Legal Notices Week of February 27, 2025
Legal Notice CASE NO.: 24-2757 Ancillary Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Dorothy Mae Lapsley Smith, deceased, having been granted to Dorothy L. Smith as Personal Representative on the 17th day of January, 2025, by the Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are... Read More
ADPH informs public on Red Dye #3 ban
The Red No. 3 ban has been at the forefront of many conversations since the Center for Science in the Public Interest submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2022. The recent ban by the FDA will have widespread effect in the food industry. Janet Johnson, an Alabama Cooperative Extension... Read More
Pastor Curtis Files
Pastor Curtis Files, 69, of Uniontown, Alabama, died on February 16, 2025, at his residence. He was born Jan. 4, 1956. A visitation was held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown. A second visitation took place on Wednesday, February 19,... Read More
Charles Allen
Charles Allen, 62, of Uniontown, Alabama, died on February 12, 2025, at Vaughn Regional Hospital in Selma. He was born Dec. 25, 1962. He was affectionately known as “Swift.” A visitation will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown.... Read More
Annie L. Sanders
Annie L. Sanders died on February 10, 2025. A public viewing was held on Friday, February 14, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service in Marion. A celebration of life was held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. at Eagle Grove Baptist Church on Highway 38 in Marion.... Read More
John Collins
John Collins died on February 4, 2025. A public viewing was held on Friday, February 14, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service in Marion. A celebration of life was held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in Marion City Cemetery.
Perry students named to Fall ‘24 UWA Dean’s, President’s lists
Waltrez Young has been named to the University of West Alabama’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement. A Sport Management major from Uniontown, Young is a member of the class of 2028. Fall 2024 academic honors recipients represent 62 out of 67 Alabama counties and 68 counties from 19 other states. The Dean’s... Read More
Local poet and artist will kick off Newbern Library’s ‘Arts Alive’ series Feb. 22
Newbern Library kicks off their Arts Alive program on Feb. 22 with a free poetry and collage workshop with local poet and mixed media artist Casey Roberts. All ages are welcome to come from 10:30 – 12:00 on Saturday, 2/22 to create original Haiku poems and personal poetry collages. Newbern Library will be hosting regional... Read More
Leundra Demetrius Moore
Leundra Demetrius Moore, 46, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died on February 13, 2025, at his residence. He was born Nov. 30, 1978. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Phillip White’s Julia L. White Funeral Home in Uniontown. A second visitation will take place on Saturday,... Read More
John Michael Kynard
John Michael “Big Mike” Kynard, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Shelby Baptist Hospital. He was born on Monday, March 5, 1956 to John Lewis and Gladys Montz Kynard. Mike graduated from Greensboro West High School in 1974. He went to work upon graduation with the Alabama State Highway Department. He... Read More