Services will be June 7 for Dorothy Lynn Avery, Marion native
It is with deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of our Dot-Dot, Dorothy Lynn Avery (Dottie) on May 8th, 2025 at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, Florida. She was born December 8th, 1951 in Marion, Alabama to Grady Norman Avery and Doris Barton Avery. Dottie was educated in Perry County schools and later... Read More
Services were May 24 for Felicia ‘Poosie’ Norfleet-Washington
Felicia “Poosie” Norfleet- Washington, a resident of Uniontown, Alabama, passed away on May 16, 2025, at the age of 51. A public viewing was held on Friday, May 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Glen White Memorial Funeral Home, located at 255 Franklin Street in Uniontown. Funeral services took place on Saturday,... Read More
Robert C. Hatch School Class of 2025
Members of the Class of 2025 of Robert C. Hatch High School are pictured above. The school held its commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 20, in the gymnasium/auditorium.
Shepherd accepted to attend Yale’s The Campaign School on June 9-13
Portia Shepherd has been accepted into the prestigious The Campaign School at Yale for its intensive 5-day Summer Session, taking place June 9–13 in New Haven, Connecticut. Only 80 individuals from across the country and abroad are selected each year to participate in this nonpartisan, issue-neutral political campaign training program. Portia will join a dynamic... Read More
Area lawmakers plan town hall on tarriffs, federal cuts for May 29 in Linden
State lawmakers are inviting residents to a town hall meeting on Thursday, May 29, to discuss the potential local impact of recent federal budget cuts and tariff policy changes. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Marengo County Economic Development Authority, located at 2400 E. Coats Avenue in Linden. State Representative AJ McCampbell,... Read More
Bryant inducted into National Honor Society
Faith Bryant, a sophomore at Alabama Virtual Academy (ALVA), was officially inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) on May 3. Faith, daughter of Robert and Monica Bryant of Marion, Alabama, earned this distinguished honor by meeting the NHS’s rigorous national criteria, which include excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character—the... Read More
Rams run hard, Hopkins takes state at track finals
The Running Rams competed at Cullman High School May 2-3 in the AHSAA 1A Track and Field State Championship. They had a total of 23 athletes qualify to compete at this culminating event. The weekend was tough with storms, weather delays, flooding tent areas, and unfortunate calls from relay officials, but all the Rams athletes... Read More
Single-vehicle crash in Bibb County kills one man May 26, troopers investigating
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:21 p.m. Monday, May 26, has claimed the life of a Brent man. George T. Middlebrooks, 64, was critically injured when the 2010 Toyota Camry he was driving left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. Middlebrooks was not using a seat belt at the time of the... Read More