Bettye Jo Chandler
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Sister Bettye Jo Chandler, 61, of Uniontown, Alabama. Betty entered into eternal transition on Thursday March 17, at the Vaughan Regional Hospital in Selma, Alabama. She was born April 3, 1960. Visitation was held on Saturday, March 26, at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home... Read More
Classifieds – Week of March 31, 2022
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Perry County High School Alumni Association elects Diane Harrison president
The group’s annual reunion and fish fry will be April 30 At a meeting in early March, the Perry County High School Alumni Association Board of Directors elected Diane Harrison of Marion as President. She has been a Director for 21 years and served in various positions over the years. She has been the Registration... Read More
Legal Notices – Week of March 31, 2022
Legal Notice IN THE PROBATE COURT OF HALE COUNTY ALABAMA In Re: EVELYN JEFFRIES CHAMBERS, DECEASED SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE OF EVELYN JEFFRIES CHAMBERS CASE NO.: 22-022 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby Given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed by Mary Joyce Chambers-Huff On March 1, 2022,... Read More
Hundreds of Alabama communities apply for grants from state’s $220 million in water/sewer grants
Legislature set aside an additional $5 million for Black Belt projects Nearly 400 public water and sewer systems across the state of Alabama have applied for grants to repair and upgrade their systems under a special program funded with COVID-19 relief money and overseen by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. In a Special Session... Read More
Marion police charge business owner with illegal use of card, attempting to elude
Marion Police Department has filed charges of illegal possession of a credit/debit card and attempting to elude against the owner of a local business. The criminal complaint in the case was signed March 23 and filed in Perry County District Court on Tuesday, March 29. In it, MPD’s Capt. Robert Sykes wrote that Monique McGaughy,... Read More
NWS confirms two EF-2 tornadoes ripped across Perry County Wednesday night
The National Weather Service is conducting preliminary assessments of storm damage across Alabama following Wednesday night’s severe weather, when a line of severe thunderstorms moved across the state overnight. As of Thursday night, NWS has confirmed that Perry County saw at least two tornadoes resulting form the storm. Both confirmed tornadoes have been classified as... Read More
Making history? All in a day’s work for Francis Marion’s Kristalyn Steadman
Kristalyn Steadman from Francis Marion has been a part of many firsts over the past few years. She helped start Francis Marion’s first ever cross-country team in the Fall of 2019. She captained the school’s first volleyball team in the Fall of And recently, she became the first Francis Marion student to receive an Army... Read More
Major exterior renovations underway at Perry courthouse, with more in store, says Turner
The work on Perry County’s historic Courthouse building has been hard to miss in recent weeks. Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner said the current project, the restoration of the fluted columns on the building’s east and west porticoes, represented an investment of $180,000. “This is the first phase,” said Turner. He said the project... Read More
150 Years Ago in the Marion Commonwealth March 28, 1872
Memorial Day—Will soon be here, and as yet we have not heard of any preparation on the part of the Memorial Association to observe it with the usual ceremonies or any ceremonies at all. Other communities and Associations are taking steps to honor the memory of our martyr heroes on that day, and we doubt... Read More