Classifieds Week of June 12, 2025
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 75¢ 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,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of June 12, 2025
LEGAL NOTICE State of AlabamaPerry CountyProbate CourtCase No. 25-2766 Letters of Administration on the Estate of Donna K. Brown, deceased, having been granted to Amanda Russell, as Personal Representative on the 5th day of May, 2025 by the Probate Court of Perry, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims agains said estate... Read More
Oak Grove Augustine to Host Usher’s Day Program June 15
Oak Grove Augustine Baptist Church in Perry County will hold its Annual Usher’s Day Program on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The church is located at 3267 County Road 6, and Bishop Dr. Johnny L. Davis serves as pastor. This year’s guest speaker will be Pastor Trenton M. Pressley of Elbethel Missionary Baptist... Read More
Lee Flowers
Lee Flowers, a native of Uniontown and resident of Gardendale, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 27. He was 74 years old. Funeral services for Mr. Flowers will be held on Saturday, June 7, at 11:00 a.m. at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, located at 2135 Jefferson Avenue SW in Birmingham. Burial will... Read More
Lucille McLaughlin
Lucille McLaughlin, 81, a native of Marion, Alabama and resident of Boston, Massachusetts, died May 12, 2025 at the age of 81. She was born Sept. 9, 1943. Visitation was held Friday, May 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Ashley’s Lee & Rollins Funeral Home Chapel, 226 Jefferson Street in Marion. Graveside... Read More
Rebecca R. Rollins
Rebecca R. Rollins of Marion passed away on May 21. A public viewing was held on Friday, May 30, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Chapel, located at 302 Pickens Street in Marion. A wake followed at the same location beginning at 4:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life service took place... Read More
Dorothy Lynn Avery
It is with deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of our Dot-Dot, Dorothy Lynn Avery (Dottie) on May 8th, 2025 at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, Florida. She was born December 8th, 1951 in Marion, Alabama to Grady Norman Avery and Doris Barton Avery. Dottie was educated in Perry County schools and later... Read More
Marion man charged with attempted murder in alleged shooting from 2019
Court records indicate that a Marion man has been charged with attempted murder in an alleged shooting incident that police say took place six years ago. Octavius Childs, 29, of Marion, was arrested on June 2, 2025, in connection with a 2019 shooting incident and has been charged with attempted murder. According to court records,... Read More
Lawson places in freestyle showcase at 4-H competition in Selma
On April 25, 2025, Fredrick Lawson Jr. earned a second-place ribbon in the Freestyle Showcase at the 4-H Competitive Events Day, held on the campus of Wallace Community College in Selma. His creative entry captured the attention of judges and attendees alike for its originality and craftsmanship. Lawson is an area 4-H member from Perry... Read More
Fifth annual Black Belt Birding Festival will be held here Aug. 1-3
The fifth annual BLACK BELT BIRDING FESTIVAL will take place on August 1, 2, & 3, 2025. Highlighting the birds, history, and heritage of Alabama’s Black Belt region, the festival brings together the joy of birding with the benefits of ecotourism to a region of profoundly important ecology and civil rights history. “We are super... Read More