep its way throughout the Southeast. There is an increasing prevalence in Alabama. Therefore, it is essential to understand the importance and magnitude of cogongrass, as well as how to rid your property of the invasive species. What is Cogongrass? According to Alabama Extension... Read More
Hatch students, teachers celebrate 100th day of school
Teachers and students at Robert C. Hatch High School celebrated the 100th day of school recently. Students did research and then created their own T-shirts, along with participating in a variety of fun activities to celebrate the milestone in the school year.
ADPH: County Health Departments don’t have free masks
Ed. Note: The Alabama Dept. of Public Health released the following statement this week regarding the apparent misconception that county health departments had free masks for the public: County health departments in Alabama do not have free face masks to distribute to the public. According to information provided to the news media by the federal... Read More
Faunsdale awarded $300k grant for downtown improvements
The Town of Faunsdale in Marengo County has been awarded a first-ever $300,000 Community Development Block Grant by Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The grant will be used to improve the sidewalks and lighting of downtown Faunsdale. Last year Kenneth Boswell, Director of ADECA, and Frank Dobson,... Read More
15 Years Ago in the Perry County Herald: Jan. 25, 2007
January 25, 2007 Making good on their campaign promises, newly-elected County Commissioners Fairest Cureton and Clarence Black are hoping to make other commissioners take another look at the controversial Uniontown landfill.Cureton, whose District Four includes the area of Uniontown north of Highway 80, made a motion at the commission’s meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23 to place the... Read More
Jones, Alabama’s new poet laureate, has Black Belt roots
by: Casey Roberts Ashley M. Jones, of Birmingham, has been named poet laureate of Alabama. Poet laureate is an unpaid, four-year position which largely involves being an ambassador for the literary arts in the State of Alabama. In its 92-year history, Jones is the youngest poet laureate to be named to the position at the... Read More
110 Years Ago in the [Uniontown] Negro Leader – Feb. 9, 1912
in the [Uniontown] Negro LeaderFeb. 9, 1912 For Rent. 15 acres corn or cotton land near town, at reasonable price.J. W. BILLINGSLEA.Uniontown, Ala. Mrs. Lou Winfield spent a part of the past week at the bedside of Mrs. A. R. Starkey at Selma. Mrs. Leila Fields and Mrs. Lula Page spent a few days of... Read More
Making History: Women work to get their Black Belt hometown to fully vaccinated
by: Casey Roberts Dorothy Oliver and Drucilla Russ-Jackson made history this past year in their community of Panola, Alabama, when they successfully got 97% of their community fully vaccinated by September 2021.Oliver, a widow and store-owner, and Russ-Jackson, Sumter County Commissioner and stepmother to Selma District Attorney Michael Jackson, joined forces shortly after the state’s... Read More
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Charles Jones, Sr.
Charles E. Jones, 84, of Demopolis, died Jan. 28 at his home.Jones was born August 1, 1937.Jones was a prominent local business owner, community leader, and politician, known throughout the Black Belt. He served on Demopolis’ city council, in a seat now held by his son, Charles Jones, Jr.Visitation was held on Friday, February 4... Read More
