Greensboro Artist Aaron Sanders Head holds art reception in Selma April 21
On Thursday, April 21, Greensboro textile artist Aaron Head held an art reception in Selma at the 5 & Dime. Housed in the former Woolworth’s building, the reception is part of the Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information’s Business After Hours program, with Selma’s A.C. Reeves spearheading the project. Head was... Read More
Greensboro artist and woodworker Robert Fitzpatrick will show in Selma on May 19
Greensboro resident and artist Robert Fitzpatrick will be having an art reception in Selma on Thursday, May 19. The event is part of the Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information’s ongoing Business After Hours series. The series of art receptions is slated to have 25 artists in total featured, with Fitzpatrick... Read More
Curtis Kentrell Norfleet
Curtis Kentrell Norfleet of Metarie, La. died April 23 in New Orleans at the age of 37.Born Nov. 11, 1984, Norfleet was a native of Newborn.Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6 at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown. Funeral services will be held the following day, Saturday, May 7, at... Read More
Mercedes-Benz USA’s virtual hiring event ends this Friday, May 6
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. is continuing its drive to hire several hundred new Team Members, with generous benefits, including an attractive starting wage. MBUSI must grow its workforce in large part to keep up with growing demand for its current vehicles, as well as recruit new Team Members who will be helping to build the... Read More
Sign-up day is May 21 in Marion for ‘Pass the Mic’ summer camp in Newbern
Love Is What Love Does, in partnership with Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton and The Crab Box, will be having a signup event for the Pass the Mic Summer Camp. The signup event will be on Saturday, May 21, at The Crab Box in Marion, from 12 PM to 2 PM. The Crab Box will be... Read More
Perry County High School’s Class of 1967 holds 55-year reunion
Perry County High School’s Class of 1967 celebrated their 55-year class reunion on April 29 at the PCHS Alumni Association’s annual gathering. Class members attending were: Janice Wicker, Sharon Hardy, June Moore, Barbara Ann Broach, Joyce Abrams, Joe Pearson, Larry Martin, Phil Vaughn, Johnny Warren, Val Ivey, and Mickey Coley.
Local volunteers join artist Tres Taylor for mural project at old Track Club building in Uniontown
Mural artist Tres Taylor brought his ‘Revolution of Joy’ mural project to Uniontown, in his ninth installation of a twenty mural project. Kicking off the morning of Saturday, April 23, and running through Sunday, April 24, the mural was a community-fueled venture that was titled “In the Footsteps of Children.” The project was sponsored by... Read More
Reports: Uniontown Police Chief dismissed Monday
The City of Uniontown has reportedly dismissed its police chief after less than one year. Reports began to circulate on social media Tuesday that the chief’s firing had been announced to the City Council at their meeting the night before. Demarcus Keon Weems, who was formerly the police chief of Mosses, in Lowndes County, came... Read More
Perry County High School Class of 1962 holds 60-year reunion
Perry County High School’s Class of 1962 celebrated their 60th class reunion on April 29, 2022 at The Shack. Classmates attending were L to R: Judy Plummer Robertson, Judy Harris Dougherty, Nina Hobson Pope, Linda Lewis Hughey, Louis “Shine” Colburn, Gene Brooks Lockhart, Thomasine Barnette Royster, Mary Ellen Stevens Averett, and Freeman Coley. Also attending... Read More
Phi Beta Kappa inducts Sofia Nail of Marion
Sofia Nail of Marion, Alabama was inducted into the Gamma of Mississippi Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society at Mississippi State University on April 18, 2022. Sofia Nail is the daughter of Beatriz and Jefferson Nail, and the granddaughter of James Nail all of Marion. Phi Beta Kappa inductees are among the top 10... Read More