Youth deer and duck hunts set at Forever Wild Field Trial Area
Registration is open through Friday, Oct. 16, for this season’s youth deer and duck hunts at the M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area in Hale County, the State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. Hunters will be chosen by a computerized random drawing on Oct. 16, and... Read More
Salvation Army takes Angel Tree applications through Oct. 16
Angel Tree application packets are available at the Salvation Army’s Demopolis Service Center, which serves families in Perry County and in Choctaw, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo and Wilcox counties, the Salvation Army said in an Oct. 4 post. Completed packets are due back by Friday, Oct. 16, “no exceptions,” according to the Salvation Army’s flyer. Packets... Read More
Charles Maurice Nichols
Charles “Chief” Maurice Nichols Sr., 94, of Marion died October 5. He was born September 7, 1932, in Sprott to Troy B. Nichols and Mattie Era Hopkins Nichols, and later made his home in Marion, where he retired. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 24 years. Following his military... Read More
Willie Lee Thrash, Sr.
Willie Lee Thrash Sr., 83, died September 12. He was born August 9, 1943. A public viewing was held Friday, October 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home in Uniontown. The funeral service was held Saturday, October 10, at 11 a.m. at Glovers Primitive Baptist Church in Thomaston. Glen White... Read More
Throw & Go contest offers Magic City Classic tickets
The Black Belt Community Foundation’s Throw & Go contest is open, with the winner receiving two tickets to the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State in Birmingham, plus a two-night stay at a Birmingham hotel. Entries are $5 each, with bonus entries for donations of $20 or more. Proceeds support... Read More
Kids and Kin classes for relative caregivers set at Marion library through Dec.
The Family Guidance Center of Alabama’s Kids and Kin program has scheduled free classes for grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives raising children at the Marion-Perry County Public Library, 202 Washington St., through the end of the year. The schedule: A Guide to Safe Sleep for Infants, Tuesday, Oct. 13; Peer Pressure, From Toddlers... Read More
County solid waste customers can now pay online or by phone
Perry County Solid Waste customers can pay their bills online, sign up for autopay, e-billing and paperless billing, or pay by phone at 844-516-1082 through a new payment system that went live Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Perry County Commission announced. Customers whose account number is currently listed as their name will need to contact the... Read More
Perry County fifth graders’ math proficiency rose to 38.89 percent, Wallace say
Math proficiency among Perry County fifth graders rose from 3.57 percent in the 2022-23 school year to 38.89 percent in 2024-25, Wallace Community College Selma said in an Oct. 1 story on its website. Third and fourth graders gained over the same years, the college said. Third-grade proficiency went from 19.15 percent to 43.64 percent,... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Slop, slop, everywhere, but not a bit to eat. That’s how many editorialists are describing our current state of affairs. If I had to place a bet on the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, it would be “slop.” Last year’s was “rage bait” which at least had some human input. For example, the viral... Read More
Marion Veterinary Clinic asks for pet food donations for its shelter animals
Marion Veterinary Clinic is asking for donations of dog and cat food for the animals in its shelter: food for adult dogs and puppies and for adult cats and kittens.“We will use any brand,” the clinic said in its request, “but they seem to do better with Pedigree or Purina.”Donations may be left at the... Read More