Selma man charged with harassment for threatening Perry County officer
A Selma man has been charged with harassment after allegedly threatening to kill a Perry County law enforcement officer. Ottis Renard Williams, 40, of Thomas Drive, Selma, was arrested April 30 and charged with harassment, a Class C misdemeanor, according to Perry County District Court records. According to the criminal complaint filed in Perry County... Read More
Perry County eligible for USDA drought emergency loans
Perry County farm operators may be eligible for emergency loan assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after 30 Alabama counties were designated as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. Perry County was listed as a contiguous disaster county in the designation, which makes producers eligible for the same Farm Service Agency (FSA)... Read More
Perry County gas prices highest in Alabama as statewide average hits $4
Perry County drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the state as Alabama’s statewide average crossed the $4 mark this week for the first time since 2022. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Perry County stood at $4.27 on Monday, the highest of any county in Alabama, according to AAA.... Read More
Black Belt Community Foundation awards $32,000 in grants to Perry Co. organizations
The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $32,000 in community and arts grants to seven Perry County organizations at a ceremony held in Selma this past weekend, part of a region-wide grant cycle that distributed nearly $359,000 across 12 Black Belt counties. Perry County received $25,000 in community grants shared among five organizations and $7,000 in... Read More
Grand jury indicts Faunsdale man on murder charge in March shooting; charge upgraded from manslaughter
A Perry County grand jury has indicted a Faunsdale man on a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Uniontown in late March, upgrading the case from the original charge of manslaughter. Deandre Brandell Langhorne, 33, of Willie Moss Road, Faunsdale, was indicted on April 21 by a Perry County... Read More
Classifieds Week of May 07, 2026
Classified Ad Rates — MINIMUM RATE (In Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20, $1.25 per word. Payable in advance of publication. — MINIMUM RATE (Outside Hale or Perry County) — $20.00 per insertion, 20 words or less. All words in excess of 20,... Read More
Legal Notices Week of May 7, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMAPROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR WHEREAS the Alabama Legislature at its 2025 Regular Session enacted Act No. 2025-227 (SB118) and Act No. 2025-291 (HB354), proposing amendments to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022; WHEREAS, in conformity with Section 284 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, as amended, the Legislature has ordered an... Read More
Margaret Ellen Horan Webb
Margaret Ellen “Maggie” Horan Webb, 86, of Marion, passed away peacefully at home on April 15, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 27, 1939, in Sycamore, Illinois, she was the daughter of Colonel Earl Campbell Horan of New York and Margaret Page Ellis of Mississippi. Maggie graduated from Marion High School in... Read More
Cooking in the Black Belt
Now that it’s starting to feel like Alabama when I step outside, I’ve had an itch to just stay out in the sun. Going outside when it’s chilly and windy just doesn’t have the same payoff as sweating in the yard, waiting for a breeze to roll through. Just the other day, I stood in... Read More
Deacon Richmond Jones Jr.
Deacon Richmond Jones Jr., 81, of Marion, passed away on April 19, 2026. Born on April 2, 1945, Deacon Jones was remembered for a life of love, faith, and strength. A viewing will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Melvin Miller Funeral Service, 302 Pickens Street, Marion. A... Read More