Greene County Democrat - E-edition - October 1, 2025
U S government shuts down as Trump and Congress fail to reach a funding deal
By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin and Gabe Gutierrez, HBCU News
The U S government officially shut down at midnight on September 30 2025 after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding
President Donald Trump’s Republican Party controls both chambers of Congress but it needs Democratic support to pass a bill in the Senate where 60 votes are required And the two parties failed to craft a bipartisan bill, with the Senate rejecting both a GOP proposal and a Democratic proposal just hours before the shutdown deadline
See Government Shuts Down, p 6
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say Nation is in political crisis, Quinnipiac Poll Finds
By Stacy M Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
The nation trembles and the numbers do not lie A new Quinnipiac University national poll reveals that 79 percent of voters believe the United States is in the grip of a political crisis, a judgment cast in the shadow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination Across partisan lines the consensus is chilling: 93 percent of Democrats 84 percent of independents and even 60 percent of Republicans agree the country is spiraling
See Political Crisis, p 6
107 Days: Kamala Harris’ book rockets off the shelves in first week
By Lauren Burke, NNPA Congressional Correspondent
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced that the campaign memoir of former Vice President Kamala Harris 107 Days has sold 350 000 copies in one week
The sales total includes print ebooks and audiobooks
The numbers released by the publisher reflect that Harris’ book will be the top political book of 2025 The book goes into the details of Harris’ unexpected 107day 2024 presidential campaign
See 107 Days, p 6
Revolutionary fighter for Black Liberation Assata Shakur dies at 78
By Jack Linly, Newsone
Assata Shakurs’s NJ mug shot; Assata Shakur later in life in Cuba - Delphine Fawandu
Activist revolutionary Black Panther Party leader and member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA), Assata Olugbala Shakur, has died at age 78, according to her daughter, Kakuya Shakur, meaning the ancestors have gained a fierce warrior in the fight against white supremacy Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron on July 16, 1947, in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York was the sister of fellow Black liberation movement icon Mutulu icon Shakur who died in 2023 at 72, and the godmother and step-aunt of late legendary rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, whose mother, Afeni, was Mutulu’s wife
See Assata Shakur, p. 6
School Boar d selects Dar r yl Aiker son as interim superintendent
The Greene County Board of Education met in a called session Wednesday September 24 2025 and selected Mr Darryl Aikerson as interim superintendent, effective immediately in order to allow for a smooth transition with
Dr Corey Jones whose last official day as superintendent is September 30, 2025
Following the preliminary opening including removing the executive session item from the agenda, Mr Aikerson was asked to give a presentation to the board staff and community members present He noted that he has served in multiple leadership positions in public education, including teacher, principal and superintendent Specifically, he served for six years as superintendent of Tuscumbia City Schools (2015-2021) Prior to that, he served as Director of Federal Programs for
the Bessemer City Schools for 21 years More recently, Aikerson served three months in 2024 as interim superintendent for the Selma City School System According to Aikerson, Selma City Schools were having financial challenges once the ESSER Funds were depleted Much of these funds had been applied to high salaries which the system could not continue, he said He also stated that he left the Selma City Schools in a good condition
Responding to board inquiries on his style of administrative leadership, Aikerson noted the follow-
ing: Leadership starts with building relationships; that always comes first; that s more important I will communicate regularly with individual board members, meet principals and administrators, connect with parents including attending PTA meetings athletic and other school events In closing, Aikerson said “ I am available to contract with the board as a consultant to help with the seamless transition with the new superintendent ”
See School Board, p 2
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Homecoming dr aws lar ge cr owd
