Lucile Wigger Bamberg

Lucile Wigger Bamberg of Marion, AL passed through this life on March 9, 2022. She was 93 years old. She was born in her family home on January 29, 1929, in Greensboro, AL. Raised during the depression and later through WW II, like many of her peers, she knew of hardship, suffering and pain. Lucile...
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SBA opens disaster relief office in Sawyerville: Perry home and business owners may qualify for disaster relief

Alabama businesses and residents affected by the Tornado on Feb. 3, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response to a letter from Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s Authorized Representative Brian E. Hastings on March 2,...
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Perry County Community Arts Festival is this Saturday

Bring your entire family to the Perry County Community Arts Festival. The University of Alabama Artistic Literacy Consortium (ALC), is to offer residents the opportunity to enjoy music, hands-on art, dance, food, and more. The event will take place on Saturday, March 19th at the site of the historical Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama. The...
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Charles Lightsey

Charles Arthur Lightsey, known to family as “PawPaw,” passed away at the age of 82 on March 4, 2022 in Bessemer, Alabama. Charles was born April 17, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama to Arthur and Mattie Lightsey. He had six siblings. Charles graduated from McAdory High School in 1957. After graduation he spent three years in...
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Perry County Board of Education Superintendent leads charge to ease teacher certification requirements

Alabama educators and officials recently recommended suspending requirements for teachers in the state to take the Praxis content knowledge test. A committee of local and state educators held a work session that formulated the plan to bring before Alabama’s Board of Education in Montgomery. Consisting of representatives from both higher education and K-12, the group...
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