Southern brings home first state golf championship in school history, players make AISA all-state team
The 2023 AISA State Golf Tournament was held at the Prattville Country Club on Monday April 24, 2023. Eleven AISA schools participated with Southern Academy coming out on top. Southern Academy took the Championship shooting +15 and Glenwood School took the runner- up position with a +39 score. This was the first state title for... Read More
FMS Running Rams have strong showing at Wetumpka track meet
The Running Rams track and field team participated in the Wetumpka Speed Meet on April 22, 2023. The women’s team showed impressive performance and secured the 4th position out of 17 teams. Meanwhile, the men’s team achieved a commendable 6th place. Several athletes from the Running Rams stood out in their respective events, earning valuable... Read More
Perry high school seniors receive two inaugural Eleanor Drake scholarships
The Perry County Historical and Preservation Society (PCHPS) is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Eleanor C. Drake Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established in honor of Mrs. Eleanor Compton Drake, a local historian and one of the twelve original members of the PCHPS Board of Directors. Mrs. Drake served on the board... Read More
Spring commencement exercises will be April 30, May 4 & 5 at Shelton State
Shelton State Community College will host commencement events on Sunday, April 30, Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5. All events will be held in the Martin Campus Gymnasium and are open to the public. Sunday, April 30, 20232:00 p.m. – Honors ConvocationThursday, May 4, 20234:00 p.m. – GED Graduation6:00 p.m. – Nursing Pinning CeremonyFriday,... Read More
Cathy Johnson Crawford
Cathy Johnson Crawford, 59 of Greensboro, AL passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was born on August 21, 1963 in Alabama to Eldridge Wayne Johnson and Eara Evelyn Duncan Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents and her granddaughter, Addie Zane Hinton. She is survived by her husband, Russell Inge... Read More
Robert Raymond Henry
Robert Raymond Henry, 72 of Sawyerville, AL, went to his eternal home on April 20, 2023. He was born on October 29, 1950 in Tuscaloosa, AL to Britt Dease Henry and Frances Gertrude Cook Henry. He was an operator for Southern National Gas. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by... Read More
Martha Ellen White
Martha Ellen White, 74 of Marion, AL went to her eternal home on April 22, 2023. She was born on February 8, 1949 in Marion to Hayward Hobson and Dorothy Simmons Hobson. She was a loving mother and housewife. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Dean White. She is survived... Read More
Hale County Hospital’s: Hospital Corner
At Hale County Hospital, we make it our mission to engage with our community and its members. At our hospital, we are lucky because we have a unique opportunity to provide high top quality care to our community members. Additionally, over the years we have made it our mission to pursue and promote healing, improve... Read More
Breakthrough plans two spring dances
Breakthrough Charter School will be hosting two spring dances for students, faculty, and family members of students this May. Beginning on May 5, “It’s a Family Affair” will be held in the Breakthrough Charter School Gymnasium from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Students from Pre-K to fifth grade are encouraged to bring a parent, family... Read More
Over 100 Perry children will receive free eye exams
More than 100 children in Perry County will receive free dilated eye exams and all necessary eye care treatment on May 1, thanks to a partnership between Sight Savers America, pediatric ophthalmologists and optometrists from the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Essilor Vision Foundation’s Changing Life through Lenses program. “Better vision makes... Read More