Greene County Schools celebrated Homecoming with the crowning of kings and queens at their annual coronations The Homecoming parade included: Greene County High Band numerous brightly decorated floats, majorettes, football players and horseriders Coach Rodney Wesley served as 2025-26 Homecoming Grand Marshall A large number turned out to enjoy the parade and the game See photo, p 3
County Commission demands r emoval of der ailed tr ain car s near County Rd. 107
The Greene County Commission has recently received a response from Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway LL (AGR) following repeated inquiries concerning the train derailment that occurred on March 21 2025 near Greene County Road 107 After six months and reportedly numerous attempts by the county’s engineer ’s office the derailed train cars had not been removed
See Derailed Train, p 4
SOS to sponsor Black Belt Car avan on October 10; also ‘No Kings Rall y’ in Selma on Oct 18 at 3:00 PM
The Save Ourselves Movement for Justice and Democracy (SOS) together with other social justice organizations is sponsoring a Caravan from Selma to Marion to Eutaw on Friday October 10 2025 The purpose of the Caravan is to alert people in the west-
According to Greene County Circuit Clerk Veronica Morton-Jones, the Grand Jury of Greene County, Alabama went in session on September 22 and 23, 2025 and submitted the following report Glenda Williams served as Foreperson “We considered various criminal charges against various defendants and return herewith 17 true bills some of which were multiple count indictments resulting in 13 felonies, 5 misdemeanors and 0 violations There were 25 cases continued most of which
ern Alabama Black Belt of the many funding cuts in Federal programs and services that are coming in the Budget Reconciliation Act passed by Congress in August This legislation which President Trump calls, My Big Beautiful
being drug cases continued because there were no Certificates of Analysis from the Department of Forensic Sciences There were 1 no bills returned The Grand Jury made the following recommendation: The Greene County Sheriff Department needs to obtain Body Cameras for each deputy Pursuant to Alabama Code 14-6-42, the Greene County Sheriff ‘s Office has provided the Grand Jury with documentation verifying that a Prisoner Feeding Fund has been set up and is being
Bill makes cuts over the coming years in healthcare (Medicaid, Medicare, cancer research) SNAP (Food Stamps) and other nutrition programs, including school lunches, LIHEAP (a program to assist people to pay their utility bills) HUD housing subsidies,
maintained for the purpose of feeding the prisoners in the custody of the Greene County Sheriff ’s Department The Grand Jury asked the court to accept this report and the indictment returned and recess us subject to recall -Lowrinzer Edwards was indicted for theft of property I and two counts of criminal mischief II
-Jerome Everitt Brown was indicted for receiving stolen property I
-Alphonso Norman was indicted for SORNA violation and firearm- certain
education programs includ-
ing Title I, Pell grants and others, all programs directed toward assistance to poor Black Brown and other vulnerable people
See SOS, p 2
person forbidden - Robert Norman Harris was indicted for robbery III and two counts of assault III - April Evette Hutton was indicted for receiving stolen property I -Samuel Braggs was indicted for assault III -Tony L Little Jr was indicted for two counts of criminal mischief III -Hennyah Sha’Nae Gibson was indicted for assault II
-Jerome Cheatem was indicted for certain persons forbidden to possess firearm ”
Carol’s Notes
I don’t Want Her To go
She knows I taught her much
And now she can teach me more I was the guide that lifted her And now she’s the leader for sure She ruffles my feathers sometimes But I don’t want her to go
She raised lots of funds And paid the staff well But I pushed her for resources
To build the communities’ till She ruffles my feathers sometimes But I don’t want her to go
When she knows she’s out of favor
And I can’t let her plan be
She tilts her head and reminds me
You know I’m still your FeFe She ruffles my feathers sometimes But I don’t want her to go
Her commitment is deep Her love for the Black Belt is true
She will always work hard
Giving her best for me and you She ruffles my feathers sometimes But I don’t want her to go
FeFe is loving and giving She has a beauty inside and out She is at home in the kitchen And fits wherever people are about She rattles my feathers sometimes But I don’t want her to go
She has left her mark on a strong institution
Inspiring people and assets and visions to grow Our Foundation is strong and will surely endure For we are the builders and caregivers for all to know
She may always rattle my feathers
But we will never let her go
Carol Prejean Zippert
DST Alumnae Chapter joins community groups in Cancer Awareness Walk
