The University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs New Faculty Engagement Tour stopped in Perry County last week.
Perry County is under a marginal risk for strong weather that includes possibly damaging winds and hail.
Our country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. Two out of five adults report suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression. More than half of those age 18-24 report these same symptoms, and roughly one out of five say they have suicidal thoughts. Even before the COVID-19 pandem…
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will host two workshops on applying for the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant.
State Rep. Prince Chestnut won his seat in District 67 against challenger Larine Irby Pettway.
Law enforcement is investigating the identity of a body found floating in the Alabama River on Tuesday.
Applications are open for a new license tag design aimed at supporting the arts in Alabama.
It was all about family outdoor fun at Ralph Eagle Memorial Arena on May 14 at the Alabama Youth Outdoor Experience.
An unidentified male was killed in a shooting on Monday night, with no suspects identified by police.
Nearly 300 attended the Perry County High School Alumni Association’s 28th annual meeting and fish fry on April 30.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that J.M. Smucker Co. has issued a recall on certain peanut butter products from its Jif brand.
A military plane has flown in 39 tons of specialty baby formula as a result of President Joe Biden's "Operation Fly Formula" in a bid to address the nationwide shortage.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) urges the public to not be complacent about COVID-19 and for eligible Alabama residents to get vaccinated and boosted. The percent positivity of COVID-19 tests, the number of cases, and number of hospitalizations are increasing.
Since the 2020 election cycle, the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Selma (TRHT Selma) initiative, a partnership between the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) and the Selma Center for Nonviolence (SCNTR), has continued to provide educational and restorative outreach in our com…
Since the 2020 election cycle, the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Selma (TRHT Selma) initiative, a partnership between the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) and the Selma Center for Nonviolence (SCNTR), has continued to provide educational and restorative outreach in our com…
Main Street Marion will hold a Volunteer Meeting on July 25 at the Wilbourne Building on Washington Street.
The Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation and the Daniel Foundation of Alabama will hold a series of grant application workshops in five Black Belt counties.
For the third time this year, the Marion City Council had to cancel a scheduled meeting due to a lack of a quorum.
Children ages 5 - 11 are now authorized to receive a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine at least five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Children ages 5 through 11 years who are moderately or severely immunocompromised should receive a booster 3 months aft…
A new unemployment report from the Alabama Department of Labor is "shattering" previous records shown in March.
A storied history, rich culture and fertile soil are not the only features of the Alabama Black Belt to be celebrated. The Black Belt is also an important economic driver in our state’s outdoor recreation industry.
Tomorrow Cahaba Medical Care will offer free sports physicals for athletes enrolled in any Perry County schools.
A bill has been passed by the House in an attempt to alleviate the nationwide shortage of baby formula.
Are you a java lover? If you love your morning cup of coffee, you’ll love this news.
The 2022 Marion Rodeo is set for June 17 and 18 at the Ralph Eagle Memorial Arena.
The Perry County Annex II building has officially been renamed the Judge Richard M. Avery Jr. Annex.
A training session for hospitality workers in the Black Belt will be held on June 13 at Arts Revive in Selma.
An Autauga County farmer says a lightning strike killed a cow in his pasture during a storm on Sunday.
Uniontown's Second Annual Color run to benefit the C.H.O.I.C.E. Resource Center is set for this Saturday, May 21.
Art programs from across the Black Belt region will receive grants during an awards ceremony on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m.
Update: The alert for Harleanna Michelle McCreless has been canceled.
Here are two things I learned in developing this recipe for my Creamy Chicken Enchiladas:
Perry County Schools is hiring for multiple positions for the district.
When I was a boy preacher I heard affirmations from congregants such as, “Preacher, you really stepped on my toes today!” This remark meant I’d either raised my voice or spoke forthrightly about known sins (known sins in that day were smoking and drinking). Another phrase was “You shelled th…
A meeting of the Marion City Council will take place tonight at 6 p.m. at Marion City Hall.
Perry County is one among other counties in the Central Alabama area to be under a marginal risk for strong storms today through 9 p.m. tonight.
The Faunsdale Music Festival that was postponed after the area sustained major damage from a March 30 tornado has been rescheduled for this Saturday.
The Marion Military Institute's (MMI) Tiger Battalion will commission its second lieutenants in a commission ceremony tomorrow at 1 p.m.
May Day 2022 will be held at Turner Park in Marion tomorrow.
Main Street Marion and Breakthrough Charter School planted flowers in front of the Marion Fire Station on May 3.
News reports abound about the current shortage of infant formula facing families across the nation and in Alabama, due to supply chain issues and a recall of products by one of the largest producers of infant formula in the United States.
May is Mental Health Month, and the Cahaba Center for Mental Health is doing its part to let the community know that they are ready to help.
Francis Marion High School's football team has a new head coach.
A new house is being build next to the First Baptist Church in Uniontown to help families get back on their feet.
Selma Area Food Bank will take donations as part of the 2022 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 14.
Scott Rouse wanted his 10-year-old son, Owen, to harvest his first turkey.
Y’all, this Strawberry Cobbler is probably my favorite cobbler recipe. It’s sweet, tart and full of lots of the cakey-cobbler that’s my favorite part of any great cobbler.
The Blackbelt Experience will host Dave Thomas, who is running for governor in the Republican primary, on May 15.
We’ve all have dreamed of being a knight in shining armor or a princess saved from evil by said knight.
Alabama’s unemployment rate just matched the lowest in the history of the state. At 2.9%, it tied the all-time record low reached in pre-pandemic 2019.
Talk show Portia Takes on the BlackBelt and Beyond will host a debate between candidates for the Fourth Judicial Circuit District Judge on May 15.
