Shelton State Community College’s Shelton Singers will present their fall concert, “Homeward Bound,” on Tuesday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Martin Campus Alabama Power Recital Hall. The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. Under the direction of Dr. J.F. Mark Brown, the Singers’ concert will showcase pieces by the... Read More

A Perry County woman has sued the Perry County Commission, a county employee and Alfa Mutual Insurance Company over a November 2023 crash in downtown Marion, alleging she was stopped at a red light when she says a county-owned vehicle hit her from behind. In a complaint filed Sept. 29 in Perry County Circuit Court,... Read More

The defendants in Sheriff Roy Fikes’ lawsuit filed their answer and a motion that pushed last week’s setting to this Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. Judge Marvin W. Wiggins reset the hearing by agreement of the parties; no ruling on Fikes’s request for an injunction had been entered as of press time. In their... Read More

Southern Academy’s 2025 Homecoming Court is as follows: back row, from left, Jaclyn Doss, senior maid; Anna Kate Morrison, homecoming queen; Cason Sexton, homecoming king; and Mary Elizabeth Kyser, junior maid. Seated are Carlie Odom, sophomore maid; Hailey Johnston, freshman maid; Brynlee Lawrence, eighthgrade maid; and Aubree Clary, seventhgrade maid.

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Perry County will host a powerful and inspiring seminar titled “Victory Over Cancer” on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Morningstar Baptist Church, located at 27177 Highway 14, Marion, AL 36756. Organized in collaboration with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, this event aims... Read More

Uniontown certified its municipal run-off results Tuesday, September 30, following the official canvassing at noon in the Uniontown City Auditorium. Under Alabama Code §§ 11-46-55(a) and 11-46- 46, the City Council reviewed returns and counted any valid provisional ballots before declaring the winners. The tightest race was in District 2, where Dudley Long entered canvassing... Read More

As drought conditions worsen, due to the recent lack of precipitation and high temperatures, the Alabama Forestry Commission is issuing a Statewide Fire Danger Advisory. Until the state receives sufficient rainfall to alleviate the severe dry situation, especially in central Alabama, this elevated fire danger will persist for the foreseeable future. Mitigation measures should be... Read More

An 18-year-old Uniontown resident has been arrested on two weapons charges tied to an incident last week on a Hale County school campus. Demarcus Markise Lee, of Uniontown, is charged with possession of a deadly weapon on school premises, alleging he knowingly, with intent to do bodily harm, carried or possessed a deadly weapon on... Read More