NWS confirms two EF-2 tornadoes ripped across Perry County Wednesday night
The National Weather Service is conducting preliminary assessments of storm damage across Alabama following Wednesday night’s severe weather, when a line of... Read More
Flood waters overcome school bus in East Perry, driver gets rescued by boat
Ed. Note: All photos and video by Betty Ann Abernathy Sanders, who is quoted in the following story. Though last Tuesday night’s... Read More
Downed trees block highways in Perry, power outages in Hale, and damage to the Faunsdale Bar and Grill in Marengo as storms batter the Black Belt
Severe thunderstorms battered the Black Belt for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday night, spinning up as many as... Read More
125 Years Ago
Canebrake Herald (Uniontown) March 31, 1897 Fish, Crabs, and Shrimp, once or twice a week. Send me your orders.—Sol. Katz. Good advice:... Read More
Sit-out by council, spurred by frustration with City Hall, may have doomed March 21 meeting
Tensions between members of Marion’s City Council and the Hinton mayoral administration may be what’s behind a series of strange developments at... Read More
Rep. Terri Sewell will hold town hall today in Greensboro
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, whose Seventh Congressional District includes all of the western Black Belt, will have a town hall meeting in... Read More
Tornadoes possible as storm moves across Perry County Tuesday
Perry County Courthouse will be closed at noon and the Perry County Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, March 22 has been... Read More
Council members no-show, Marion mayor cancels meeting
Marion City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting, set for 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers at Marion City Hall, did not happen as... Read More
Perry Co. Historical Society’s annual Low Country Boil set for Saturday, March 26
The Perry County Historical Society’s popular annual fundraiser, the Low Country Boil, will be held March 29 of this year in Marion.... Read More
West African dance and drum ensemble to perform in Greensboro
The West African drum and dance ensemble Sahi On Ko Djony from Birmingham is coming to do a program during spring break... Read More