The Greene County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, in partnership with New Generation Community Outreach Center and Rural Alabama Prevention Center, will hold the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk beginning promptly at 8:00 am on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at New Generation Center Put on your favorite pink T-Shirt or outfit and join us
School Boar d
Following questions from the community members, Board Vice President, Veronica Richardson moved to accept Mr Aikerson as interim superintendent Ms Carrie Dancy seconded There was unanimous approval A second motion, authorizing the Board President Leo Branch and Vice President Richardson along with Board Attorney Hank Sanders, to work out the details with Mr Aikerson, was made by board member Brandon Merriweather seconded by board member Veronica Richardson The board gave unanimous approval President Branch stated that the timeline of
SOS
The SOS We Care Caravan scheduled for October 10, 2025, will alert people at the grassroots level of these coming cuts and onerous requirements to work 20 hours per week to get certain benefits like SNAP
The Caravan will begin with a rally at 9:00 AM in Selma at the Monument Park, at the Montgomery side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge Then the caravan of cars with signs, will drive through neighborhoods in Selma and drive through Uniontown en route to Marion The caravan will travel through Marion neighborhoods and hold a rally at Noon in Marion
The Caravan will leave Uniontown at 1:00 PM after the rally wend its way through Greensboro and Sawyerville on its way to Eutaw in Greene County
From 2:00 to 3:00 PM, the caravan will drive through low-income communities of Eutaw At 3:00 there will be a rally at the William M Branch Courthouse in Eutaw Greene County to alert people to the coming cutbacks
At 4:00 the Caravan will return to Selma through Demopolis The Caravan will distribute materials on the coming cutbacks at every stop The first 25 people at each rally will re-
the arrangements with Mr Aikerson will be worked out in the negotiations
The meeting was adjourned
School board calls meeting to transfer investments and update bank signatures
The Greene County Board of Education held a called meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30 p m in the Central Office Auditorium with a focus on administrative issues Board member present included Robert Davis, Veronica Richardson Brandon Merriweather and Board President Leo Branch Carrie Dancy was absent Administrative items included: - Closure of a Certificate of Deposit (CD) with Synovus as of September 23, 2025 Opening of Certificate of Deposit (CD) at the 13 month term rate with Merchants and Farmers Bank in Eutaw and necessary signature updates; out of state travel of GCHS football team and coaches to attend Atlanta Falcon game on November 16, 2025 Richardson made a motion to approve the items as a blanket; Davis seconded, and there was unanimous approval The meeting was adjourned
ceive a lucky $2 bill for attending People from around the state are invited to join the caravan at any point along the way No Kings Rally in Selma on October 18th at 3:00
PM SOS will also be sponsoring a rally with other groups, on No Kings Day, Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge – west side, to protest the authoritarian, illegal and unjust policies and practices of the Trump-Vance Administration This rally is in conjunction with over 2,000
similar actions across the country to resist the actions of the Trump-Vance Administration The October 18th ‘No Kings Rally will be a follow-on to a similar rally held on June 14th in the same place SOS invites members of Alabama New South Coalition which will be holding its Fall Convention, that same day in Selma to also attend the protest rally
Persons with questions about either event may contact John Zippert for more information at 205657-0273
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W hen minor voices become major war nings
My drug doesn’t cause autism just fascism
Fearing a Second Blacklist?
T he Mar ch on Washington shows how ar tists, thr ough solidarity and cour a geous love, helped end the last one.
By Ben Jealous
(TriceEdneyWire com)Everywhere I go lately, people whisper the same question: are we sliding into another blacklist era?
They point to what happened to Stephen Colbert They point to what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
They point to other entertainers whose shows, jokes, or politics suddenly seemed to cost them work
The fear is real The memory of Hollywood s first blacklist when actors writers and directors were cast out of their professions under suspicion of disloyalty or mere association with the left has never entirely faded Now, in an age of hyper-partisan media and culture-war politics it feels dangerously relevant again
So what do we do about it?
