Rams cross-country team posts strong showing at Bryant Invitational Sept. 24
Another outstanding performance for the Francis Marion cross-country team at the Bryant XC Invitational on September 24, 2022. The course consisted of two 1.5-mile laps, which the first mile was uphill followed by a half mile downhill. Two miles of uphill running is no easy task!! Some big-name teams like Paul Bryant and Northridge attended... Read More
PineBelt awarded $50 million to expand fiber infrastructure
Company says it plans to extend fiber broadband network to serve Perry County south of Marion Pine Belt Communications has been awarded $49.7 million to expand its fiber internet network into several rural parts of west central Alabama. The award is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $502 million in loans and grants awarded... Read More
Uniontown resident tells council that employee of water line contractor challenged him to fight
Near the end of the Uniontown City Council Meeting on September 7th, a Uniontown resident stood up and took the podium. He revealed that Gulf Coast Underground, which has been contracted to replace and construct lines as part of the massive Uniontown water and sewer overhaul, had done some digging on his property to access... Read More
Uniontown receives gifts and grants on Monday from Black Belt Citizens, Attorney Prince Chestnut
It was a great day for Uniontown on Monday, Sept. 19. At the City Council meeting, ex-Mayor James May stopped by, along with Perry County Commissioner Benjamin Eaton and other members of Black Belt Citizens, to announce a gift they had for the City of Uniontown. They asked for the council and those in attendance... Read More
Inspection at landfill delays county trash pickup this week
Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner announced this week that an inspection at Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown meant county garbage pickup would be delayed by a day this week. The Wednesday route will be picked up on Thursday, and the Thursday route on Friday.
Free prostate cancer screening is Oct. 1 in Greensboro
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Urology Health Foundation will hold a free prostate cancer screening for men 40 years of age and older from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Hale County Health Department on 670 Hall Street in Greensboro, Alabama. Face masks will be required. No appointments are needed. Prostate cancer is... Read More
County accepts $700k bid on industrial access road project, will begin soon
Perry County has accepted a bid of almost $700,000.00 to complete work on the industrial access road project connecting TekPak to Alabama Highway 5. Commissioners voted to move forward on the project at their most recent meeting, Tuesday night, Sept. 13. At that meeting, County Engineer Deandre Kimbrough said there had been three bidders on... Read More
Legal Notices Week of September 22, 2022
Legal NoticeIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Case No.: CV-2022-900019 ANNE C. McKINNEY, Plaintiff, vs. DETARION DORNELL BUGGS, Defendants. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO DETARION DORNELL BUGGS Detarion Dornell Buggs, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Anne C. McKinney’s Complaint for personal injuries filed on March 9, 2022, or thereafter, a judgment... Read More
Black Warrior Riverkeeper sues Warrior Met Coal for alleged pollution
Black Warrior Riverkeeper has sued Warrior Met Coal in federal court for discharging polluted wastewater from Mine No. 7 at locations that have not been permitted. The unpermitted discharges from Mine No. 7’s Slurry Impoundment No. 14 flow into an unnamed tributary that eventually feeds into Texas Creek, a tributary of Davis Creek, which flows... Read More
Harriet Cobbs Smith
Harriet Cobbs Smith, 90 formerly of Greensboro, AL went to her eternal home on September 14, 2022. She was born on July 23, 1932 in Tuscaloosa, AL to Annie Bullard and Nicholas Hamner Cobbs. She was an art teacher for the Tuscaloosa City School system. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her... Read More