Audits offer look at city’s debt, revenue, expenditures
Audits of the financial position of the City of Marion released by Banks, Finley, and White, which cover the years of 2018, 2019, and 2020, are the first extensive audits of the city’s finances in two decades. The audits are wideranging, and represent the first time citizens of Marion, not to mention its Mayor and... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 15, 2022
Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph Adam Dill, Sr., an unmarried man, originally in favor of Joseph R. Crawford and Myra L. Crawford, as husband and wife, on the 26th day of February, 2018, said mortgage... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 8, 2022
Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joseph Adam Dill, Sr., an unmarried man, originally in favor of Joseph R. Crawford and Myra L. Crawford, as husband and wife, on the 26th day of February, 2018, said mortgage... Read More
Major law enforcement action earlier part of search for murder suspect
UPDATE (7:48 p.m.) – ALEA has released the following statement regarding the hunt for Edward Leon Bush, Jr., wanted for murder and vehicle theft. The release appears to indicate authorities may believe Bush is in or near Hale County. At the request of the Hale County Sherriff’s Office, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement... Read More
Esther J. Andrews
Esther J. Andrews died August 24 at the age of 90. She was born October 1, 1931. An obituary had not yet been finalized as of press time. Melvin Miller Funeral Service of Marion will announce service details at a later date.
David Bruce “Bill” Minter
He was born Feb. 14, 1952 in Tuscaloosa to Clayton Bruce Minter and Willie Bell Minter. Before he was ten years old, he moved with his family to Hale County. In 1976, me met and married Shirley Fields Minter. This union was blessed with one son, David Bruce Minter, Jr. He was a resident of... Read More
Janeen Danielle Ross
Janeen Danielle Ross, 33, of Uniontown, died Saturday, August 27 at her residence. She was born Feb. 7, 1989. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Baptist Church Cemetery on Woodlawn Church Road in Uniontown with Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home directing.
The 2022-23 Southern Academy Varsity Cougars
TEAM ROSTER: CAMPBELL WEBB, JAMES HALL, GABE HANEY, DIXON GREEN, MICHAEL McCULLOUGH, BRETT COLE, JOHN CALEB BARNES, McGUIRE DAVIS, WAYLON TIDMORE, BURKE DAVIS, HAMNER LEWIS, WILL GULLY, HASTON CRAWFORD, WESLEY HALL, ETHAN MITCHELL, PRESTON CAMPBELL, JUSTIN SMALLEY, BRENDON RINEHART, HAYDEN JOHNSTON, BRYANT TAYLOR, and COLE WELLS. Coaching Staff: Chris Hilliker – Head Coach, Assistants –... Read More
The 2022-23 R.C. Hatch Varsity Bobcats
The 2022 R.C. Hatch School Varsity Bobcats football team is pictured above. The team will have a bye week this week, with their next game set for September 9 against Sweet Water High School.
Ruby Lee White
Ruby Lee White died August 20 at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham at the age of 86. She was born Nov. 18, 1935 to the late Emma and Williams Webster Rhynes. She received Christ at an early age and joined Shiloh A.M.E. Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sampson White, Sr.; son,... Read More