Part of the answer will, as always in America, involve lawsuits John Henry Faulk s case against AWARE, Inc in the 1950s proved that in a courtroom lies can be punished and reputations can be restored That victory helped to collapse the blacklist But legal action, powerful as it can be, has never been the whole story
The final, cultural death knell of the blacklist came not from a judge s gavel but from a march On August 28 1963 hundreds of thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom The headliners were Dr Martin Luther King Jr and A Philip Randolph But scattered throughout the crowd and seated in solidarity near the stage were some of the biggest stars in Hollywood: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman Joanne Woodward James Garner Burt Lancaster Diahann Carroll and more
By Barbara Reynolds
(TriceEdneyWire com) -
When millions rallied in defense of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel giants of late-night television whose dismissal or censorship loomed the outcry was swift and effective
Their platforms were preserved, at least for now But for countless lesserknown writers columnists and community truthtellers, censorship has long been the silent norm, and under the shadow of Trumpism it threatens to grow more suffocating
ences outside the white male corridors of power refused to conform I believed my perspective could enrich our coverage Instead it branded me an outsider
And I say this as someone who has studied and lived these movements: Virgil Frye was there too and he helped organize them to get there Frye later remembered for his role in Easy Rider was a working actor whose career was scarred by the blacklist, forcing him to shift into directing Yet he still took enormous risks to support the movement As a white man traveling to places like Gadsden Alabama he stood shoulderto-shoulder with Black organizers at a time when “race traitors” were often punished more brutally by white Southern police and in some cases, feared more by segregationists than the Black activists themselves His courage was echoed decades later by his daughter Soleil Moon Frye Punky Brewster to a generation who was arrested with me outside the White House protesting for voting rights That s what solidarity across generations looks like
Here’s the crucial point: those artists protected each other One lone actor might have been blackballed But when Brando, Poitier, Belafonte, Heston, Newman, Woodward, Garner, Lancaster Carroll Horne Frye and others all stood together the studios couldn’t punish them all Safety came in numbers Their collective presence made clear that the blacklist had lost its grip
The very next day, King and Randolph headlined a socialist convention the kind of gathering that a decade earlier could have landed every participant on a blacklist Two days later, the actors who had risked standing in Washington went back to work Their phones still rang The studios still hired them Their careers were intact In short: they had gone to Washington to demand freedom for Black Americans, and they returned home with a renewed freedom of their own By breaking the unwritten rule of silence and by showing courageous love in standing with those most under attack they showed the industry and the country that the blacklist no longer held
For decades, I worked inside major journalism institutions that proudly invoked the virtues of a free press, while quietly silencing those who dared live out those principles I was one of the first Black women to sit on the editorial board of a major newspaper My work was not dismissed because it lacked quality but because my voice rooted in experi-
This struggle is not new It is the timeless clash between voices that testify from the margins and systems that demand loyalty to privilege When I wrote about poverty inequality or the struggles of everyday people, I was not trying to be rebellious I was bearing witness But privilege prefers a flattering portrait over an honest mirror I recall one editorial meeting where a U S senator boasted about billions in savings from massive health-care cuts When I asked how many children would be left malnourished or sick the silence was chilling as though two skunks had wandered into the boardroom Too often stories vital to Black communities were dismissed as not news or were gutted in editing until their urgency evaporated My investigation into Medicaid policies that destroyed African American doctors’ practices is one example Patients went untreated livelihoods were ruined but because the devastation was concentrated in Black neighborhoods the story never made the front page
Meanwhile my white colleagues opinions often sailed unchallenged to print while mine were interrogated delayed or dismissed In the newsroom as in the streets, the fight for equality was unrelenting My refusal to “play along” ultimately cost me my position My words were branded a poison pen” too inconvenient for the powerful too committed to the voiceless What was brushed aside as minor in my case now plays out on a national scale In-house censorship has metastasized increasingly echoing the playbook of authoritarian regimes President Donald Trump has made his contempt for independent media explicit He has pressured networks like ABC and CBS to soften critical coverage He has filed lawsuits against The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times His allies in Congress stripped federal funding from NPR and PBS Under his influence, the FCC has targeted diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives while promising to root out so-called liberal bias He recently stated outright that networks newspapers and talk show hosts who portray him unfavorably will be punished That threat is already reshaping once-trusted newsrooms
Distinguished Black
