Larry Gene Logan
Larry Gene Logan, age 61, of Northport, Ala., passed away November 30, 2025, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church with Dr. Ken Cheek and Rev. Scott Montgomery officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery, with Magnolia Chapel North directing. Visitation was... Read More
Switches for Christmas? Essay from Cahawba sheds light on 19th C. Black Belt holiday
Thirteen-year-old Kittie Watson, a student attending the Female Academy at Cahawba, wrote this essay on Christmas in 1864, near the end of the Civil War. We reproduce it here out of historical interest, as it shows what was different about Christmas in the Black Belt over 150 years ago, and what is still familiar: Christmas... Read More
Dorothy Jean Caples Minor
Dorothy Jean Caples Minor, age 90, of Clinton, Alabama, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 1, 2025, at Moundville Health and Rehabilitation. Born on October 13, 1935, Dorothy was the oldest of eleven children born to Richard and Bessie Caples. Dorothy devoted her life to her family, raising seven children of her own... Read More
‘Trees for Troops’ sent hundreds of Christmas trees to on-base military
The holiday season is not only a time for giving gifts. It’s also a time to give back to communities with a joyful spirit. Jeremy Pickens, an assistant professor for Alabama Extension at Auburn University, embodied that spirit of holiday cheer by donating 200 Christmas trees through the Trees for Troops program. As part of... Read More
TSH will publish on short holiday deadlines
The Times-Standard-Herald will operate on an adjusted production schedule for the Christmas and New Year holidays. For the Christmas week edition, all news items, church and community announcements, advertisements, and legal notices must be received by noon on Friday, Dec. 19. For the New Year week edition, the deadline will be noon on Friday, Dec.... Read More
PCERA observed American Education Week, along with Retired Teachers’ Day
The Perry County Education Retirees Association observed American Education Week, Nov. 17–21, with activities tied to “Retired Teachers’ Day” on Tuesday, Nov. 18. In a statement, the local association said it was “taking a leadership role in developing activities for ‘Retired Teachers’ Day,’” and noted that events were planned for Nov. 18. The release also... Read More
Black Belt still lags in broadband
Much effort has been made to bring broadband internet to all 67 counties of Alabama. Since 2018, nearly $2.5 billion in federal and state funds have been administered toward the goal of providing high-speed internet (at least 100/20 megabytes per second) for all Alabamians. According to a report from the Education Policy Center at the... Read More
Judge says Probate system is fully operational
Perry County’s probate records system is back online, following a weekslong outage that had limited access to digital records and delayed routine transactions. Probate Judge Carlton Hogue confirmed that as of December 1, the office’s new system, provided by Ingenuity, is fully functional and available for public use. The transition restores online access to probate... Read More
Chancellor’s Award of Excellence
MMI’s Joyce Allison, Ken Berry, Joseph Horton, and Eva Painter, recipients of the Chancellor’s Award of Excellence representing MMI’s faculty and staff, were recognized at the Alabama Community College System conference in Montgomery on November 25.
Breakthrough Charter School is now designated as a HEAL school
Breakthrough Charter School is now designated as a HEAL school. Breakthrough’s Coach Tee attended the 100th annual ASAPHERD Conference in mid-November and enrolled the school in the HEAL program. The HEAL initiative is designed to improve children’s health and transform school health culture through education and the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices. Coach Tee attended... Read More