Project GRACE Central will hold a fitting event for mastectomy bras, breast prostheses, and breast forms on Tuesday, July 21, in Marion. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Project GRACE Central, 201 Jefferson Street. It is open to cancer patients who have had a mastectomy or lumpectomy, and the items are... Read More

This spring, Marion Military Institute’s SAGE Dining team was chosen for their company’s Golden Leaf Awards, created to honor team members who go above and beyond, those who lead by example and embody SAGE Dining Service’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence. MMI was named to SAGE’s Honor Roll, celebrating individuals and teams who consistently... Read More

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $6.3 million statewide to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program, including $596,574 to the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, which serves Perry County along with Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Macon, Russell, and Shelby counties. The grants to community... Read More

A Florida court has entered a judgment of more than $1.4 million against John A. Thompson Jr., an unlicensed contractor, after finding he misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from a farm renovation account. The woman who won that judgment has now moved to collect it through Perry County Circuit Court. Margaret Lynn Donoghue filed... Read More

July is Smart Irrigation Month, and area farmers have an opportunity to try the technology on their own operations with funding support. GreenSky Gives, a nonprofit supporting sustainable agriculture, is offering an on-farm smart irrigation trial funding opportunity for eligible farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers. Participants may receive support to upgrade their irrigation systems with... Read More

This past Thursday, we went over to Selma to see a show my friend Tara Stallworth Lee had up in Gallery 905. She used all these images from around Craig Field during WWII, with a focus on the domestic labor that kept the airfield fed and taken care of. I tell you all this not... Read More

The University of West Alabama’s Cahaba Biodiversity Center in Bibb County will host a Moth-Spotting Adventure on July 24, at 7:00 p.m. As part of National Moth Week, participants will have the opportunity to observe a variety of nocturnal moth species, learn how moths are attracted to light stations, and discover the important role these... Read More

The newspaper you are holding this week was printed in the Black Belt. Watchman Media Group, publisher of the Greensboro Watchman, the Times-Standard-Herald, and the Western Star, has acquired a digital production press and is once again printing its newspapers in house, a return to a tradition that stretches back to the earliest days of... Read More

Perry County Democratic Executive Committee Chairman Carlton Hogue has cast a tie-breaking vote declaring Donald Bennett Sr. the Democratic nominee for Perry County Commission District 1, after a court-ordered recount of the May 19 primary ended in a 398-398 tie. Albert Turner Jr., who has held the seat since 2000, says he will contest the... Read More