journalists have been disproportionately targeted At The Washington Post, columnist Karen Attiah was dismissed after she challenged right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk’s vile claim that Black w o m e n i n c l u d i n g Michelle Obama and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson lack brain processing power ” Such voices are not just silenced they are erased The danger goes further The administration has imposed rules on Pentagon reporters requiring them to pledge not to publish information without official authorization If such restrictions hold, they will not stop at the Pentagon They will creep across agencies, shackling journalists and crippling democracy itself Silencing voices whether late-night comedians or unknown columnists does not erase the truths they speak It widens the gulf between those in power and those who endure its consequences History shows us what happens when censorship becomes law: democracy collapses, and tyranny fills the void My warning is simple: what happens to the minor voices today will happen to the major ones tomorrow
W hen housing rights fall, equality slips away
By Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
(TriceEdneyWire com)
Every way that someone could come to us and get help for free and see that someone is speaking with the voice of the American people and with the government all of that is being dismantled when people lose that, they re losing something fundamental to the American dream, to the economy to their lives And it has a real concrete impact HUD whistleblower Paul Osadebe
The Trump Administration’s latest assault on fair housing protections is more than a technical rollback It is a deliberate step backward in the long fight for racial equity and opportunity By stripping resources from HUD s fair housing division, slowing
investigations, and easing the burden on cities and landlords this administration is sending a clear signal: the federal government will no longer stand firmly on the side of justice in housing
For generations, housing has been the foundation of the American Dream A home is more than shelter It is the anchor of stability the pathway to generational wealth, and the entry point to better schools safer neighborhoods and economic mobility When these protections are weakened, those doors close and too often they close hardest on Black families
We know where this road leads Housing segregation in America was not an accident It was the result of deliberate government policy: redlining maps that marked Black neighborhoods as too risky for investment racially restrictive covenants that excluded Black families from buying homes, highways that cut through thriving communities and lending practices that preyed on rather than protected those locked out of mainstream credit These were not unintended consequences; they were purposeful choices that created a ge-
Der ailed Tr ain
The Greene County Commission has recently received a response from Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway, LL (AGR) following repeated inquiries concerning the train derailment that occurred on March 21, 2025 near Greene County Road 107 After six months and reportedly numerous attempts by the county’s engineer ’s office the derailed train cars had not been removed On September 25, 2025,
That s the deeper lesson for us now Lawsuits may help Court battles may chip away at injustices But the true end of a blacklist comes when artists, workers, and citizens together refuse to play by its rules When they stand up publicly in solidarity, in
County Attorney Mark Parnell on behalf of the Commission, submitted a communication to Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway citing the derailed railcars are obstructing the right-of-way and posing public safety, environmental and infrastructure risks and required the following of the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway: AGR and/or its contractors and insurers are the responsible parties for removal remediation and all damages
courageous love they rob the blacklist of its power If we are in fact drifting toward a second blacklist era, the way out will look familiar Not only in the courtroom but in the streets Not only in legal victories, but in the collec-
ography of inequality still visible today
The consequences endure Black homeownership rates lag far behind those of white families
Schools remain segregated by neighborhood Wealth gaps widen with every generation denied the chance to own a home in a stable, appreciating community
The protections of the Fair Housing Act were designed to interrupt this cycle When those protections are gutted the old patterns threaten to reemerge
The stakes today are clear Weakening fair housing enforcement means that a Black family can be turned away from a rental unit with little recourse It means lenders can use coded criteria to exclude entire communities It means cities can avoid taking meaningful action to dismantle segregation And it means another generation of children grows up confined by the zip code into which they are born
Black history in America is inseparable from the struggle for fair housing
From battles against redlining and contract lending to fights for public housing reform, housing has always been at the heart of the
arising from the incident Demand is nearby made that, within 48 hours, AGR mobilize appropriate crews and equipment to remove all derailed rolling stock debris and spilled materials from the right-of-way and adjacent areas and provide the contact information for your on-scene incident commander and slain lead ” On September 26, 2025, a representative of AGR communicated that the process of removal of the
tive courage of people willing to risk their own status to defend the dignity of others The artists who marched in 1963 helped to liberate Black people And they also helped free themselves Ben Jealous is a professor of practice at the Uni-
