Legal Notices Week of March 10, 2022
Legal Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR REBIDS RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT GREENSBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE HALE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GREENSBORO, ALABAMA MCKEE PROJECT NO. 21.128 The sealed proposal as described above shall be received by Mr. Michael C. Ryans, Superintendent at Hale County School System located at 1115 Powers Street, Greensboro, AL 36744; Phone: 334-624-8836,... Read More
Council stalls on approving last meeting’s minutes
Marion’s City Council meeting began Monday night with a false start. Councilmembers noticed that the agenda they had been distributed for the evening’s meeting was different from the one they had seen earlier in the day.Shortly after opening the meeting and hearing public comment, Mayor Dexter Hinton asked the council for a fifteen-minute executive session... Read More
Commission approves new office for E-911, announces grants for local fire departments
Perry County Volunteer Fire Departments are eligible for grants from the State of Alabama. Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner announced the grant opportunity at the commission’s first March meeting on Tuesday night.Turner said there was a total of up to $120k that could enter local volunteer departments’ coffers in Perry County through the program.... Read More
‘Next time, I won’t be by myself,’ says Clements Street resident to Marion council
Jackson says city leaders have had two years to repair hydrant A resident of the Clements Street area in Marion told the city’s mayor and council she was “tired” of the city’s failure to replace a fire hydrant in her neighborhood at the council’s first March meeting, held Monday night, March 7.Barbara Jackson told the... Read More
Controlled burn that wasn’t spurs new Marion city fire ordinance
A controlled burn that wasn’t prompted Marion’s City Council to revise its city ordinances Tuesday night, March 7. The mayor and council saw the need to regulate burning of debris within the city limits first hand last Wednesday, March 2, when an out of control fire resulted in an emergency call to Marion’s Volunteer Fire... Read More
Rams announce baseball schedule for 2022
Francis Marion School has released its 2022 baseball schedule. Francis Marion will open the season Thursday, February 24, at 3:30 p.m. against Southside, then on March 1 against Selma High also at 3:30 p.m. Both the first and second game will be home games. Following on March 3, Francis Marion will face off with Southside... Read More
Newbern Library celebrating launch of space telescope Saturday
The Newbern Library will be celebrating the launch of the James Webb Telescope on Saturday, February 26, at 10:30 a.m. The telescope will be part of an event used to teach area youth about the latest NASA mission, where a telescope was launched into space on Christmas Day. Funded by the NASA at My Library... Read More
MMI Fishing Club enjoys outing at Nichols place
On Wednesday, February 16, the Marion Military Institute’s Fishing Club set out for an afternoon of fishing. Art Nichols provided the cadets with an afternoon of fun at his pond, with everyone catching a fish or two. Cadet Allie Fife caught a 3-pound bass, the largest catch of the day. Cadets Fife and Ryane Cornog... Read More
Marion Junction man dies in car crash Saturday
On Saturday, February 19, a single-vehicle car crash near Selma claimed the life of a man from Marion Junction. Reese A. Peterson, 45, suffered mortal injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road, before striking a mailbox, then hitting a utility pole. The wreck was on Alabama Highway 219, near mile marker... Read More