City of Marion plans annual Christmas parade for evening of December 2
The City of Marion is preparing for their annual 2023 Night Lights Christmas Parade, slated for Saturday, December 2 at 5 PM. Vendors and other groups will also be present for the Christmas on the Square event that will take place both before and after the parade. All participants, churches, organizations, businesses, and vendors must... Read More
Marion fails to make premium payment, health insurance for employees temporarily suspended
Employees of the city of Marion were reportedly without health insurance, perhaps for as long as a month. Earlier this month, a city employee reportedly learned from a healthcare provider that there was an issue with their insurance. The employees’ monthly premium had not been paid, and their health insurance policies were reportedly suspended due... Read More
Daniel Taylor
Daniel Taylor, 75, of Ensley, Alabama, passed away on November 14, 2023, at Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Goldman Hill Cemetery in Uniontown.
Moundville woman dies in single car crash near Akron
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, has claimed the life of a Moundville woman. Tracie H. Powell, 74, was fatally injured when the 2009 Mazda CX-9 that she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Powell was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama... Read More
Selma man dies Saturday in wreck on Highway 80
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, has claimed the life of a Selma man. Roosevelt Sigler, 69, was fatally injured when the 1997 Jeep Cherokee he was driving was struck by the 2017 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Joe N. Smith III, 37, of Demopolis. Sigler was not using... Read More
Rainfall prompts Forestry Commission to relax burn restrictions in region
With rainfall amounts varying across the state this week, the Alabama Forestry Commission is lifting the No Burn order in 33 counties in the southern half of the state. Effective at 5:00 p.m. on November 17, these counties will drop back to a Fire Alert. In those counties, burn permits will be issued to certified... Read More
Perry County man dies in wreck near Faunsdale
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, has claimed the life of a Uniontown man. Dewayne L. Harris, 43, was critically injured when the 2008 Dodge Ram that he was driving left the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned. Harris was transported to Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, where he... Read More
United Flower Shop, a Marion institution for eight decades, will close this week
Marion is bidding farewell to a longtime retailer, United Flower & Gift Shop. In an announcement posted to social media, Lyn Royster, who took over the business from her grandmother, said, “I’ve lived a true once in a lifetime opportunity to do what I love by serving all of you.” United has been in the... Read More
Greensboro Farmers’ Cooperative
Mr. John C. Jay, Jr. was presented with a plaque from Greensboro Farmers’ Cooperative at the annual stockholder’s meeting on Tuesday night that read “In grateful appreciation for his dedicated service and outstanding contribution to the Greensboro Farmers’ Cooperative given this day October 24, 2023”. Mr. Jay is an original member of the board of... Read More
Carolyn Walthall Smith
Carolyn Walthall Smith died on November 12, 2023 in Montgomery where she currently resided. A native of Newbern, she was born December 3, 1931 and preceded in death by her parents, Thomas A. Walthall, III and Laurice B. Walthall and her husband, George R. Smith, Jr, and her brothers, Thomas A. Walthall, IV and William... Read More