civil rights movement To roll back these protections now is not just a policy shift, it is an erasure of that struggle and a denial of the lessons learned at great cost We cannot allow complacency in the face of such deliberate erosion Fair housing is not a luxury or a partisan issue It is a civil right and it is a test of whether America intends to honor its own principles
This means restoring strong enforcement demanding accountability from local governments, investing in affordable housing and challenging discriminatory practices in all their forms The Trump Administration may seek to undo decades of progress but history reminds us that progress is never given; it is fought for and defended The right to live free from discrimination to raise a family in safety, and to build wealth through homeownership is fundamental to the American promise We will not go back to a time when those rights were denied Fair housing is racial justice Fair housing is economic justice And fair housing is democracy itself
railcars is the responsibility of a third party and the process has begun Commissioner Roshanda Summerville, who represents District 5 where the trainer derailment occurred, remarked that the county has been working diligently to expedite the clean-up
“We are very concerned about school buses and other motorists that travel that route crossing the tracks daily We need an immediate cleanup process, she said
versity of Pennsylvania and the former head of the NAACP He is a direct descendant of the youngest combatant at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Senate Sketches #1997.....by Hank Sander s Assault on Black History
Assault on Black History There is a powerful assault on Black History raging in these United States of America It is fueled by the President of the United States It is empowered by the federal government of the United States It is boosted by certain states within the United States of America Other forces also oppose Black History Assault on Black History
President Donald J Trump did not start the assault But he embraced it more openly and aggressively than any other President In fact Donald Trump started the attack before he became President The election of Barack Obama as President was history making because he was the first African American to become President Trump repeatedly attacked his election claiming that Obama was not born in the United States; was not a citizen of the United States; and was not legitimately President of the United States of America Assault on Black History
Even before Trump started his attacks some leaders were attacking Black History in veiled ways They attacked woke ideology, which was an attack on Black History They attacked critical race theory which was an attack on Black History They attacked the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion, which were attacks on Black History Assault on Black History
Let me take a moment to state several basic facts (1) All history is powerful (2) History tells us where we were where we are now and points the better ways to the future (3) Black History does the same thing It tells us where Black people were, where Black people are now and where Black people can go Forward or go Back (4) Black History is American History which has been generally left out of the pages of “American History ” (5) Black History, as a part of American History, tells all of us that if we stand on real history we will see farther and reach higher Assault on Black History
Those who advocate white supremacy do not want the history of Native Americans told honestly They do not want the history of African Americans told honestly They do not want the history of other peoples of color told honestly Yet that very history tells all of us not only where we were as a country but where we should go and where we must not go in the future They want all history twisted to justify white supremacy Assault on Black History
I do not use the history of slavery, segregation and other repressions of African Americans to condemn White people generally Since I know the history of these struggles, I know there were White people who helped to challenge and defeat slavery legal segregation and other forms of repression I use Black history to remind me and others of the great challenges that were overcome and that great challenges of today and tomorrow can be overcome Assault on Black History
The 1619 Project was a scholarly examination of the treatment of African (Black) people from their
first arrival in this land in 1619 and down through 2021, a period of 400 years It is not an attack on White people It sets forth a history of overcoming maltreatment In response to the 1619 Project Trump created the 1776 Commission which minimizes the role of race and racial struggles in the United States of America Assault on Black History
President Trump has attacked museums and other institutions for the manner in which slavery is portrayed He is requiring the Smithsonian Museum to rewrite history or lose all federal funding He specifically attacks the depiction of slavery as bad, claiming it is a race centered ideology Slavery was bad! Assault on Black History
President Trump and his Administration oppose certain historical figures such as Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman is heroic because she escaped from slavery in the South but returned many times to help other enslaved Americans to escape slavery She also helped the Union Army to win the Civil War President Trump had Tubman removed from federal websites He even had the Tuskegee Airmen, who fought gallantly in the Second World War removed from government sites These airmen were not allowed to become pilots in the regular U S Air Force and were therefore trained in segregated facilities at Tuskegee Institute Yet they played vital, heroic roles in saving Europe and winning World War II President Trump does not want knowledge of them on federal websites The Tuskegee Airmen’s erasure from government sites due to President Trump s Executive Order led to widespread outrage Only then did the Pentagon restore them Assault on Black History
