Ala. Extension Svc: ‘Marble Bowl’ lets fans cheer on AU/UA while celebrating nature in Ala.
by Cole Sikes, Alabama Extension Service Grab your smart phones and buckle your chin straps. The 2023 Marble Bowl is kicking off this fall. In its second year, this competition continues to take the popular Iron Bowl football rivalry between Auburn University and University of Alabama to a new venue – nature. Fans on both... Read More
Free prostate cancer screening for men over 40 will be Sept. 16 in Marion
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, the Urology Health Foundation will hold a free prostate cancer screening for men 40 years of age and older from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Perry County Health Department on 1748 South Washington Street in Marion, Alabama. No appointments are needed. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause... Read More
Child dies Monday in Marion after accidental gun discharge
As pictured above, numerous law enforcement vehicles responded to a call on Monday about an accidental gun discharge that left a child mortally wounded. The incident occurred that morning at the home of Ashleigh and Allan Kish on Magnolia Street, also known as Industrial Drive, in Marion. The gunshot tragically left the family’s three-year-old daughter... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s: Hospital Corner
Hale County Hospital emphasizes the importance of providing quality primary care by ensuring that our two clinics, Hale County Hospital Clinic in Greensboro and Moundville Medical Associates in Moundville, are providing the best preventative measures to keep our community members healthy. September marks Prostate Cancer awareness month. Discussing prostate cancer and prevention measures are necessary... Read More
Hale hosts rare visit from flamingos, capturing attention locally and statewide
Residents of Hale County and bird watchers from throughout the region were in for a treat this past weekend when a group of flamingos took up temporary residence in a farm pond in the Stewart community. Janet and Donnie McKemie, the landowners, were as surprised as anyone to find these exotic birds in their pond.... Read More
Peggy Joyce Hall Hoggle
Peggy Joyce Hall Hoggle of Livingston, Alabama, passed into her Savior’s arms at the age of 87 years and 11 months on September 3, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Moundville at 2:30 pm with Rev. Charles Spence officiating and Magnolia Chapel South directing.... Read More
Edward Oswell Eddins
Edward Oswell Eddins, III, 52, died at his home in Faunsdale, Alabama on September 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife Lee Ann, children, Ellen Marie and William Thomas, sisters, Katherine Eddins and Ellen Eddins Beidler, nieces, Julia Anne Eddins and Katherine Eddins Beidler, and mother-in-law, Ellen Ousley. He is preceded in death by... Read More
Cahaba Medical Care announces prenatal clinic here, first of its kind in Perry County
Amidst alarming infant and maternal mortality rates in Alabama, both of which are higher than the national average and disproportionately affect African American women, Cahaba Medical Care is taking action in Perry County. Cahaba Medical Care, a leading provider of comprehensive healthcare, has expanded its services to include prenatal care at its health center in... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Sep 7, 2023
Legal Notice MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Quante C. Brown, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Interlinc Mortgage Services, LLC., on August 26, 2016, said mortgage recorded in the... Read More
Jessie Lavon and friends plan second annual folk art gathering for Saturday
Jessie Lavon, Black Belt folk artist, presents a gathering of artists on September 9 in her yard in Greensboro. This will be the second year Lavon has hosted the intimate festival at her home, located at 905 Centerville Street in Greensboro. Lavon, the daughter of a Greene County sharecropper, creates art based on memories from... Read More