Breakthrough grad named county’s first Alabama Power Community Scholar
Riley Mitcham, a May graduate of Breakthrough Charter School, has been named Perry County’s recipient in the inaugural year of the Alabama Power Foundation’s Community Scholars Program. Mitcham will receive a one-time $2,500 scholarship and will attend the University of South Alabama this fall to pursue a degree in marine sciences. “The Community Scholarship Program... Read More
Marion pushes meeting to Sept. 8; variance hearing, budget session set
The Marion City Council meeting that had been scheduled to resume Wednesday, Aug. 26, has been postponed, and council business will now resume Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Marion City Hall, 123 E. Jefferson Street. The council’s regular first-Monday meeting date, Sept. 7, falls on the Labor Day holiday,... Read More
Judge dismisses Turner’s suit against Hogue, says no one could show who was certified
A Montgomery County circuit judge on Tuesday threw out Perry County Commissioner Albert Turner’s lawsuit against Probate Judge Carlton Hogue, ruling that Turner’s side could not say whom Hogue had certified as the Democratic nominee for the District 1 commission seat and that the legal deadline for certifying nominees had expired the day Turner sued.... Read More
Classifieds Week of Sep 3, 2026
Classified Ad Rates 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... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 3, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT THE PERRY COUNTY COMMISSIONAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Title of Job Opening: Probate Clerk Under the supervision of the Perry County Probate Judge Duties/Responsibilities:Greet customers and assist them with their needs. Intake and index instruments (ie., deeds, mortgages); process marriage licenses, renew driver licenses, record UCC-1 Financing Statements; sell privilege licenses (boats, fishing... Read More
CLIMB applications open for Perry County high school students
Perry County high school students interested in experiential learning, service and career exploration have until Friday, Aug. 28, to apply for the fall session of Community Leaders in Medicine and Beyond, or CLIMB. The free Project Horseshoe Farm program meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Aug. 28 and are available through Project Horseshoe Farm Perry... Read More
Video shows raw sewage overflowing on Magnolia Street; pump station not running, resident says
A Marion resident posted video this week of what he described as raw sewage overflowing from a city sewer pump station on Magnolia Street and running downhill into a creek, writing that the city has been called about it multiple times. Forrest Hale posted the video in a community Facebook group. It shows liquid pouring... Read More
Perry schools, clinics named in state rural health sector grants
Students in Perry County schools are in line for school-based mental health services under two of the 138 grants Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday, Aug. 24, in the first round of the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program. Cahaba Medical Care Foundation, the Centreville-based community health center that operates a clinic on Washington Street in Marion,... Read More
Uniontown Health Center to get $1 million federal renovation
Funding will go toward imaging, equipment upgrades, IT, parking, and more improvements Rural Health Medical Program Inc. has received a $1,015,000 federal investment to renovate its Uniontown Health Center, the organization announced last week. The money came through the fiscal 2026 federal appropriations process, RHMPI said. The project, which RHMPI is calling a rural health... Read More
Suspect surrenders nine months after North Perry stabbing death
A woman charged with murder in the November stabbing death of a Marion man is in custody after turning herself in to state investigators Aug. 19, nine months after a warrant was issued in the case, according to Perry County court records and the Perry County Sheriff’s Office. Anastassja Mia Cooper, 33, is charged with... Read More