Qualifying ends Friday for Perry County primary election set May 19
Qualifying for local offices on the 2026 ballot is underway in Perry County, and party officials are reminding potential candidates that the... Read More
Braxton resigns as Newbern mayor after residency challenge
Patrick Braxton resigns as mayor of Newbern following election contest settlement Patrick Braxton has resigned as mayor of the Town of Newbern... Read More
Cold days ahead for Perry
Meteorologists say winter storm system could bring snow, ice to parts of Alabama, plunge whole state into deep freeze A potential winter... Read More
Legal Notices Week of Jan 22, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSFOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES Berean Headstart is requesting proposals from qualified Certified Public Accounting firms to provide... Read More
Column: Not the responsibility of the press to run public relations
We had to expect some pushback when we broke the story last week of the companies and personalities behind the purchase of... Read More
Sallie Sprott
Sallie (Lewis) Sprott, 78, died December 24, 2025. She was a resident of Marion, Alabama, and gained her heavenly wings on that... Read More
Walter Dobyne Sr.
Walter Dobyne Sr., 78, died December 18, 2025. He was a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and a native of Marion, Alabama. Funeral... Read More
Geraldine Moore
Geraldine Moore, 74, died January 1, 2026. She was born October 8, 1951, to the late Mozell Moore and Mrs. Mabel Lee... Read More
System will block out-of-state EBT purchases
The Alabama Department of Human Resources has announced a new system that automatically defaults all EBT cards to block out-of-state and online... Read More
Perry among poorest counties in Alabama
Ten Black Belt counties are the poorest counties in Alabama, according to statistics released by a poverty advocacy group this week. Alabama... Read More