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 below July 2021’s rate of 3.4%. July’s rate represents 59,419 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 60,307 in June and 77,076 in July 2021. Perry County had the second-highest unemployment of... Read More
Dennis Lynn Baker
Dennis Lynn Baker passed away on August 10, 2022 in Demopolis, Alabama. Born in Houston, Texas on November 7, 1957, he moved to Marengo County, Alabama, as a young man, where he met his future bride, Maryanne Allen. He was a retired catfish farmer and co-owner of Mamie’s Fish House. Dennis was preceded in death... Read More
Sheneta E. Miles-Reaves
Sheneta E. Miles-Reaves died Wednesday, August 10 at the age of 57. She was born Nov. 22, 1964 to Dorothy F. Miles and the late Willie C. Miles in Greensboro. She graduated from Greensboro High School in 1983. She was employed with and later retired through disability from Phifer Wire Products, Inc. In her career,... Read More
James Alvin Breland
James Alvin Breland, 69, of Marion, went to his eternal home on August 20. He was born on September 18, 1952 in Marion, AL to Clifford and Evelyn Stewart Breland. He was a veteran and an Alabama State Trooper. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Faye McCarver, his brother, Randy Breland... Read More
Quentavia Dunkin
Quentavia S. Dunkin died Saturday, August 20 at the age of 24. She was born March 20, 1998. Visitation will be held Friday, August 26 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service in Marion. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Aug. 27 at 1:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller... 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 allstar game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC. Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just southwest of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform for studentathletes to... 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 torn down and the house at the corner of Hannah Street was demolished. This is part of a long term project undertaken by the college to build a new dining facility and new... 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 to appear before the City Council. For the past few months, the company has been digging up Uniontown streets and roads as part of a larger project to help the Uniontown sewage and... 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, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC.Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just southwest of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform for student-athletes to showcase... 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 torn down and the house at the corner of Hannah Street was demolished. This is part of a long term project undertaken by the college to build a new dining facility and new... Read More