Extension Service offering Natural Resource webinars throughout the year for 2023
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System continues its award-winning natural resources webinar series in 2023. A product of the system’s forestry, wildlife, natural resources management (FWNR) team, this webinar series has significantly expanded reach and impact since its inception in 2020. A new webinar will be available every other Wednesday throughout 2023. Visit the Natural Resources... Read More
FEMA relief myths and facts, explained
In the aftermath of a disaster, misconceptions about disaster assistance can often prevent survivors from applying for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration. A good rule of thumb: register, even if you’re unsure whether you’ll be eligible for assistance. Myth: I’m a renter. I thought FEMA assistance was... Read More
Jones, Harrow to duet Feb. 19 at G’boro Opera House
Greensboro’s Sean Jones, who is a senior at the University of Montevallo majoring in music education, will perform with Greensboro pianist Marsha Harrow this month. The program will be Jones’ senior voice recital, as well as many Broadway favorites. Admission will be free. The program will be Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19 at 3:00 p.m. at... Read More
Catherine Walton
Catherine Walton of Uniontown died Jan. 31 at Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis the age of 68. She was born Feb. 6, 1954. Visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 11 at... Read More
Robert Ervin Bamberg
Robert Ervin Bamberg, 62, a resident of Prattville, AL, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Centerpoint Fellowship Church. Burial was at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo. A retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel, Bamberg was a Bronze Star Medal recipient and a USAF Command... Read More
J. Kinyard Lee
J. Kinyard Lee, 83 of Marion, AL went to his eternal home on January 21, 2023. He was born on September 14, 1939 in McKenzie, AL to O.M. Lee and Lena Wiggins Lee. He was an industrial machinist. He was also a deacon at Faith Chapel Baptist Church and a former Chief for the Hamburg... Read More
Beef Quality Assurance training Feb. 20 in Marion Jct.
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a national program that raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the industry. Date: February 20, 2023Time: 10 am-12 pmLocation: Blackbelt Research and Extension Center, 60 County Road 944, Marion Junction, AL 36759 To register, call Shelby Marsh, Regional Extension... Read More
Ivey announces grants for sheriffs in all 67 Alabama counties
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the start of the Sheriffs’ Grants for all of Alabama’s 67 counties. The sheriffs’ departments in each of the state’s 67 counties will be receiving funds quarterly beginning in the first quarter of 2023. The amount of funds each county receives is based on monies that county’s sheriff’s department... Read More
Shirley Hartley Royster
Shirley Hartley Royster, 78 of Marion, AL went to her eternal home on February 3, 2023. She was born on October 23, 1944 in Perry County, AL to Doyle Hartley and Carolean Colburn Hartley. She is survived by her daughter, Sonya Henry (Luke) of Marion; her sisters, Fannie Lipham and Becky Stone (Wayne); and her... Read More
Perry farmer Charles Holmes receives national soil and water conservation award
Charles Holmes has been named the national winner of the Conservation Producer 2022 Hugh Hammond Bennett Award for Conservation Excellence for outstanding conservation efforts on his farm, Holmestead Company in Marion, Alabama. Charles and his wife, Jenny, now with their three sons (William, Webb, and Cooper), have managed the farm since 1972. The Holmestead Company... Read More