Black Belt still lags in broadband
Much effort has been made to bring broadband internet to all 67 counties of Alabama. Since 2018, nearly $2.5 billion in federal and state funds have been administered toward the goal of providing high-speed internet (at least 100/20 megabytes per second) for all Alabamians. According to a report from the Education Policy Center at the... Read More
Judge says Probate system is fully operational
Perry County’s probate records system is back online, following a weekslong outage that had limited access to digital records and delayed routine transactions. Probate Judge Carlton Hogue confirmed that as of December 1, the office’s new system, provided by Ingenuity, is fully functional and available for public use. The transition restores online access to probate... Read More
Chancellor’s Award of Excellence
MMI’s Joyce Allison, Ken Berry, Joseph Horton, and Eva Painter, recipients of the Chancellor’s Award of Excellence representing MMI’s faculty and staff, were recognized at the Alabama Community College System conference in Montgomery on November 25.
Breakthrough Charter School is now designated as a HEAL school
Breakthrough Charter School is now designated as a HEAL school. Breakthrough’s Coach Tee attended the 100th annual ASAPHERD Conference in mid-November and enrolled the school in the HEAL program. The HEAL initiative is designed to improve children’s health and transform school health culture through education and the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices. Coach Tee attended... Read More
Commission taps Hunter’s company for county garbage service again
The Perry County Commission has awarded its 2025 garbage collection contract to Minority Trucking, ending several months of uncertainty over who would serve customers in unincorporated areas of the county. Minority Trucking, LLC is owned by Calvin Hunter of Uniontown, according to documents on file with the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. At the commission’s... Read More
Ivey announces $350k for weatherization of homes in region including Perry
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $3.8 million to help low-income residents reduce their home energy bills through the Alabama Weatherization Assistance Program. The 13 grants awarded to community action agencies throughout Alabama provide funds for the program, which improves the energy efficiency and safety of homes selected for assistance. Priority is given to... Read More
Irondale gifts Marion $6k after Thanksgiving water outage, pledges further support
Marion’s ongoing water woes drew support from another Alabama city this week, as Irondale Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. visited Marion on Dec. 15 to deliver a $6,150 donation to help with the city’s water system problems. Stewart presented the check to Mayor Dexter Hinton during a gathering at Marion City Hall, where officials from... Read More
Qualifying opens Jan. 5 for 2026 Democratic Primary elections
The Perry County Democratic Executive Committee has announced that qualifying for the 2026 Democratic primary will open January 5 and close January 23 at 5:00 p.m. Candidates may qualify at the Albert Turner Sr. Annex, where someone will be available during regular business hours. The primary election is set for May 19. Qualifying fees are... Read More
Greensboro merchants will stay open late for Christmas shopping event tonight
Greensboro’s downtown merchants will stay open late Thursday, Dec. 18, for “Wine, Wassail, and Wonders,” an after-hours shopping night on Main Street. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Greensboro Alabama Area Business and Tourism Association (GABTA). Organizers are inviting shoppers to “sip, stroll and finish your list”... Read More
Brown University shooting victim had Greensboro ties
Family and friends in Greensboro are mourning Ella Cook, a Brown University student killed in a campus shooting on Saturday, noting that she had deep family roots here. Cook is the granddaughter of Deane Poelnitz Cook, whose father was longtime Greensboro attorney, the late Richard Poelnitz. In a post from Cathedral Church of the Advent... Read More