Call 811: April is Safe Digging Month
The Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) recognizes April as National Safe Digging Month. Homeowners planning to do outdoor projects such as landscaping, installing a fence, or adding a deck onto their home, are encouraged to call 811 first. Knowing where underground utility lines are buried before you start a project can protect you from the... Read More
HCSD reports three arrests over past week
Hale County Sheriff’s Department released the following arrest and incident reports over the past week: ARRESTS: 03-28-2022 BRUCE DEWAYNE ROBINSON-51- TUSCALOOSA-WAS ARRESTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR 03-30-2022 JOE ALBERT HARRIS60-GREENSBORO-WAS ARRESTED FOR SORNA VIOLATION 04-03-202 DAVID CARR JR-31- NEWBERN-WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE, AND CERTAIN PERSONS FORBIDDEN INCIDENTS: 03-28-2022 DOMESTIC... Read More
The Voice of the ‘Ville
Again, Hale County endures damaging winds of tornadoes, second week in a row! Prayers to Faunsdale and all the others affected! Moundville had more damage! Continued prayers for this coming week and after, as these storms pass through! Congratulations to Shelby & Austin Dew, of Butler, Al., on the birth of their daughter, Eloise Mae,... Read More
Anthony Gray, 21, dies Tuesday in wreck near Faunsdale
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Troopers said Anthony O’Neal Gray of Greensboro, 21, died Tuesday morning, April 5 in a single-vehicle crash near Faunsdale. Preliminary accident reports say Gray fatally injured when the 2021 Hyundai Kona he was driving left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree. Gray was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers... Read More
Black Belt braces for more storms on Tuesday and Wednesday
Alabama, and particularly the Black Belt, may see more severe weather on Tuesday morning, April 5, as a line of thunderstorms makes its way across the state. National Weather Service’s Birmingham office says parts of Perry County could potentially see damaging straight-line winds, and that hail and tornadoes are also possible. “A large area of... Read More
Bettye Jo Chandler
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Sister Bettye Jo Chandler, 61, of Uniontown, Alabama. Betty entered into eternal transition on Thursday March 17, at the Vaughan Regional Hospital in Selma, Alabama. She was born April 3, 1960. Visitation was held on Saturday, March 26, at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home... Read More
Classifieds – Week of March 31, 2022
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Perry County High School Alumni Association elects Diane Harrison president
The group’s annual reunion and fish fry will be April 30 At a meeting in early March, the Perry County High School Alumni Association Board of Directors elected Diane Harrison of Marion as President. She has been a Director for 21 years and served in various positions over the years. She has been the Registration... Read More
Legal Notices – Week of March 31, 2022
Legal Notice IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY ALABAMA In Re: EVELYN JEFFRIES CHAMBERS, DECEASED SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE OF EVELYN JEFFRIES CHAMBERS CASE NO.: 22-022 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby Given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed by Mary Joyce Chambers-Huff On March 1, 2022,... Read More
Hundreds of Alabama communities apply for grants from state’s $220 million in water/sewer grants
Legislature set aside an additional $5 million for Black Belt projects Nearly 400 public water and sewer systems across the state of Alabama have applied for grants to repair and upgrade their systems under a special program funded with COVID-19 relief money and overseen by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. In a Special Session... Read More