Following back-to-back homicides, Marion institutes a curfew for citizens
Marion Police Chief Tony Bufford addressed the mayor and council on Friday afternoon to ask for a city-wide curfew to be put... Read More
NBC will air second annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown game from Marion in December
NBC Sports will present the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, a college football all-star game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17,... Read More
MMI starts work on new dining hall, first new construction on campus in 30 years
Since midsummer, there has been a lot of work being done on the campus of Marion Military Institute. The tennis courts were... Read More
Uniontown council votes down proposal to halt digging in city
There was obvious tension at the Uniontown City Council on Monday, August 15th, when representatives for Gulf Coast Underground once again failed... Read More
State says unemployment at ‘record lows,’ Perry posts rate of 8.3% in July
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate remained unchanged from June’s rate of 2.6%, well... Read More
Researchers need your help identifying local people in never-before-seen ‘Bloody Sunday’ photos
A partnership between universities and community researchers in the Black Belt is aiming to identify local “Foot Soldiers” from the Voting Rights... Read More
Woman dies in wreck on Hwy. 80 near Perry County line
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 5:08 a.m. Monday, May 23, has claimed the life of a Brantley woman. Brenda G. Powell, 56,... Read More
Uniontown council votes to dismiss police chief
Reports began to circulate on Monday, May 2 that Uniontown’s Police Chief, Demarcus Weems, had been terminated from that position on that... Read More
MPD investigating two weekend shootings in Marion
Marion Police Chief Tony Bufford said his department was investigating two unrelated shootings that occurred in town over the past weekend. The... Read More
Duncanville man, 65, dies in accident at Uniontown landfill on Monday
One man died in an accident at the landfill south of Uniontown on Monday. Ralph William Speegle, age 65, was a Duncanville... Read More
