Otis Jackson
Otis Jackson of Uniontown, Alabama, passed away on March 16, 2023, at the age of 67, at his residence. Services were held on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home. A visitation was also held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 12:00 PM to... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s: Hospital Corner
At Hale County Hospital, we love our community and make it our mission to ensure that our patients receive the best care. Additionally, we make an effort to connect with our community through relationship-center programs. Since Hale County Hospital is known for being a smaller hospital, our providers and nurses are able to provide a... Read More
Doris Weeden Jackson
Doris Weeden Jackson, 87, of Greensboro went to her eternal home on March 23. She was born on July 4, 1935 in Perry County to Walter Weeden and Leola E. Weeden. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda J. Wilkerson and her son, Russell Lee Jackson. She... Read More
Classifieds Week of March 30, 2023
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale County) — $6.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 52¢ per word. Payable in advance of publication. — MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale County) — $9.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, 65¢ per word. Payable... Read More
Book signing set for April 4 at Bennett Book Shoppe
On Tuesday, April 4, the Bennett Book Shoppe will be hosting a book signing with Dr. K. Renee for her children’s book Different Us! A Marion resident, the community is invited to meet with the author as she presents her recent publication. The Bennett Book Shoppe is located in the Wilbourne building in downtown Marion,... Read More
Joe Berry
Joe Berry was born in Washington D.C. on May 26, 1937 and went to be with his Heavenly Father on March 23, 2023. Joe was a husband, father, grand-father, great grand-father, U.S. Army War Veteran, educator and follower of Jesus. His military career in the U.S. Army spanned 22 years where he rose from a... Read More
Extension plans Women in Agriculture event April 6 in Marion Jct.
Please join the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) on April 6th, 9:30 am- 1:30 pm at the Blackbelt Research and Extension Center, 60 County Road 944, Marion Junction, AL 36759. We will meet to bring awareness to the importance of women being involved in agriculture. There will be speakers from several areas of the Ag... Read More
The annual Fly-In at Vaiden Field
The annual Fly-In at Vaiden Field south of Marion was well-attended on Saturday, March 25. Though inclement weather interfered, especially early in the day and for pilots who had planned on coming from long distances, families from Perry, Hale, Dallas, and Marengo counties, and elsewhere, converged on Perry County’s airfield for a day of fun,... Read More
FMS student-athletes set school records at recent Helena track and field meet
The Running Rams track and field team, composed of over 40 athletes from 7th through 12th grade, traveled to Helena High School on March 22, 2023, to kick off their 2023 season. For many of the athletes, this was their first ever racing experience. Veteran and first-time racers alike were excited, nervous, and ready to... Read More
Perry Co. Historical Society announces Eleanor Drake Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship will go to one student from each Perry County school each year, awarded based on essay competition. The Perry County Historical and Preservation Society (PCHPS) established the Drake scholarship in honor of local historian Eleanor C. Drake. Eleanor Compton Drake was the consummate local historian, a wonderful practical historian, and an expert at the... Read More
