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DCSS BOE updated on school opening progress
Demopolis Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff updated members of the Board of Education on plans for the reopening of schools ...
Gaineswood receives grant through Humanities Foundation
Gaineswood National Historic Landmark was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation (AHF). The AHF ...
Races set for Demopolis mayor, council seats
Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce plans Mayoral Forum on August 11 With the end of qualifying for the ...
Marengo County COVID-19 cases up to 484
Marengo County’s positive cases of COVID-19 continues to increase and now stands at 484, according to the Alabama ...
Blackbelt Gazette
LHS Patriot commits to Army for 2021 football season
Linden High School rising senior Timothy Thurman Jr. has decided to attend West Point and play football for Army after graduating next spring. Thurman has ...
by Robert Blankenship, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:54 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Marengo County School System moves forward with tech resources
Technology and Testing Coordinator Kate Huggins and Instructional Leader Cathy Seale provided updates on equipment orders and school resources for the fall school year at ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:51 am
Blackbelt Gazette
DACC hosting Mayoral Forum on August 11
The Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Mayoral Forum on Tuesday, August 11, 7 p.m., at the Demopolis Civic Center. The forum ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:14 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Linden schools will implement virtual learning to open year
During the most recent Linden Board of Education meeting on July 27, Superintendent Dr. Timothy Thurman discussed plans for revising the fall school reopening plan ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:32 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Demopolis council approves mask ordinance
The Demopolis City Council has passed a mask ordinance requiring people to wear a mask or covering while in public places. Failure to comply with ...
by Robert Blankenship, Monday, July 27, 2020 11:02 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Change in DSCF leadership announced
The Demopolis City Schools Foundation has announced a change in its leadership. The current DCSF Executive Director, Amanda Barnes, has announced her resignation from the ...
by Robert Blankenship, Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:25 am
Blackbelt Gazette
AHSAA approves plan for fall sports
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved the AHSAA’s Return to Play ‘Best Practices’ recommended guidelines Wednesday and reaffirmed plans to ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:24 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Marengo County BOE prepares for school year
Instructional Leader Cathy Seale and Technology and Testing Coordinator Kate Huggins provided information on COVID-19 resources at the Marengo County Board of Education meeting on ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:36 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Demopolis schools announce reopening plan
Local school systems are continuing to work on plans for re-opening to students for the 2020-21 school year with COVID-19 safety measures being top of ...
by Robert Blankenship, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Laney will seek second term as Demopolis mayor
John Laney officially announced his candidacy for a second term as the mayor of Demopolis. Laney was elected to the office of mayor in 2016 ...
by Robert Blankenship, Monday, July 20, 2020 4:37 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Questions arise on monument repairs
A Demopolis resident returned to the Demopolis City Council to ask if there are any plans to remove a monument from downtown, which led a ...
by Robert Blankenship, Friday, July 17, 2020 4:18 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Demopolis Library offers boxes of books
The Demopolis Public Library is selling boxes of books for $10 as they clear out some of their older collections. The books being sold have ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Thursday, July 16, 2020 3:45 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Linden schools will divide students for fall
During a Linden Board of Education meeting on July 13, Superintendent Dr. Timothy Thurman discussed how students will be divided for the fall school year ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:37 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Burroughs joins Times as staff writer
The Demopolis Times announces that Andrea Burroughs has joined the local newspaper as a staff writer Burroughs is a native of Thomasville and in December ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:30 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
BBCF establishes scholarship in honor of Linden native, Rev. William Curry
The plight of dwindling communities and youth who seek their future elsewhere instead of strengthening the ranks of hometown leaders and game changers is one ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:20 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Reward increased in 2017 murder investigation
The Demopolis Police Department and the 17th Circuit District Attorney’s Office have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:01 pm
Columns
Singleton: ‘Leadership is being constant to something greater than yourself’
I left Montgomery on Thursday evening fuming. In four weeks, more than 700,000 K-12 students, teachers, nurses and administrators across 138 school districts will venture ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 9:00 am
Blackbelt Gazette
Marengo County COVID-19 cases at 364
Marengo County’s positive cases of COVID-19 has continued to climb and now stands at 364, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. The number ...
by Robert Blankenship, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 8:52 am
News
County Commission approves hazard pay for Marengo County employees
The Marengo County Commission approved money from the CARES Act to be used as hazard pay for employees in Marengo County. CARES Act funding will ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 4:46 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
DCSS survey seeks input for virtual, on-campus learning
The Demopolis City School System is reaching out to parents of students to learn more about how families intend to approach the coming school year ...
by Robert Blankenship, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 3:39 pm
News
Federal government Covid-19 relief funds available to Blackbelt area
FARMERS IN MARENGO AND GREENE COUNTIES! ANY FARMERS IN THE BLACKBELT AREA THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSLY AFFECTED AT HOME OR AT THE MARKET BY THE ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, July 10, 2020 12:39 pm
News
Hwy. 80 Songwriter’s Festival set for July 11
The date for the Seventh Annual Hwy. 80 Songwriter’s Festival has been set for Saturday, July 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Demopolis ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:14 pm
News
Drug-Free Kite-Flying Event Planned for July, 11
The Marengo County Community in Action is sponsoring a Drug-Free Kite-Flying Event on Saturday, July, 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 3:45 pm
Blackbelt Gazette
Demopolis council asked to remove Confederate monuments, flags
A Demopolis resident and a field director for the New Order National Human Rights Organization is asking the city council to work toward removing all ...
by Robert Blankenship, Friday, July 3, 2020 5:16 pm
News
Whitfield Regional Hospital implements PET-CT scan services
Whitefield Regional Hospital recently began offering PET-CT scans to patients through its mobile unit. Patients with an oncologist’s order take a 45-minute scan that is ...
by Andrea Burroughs, Thursday, July 2, 2020 4:21 pm
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