The 2025 Alabama Catfish Conference will be held Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Blackbelt Research & Extension Center in Marion Junction. This meeting will provide an update on research activities within the Alabama catfish industry. Lunch will be served and there will be a drawing for several door prizes. Registration begins at 8:00am and... Read More

A Marion father and son are facing serious charges following a violent altercation that left a man severely injured. James Bradley Hobson, 55, and his son, Kevin Chase Hobson, 28, were both arrested on December 31, 2024, and charged with first-degree assault. According to court filings, the incident occurred on December 29, 2024. James Hobson... Read More

Two recent arrests at the Perry County Jail highlight ongoing efforts to address the issue of contraband within the detention facility. Authorities charged De’Andre Lamar Carr and Darryl Jerome Bates in separate incidents involving the alleged possession and promotion of contraband within the jail premises. De’Andre Lamar Carr, 34, of Marion, was charged with three... Read More

Kaliera Tarshae Foster, a 25-year-old resident of Uniontown, has been charged with two felonies stemming from an alleged incident involving a minor that occurred earlier this year. According to court records filed in Perry County, Foster is accused of first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sodomy. The charges relate to an incident on March 1, 2024,... Read More

Darren Tyrone Brooks Jr., 23, also known by the alias “Dog Face,” has been indicted in Perry County on two counts of capital murder in connection with the January 2023 shooting death of Christopher Warren Lewis. According to court documents, the charges stem from an alleged robbery during which Brooks is accused of using a... Read More

Oak Grove Augustine Baptist Church, located at 3267 County Road 6 in Selma, will host its 2nd Annual Pastor Anniversary Program on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. The event will honor the leadership of Bishop Dr. Johnny L. Davis. The featured guest speaker for the program will be Bishop Thaylee Dickerson of United... Read More

Perry County Commission has released its unaudited financial statement for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The statement, signed by Commission Chairman Albert Turner, provides a detailed account of the county’s revenues, expenditures, and outstanding indebtedness. Total revenues across all governmental and proprietary funds amounted to $8,792,576.20, with taxes contributing $2,844,549.00, intergovernmental funds bringing... Read More

A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2024, claimed the life of Mable Coleman Shepard, 74. According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Shepard, identified as a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was a passenger in a 2013 Buick Lacrosse that left the roadway on... Read More