Demopolis man charged with Robbery I after knifepoint theft in Uniontown
A Demopolis man is charged with first-degree robbery after a man was seriously injured in what police say was the theft of a cell phone at knifepoint early Sept. 6 in a case investigated by the Uniontown Police Department. Devant’e Cortrell Banks, 32, of Demopolis, was arrested Sept. 10, according to Perry County District Court... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
My cooking (and my eating) schedule has been so off-balance lately, it’s starting to become a foreign experience being in a grocery store. Lately, we’ve been phoning it in with what’s in the freezer or in the pantry, but that can only get you so far. Trying to be more conscientious of our ever-changing schedule... Read More
Matthew “Blue” Williams
Matthew “Blue” Williams Sr., 95, died Aug. 24. He was born Sept. 18, 1930. Visitation was held Friday, Sept. 4, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home in Uniontown. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 5, at noon at First Missionary Baptist Church in Uniontown, with interment at 1 p.m. at... Read More
FMS Homecoming week set for Sept. 28 through Oct. 2
Francis Marion School will hold its homecoming the week of September 28 through October 2, ending with a coronation, a parade and the Rams’ homecoming football game against the Broncos on Friday, October 2, according to schedules the school posted on its Facebook page. Each day of Spirit Week, the week leading up to Homecoming,... Read More
ALEA counts six traffic deaths over Labor Day weekend, none on the water
State troopers investigated six fatal traffic crashes during the four-day Labor Day enforcement period, Sept. 4 through 7, the same number as in 2025, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Sept. 8. None of the fatal crashes was in Perry County or the surrounding counties; they occurred in Baldwin, Cleburne, Colbert, Shelby and Lauderdale counties.... Read More
Perry County students log 400-plus hours of STEM work through Kai XR partnership
Two Perry County students show off the 3D worlds they built on the Kai XR platform(above) Students in grades 3 through 8 at Francis Marion School and Robert C. Hatch High School have taken part in more than 400 hours of STEM skill-building this year through a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of... Read More
Turner turns to write-in campaign as absentee voting opens with Bennett on the D1 ballot
Incumbent Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. said Friday, Sept. 11, that he will run a writein campaign for Perry County Commission District 1 rather than keep fighting over a Nov. 3 ballot that carries Donald J. Bennett Sr.’s name and not his, WAKA reported. By the next morning, absentee voting on that ballot had opened at... Read More
Marion man sues for defamation over Facebook post naming him in break-in
A Marion man has sued a Perry County woman for libel over a Facebook post he says falsely identified him as the person who broke into a Marion home last year. Chris Murphy filed the suit Friday, Sept. 11, in Perry County Circuit Court against Loretta Etheredge, who the complaint says was a member, administrator... Read More
Turner turns to write-in campaign as absentee voting opens with Bennett on the D1 ballot
Incumbent Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. said Friday, Sept. 11, that he will run a write-in campaign for Perry County Commission District 1 rather than keep fighting over a Nov. 3 ballot that carries Donald J. Bennett Sr.’s name and not his, WAKA reported. By the next morning, absentee voting on that ballot had opened at... Read More
Grand jury indicts four PREP Center escapees, accused getaway driver
A Perry County grand jury has indicted the four inmates who escaped the Perry County Correctional PREP Center in Uniontown on May 30, along with the Selma woman accused of picking them up outside the facility and hiding them at her apartment, according to Perry County Circuit Court records. The indictments were returned Aug. 25... Read More