President Trump and his administration insist on removing matters related to slavery from National Parks and museums This is highlighted by a focus on an African American man whose name was Peter The photograph shows Peter with scars all over his back Peter served in the Union Army It’s a historical fact that enslaved African Americans were often beaten with whips that left terrible scars that they carried for life President Trump who never experienced being an object of slavery or segregation wants to decide how slavery is perceived and understood by African Americans who still suffer from its bitter legacy Assault on Black History
President Trump and his administration have attacked Juneteenth which commemorates the end of slavery in these United States of America He says that we have too many holidays but does not advocate removal of other holidays He advocates removing only the one commemorating the end of slavery Assault on Black History
President Trump and his administration have attacked the Black Lives Matter Movement The only reason there is a Black Lives Movement is because Black lives have been historically valued less than White lives If we say, “All lives matter,” we fail to address the root problem Even today, more than 150 years after slavery
ended Black lives are the least valued lives in the United States of America
That’s in part because anything Black was demonized so greatly to justify slavery Assault on Black History
Confederates fought to maintain slavery They fought the United States of America, killing hundreds of thousands of Union troops In any other situation that would be high treason Yet President Trump and his administration insist on removing the names of persons on military bases who fought for the United States and replacing them with names of persons who fought against the United States
Something is wrong with this picture Assault on Black History
There are so many more illustrations but I hope to have shared enough so you understand that there is a powerful assault on Black History We must recognize and strongly oppose such efforts Assault on Black History
Now on to the Daily Diary.
SATURDAY, September 20, 2025 – I remained in Selma this weekend I handled various matters as I worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Faya Rose Toure of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; K C Bailey of Selma; and Mary Pons of Montgomery on her birthday
SUNDAY – I hosted the Sunday School Lesson with Dr Margaret Hardy on Facebook Live and Z105 3 FM Radio Station and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Nigist Eyob of Houston, Texas; Askhari Little of Washington, D C ; Sharon Wheeler of Montgomery; Josephine Curtis of Selma; and Former Alabama State Senator Malika Sanders Fortier
MONDAY – I walked, took a grandchild to school, handled many matters attended a belated birthday celebration for Malika Sanders Fortier and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Dr Marcia Pugh of the Greene County Health System; Greene County Schools Chief Finance Officer Marquita Lennon; Zane Willingham of Greene County; Selma Businessman Bob Frazer; Marilyn Cosby, Karen Jackson and Asha Fortier of Selma; Mongomery Businessman Frank Jenkins; Andrew Marks of Washington D C ; Greg Francis of Orlando Florida; David Gaines of Birmingham; and Bill Blount of Mongomery on his birthday
TUESDAY – I handled many matters, participated in a Zoom call, and a birthday celebration for Geraldine Wofford attended a Craig Field Airport Retirement Press Conference for one executive director and the hiring of another and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Tennessee Representative Justin Jones; Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton; Jason Copeland of Gadsden; Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn and Commissioner Connell Towns; Retired Deputy
State Superintendent of Education Dr Daniel Boyd; Shelley Fearson of Alabama New South Coalition; Craig Field Airport leaders Amos Moore Jim Corrigan and Ryan Corrigan; Jonathan Raulston of Birmingham; and Cecil Gardner of Mobile on his birthday
WEDNESDAY – I walked handled many matters participated in meetings traveled to Greene County, returned to Selma and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Alabama Democratic Conference Chairman Dr Joe Reed; Black Voters Matter Co-Founder Cliff Albright Youlanda Curtis of Mobile/Washington Counties; Brenda Page Ward of Birmingham; Stephen Carpenter and Alva Dial of Minnesota; Greene County School Board members Leo Branch Veronica Richardson Carrie Dancy and Robert Davis; Roger Watts of Gadsden; Geraldine Wofford of Selma; and Rosie Whiting of Lowndes County
THURSDAY – I handled many matters attended a meeting of the Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority participated in the SOS conference call and the New South conference call and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Law Professor Emerita Martha Morgan; Frank Barragan of ACIJ (Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice); Co-Publishers of The Greene County Democrat Dr Carol Prejean Zippert and John Zippert; Dr Sonya Webb of the Lowndes County School System; and Amadi Sanders of Washington D C
FRIDAY – I walked, handled various matters, traveled to Tuscaloosa, handled certain matters, shared dinner with longtime friends returned to Selma attended the Family Hour for Charles Robinson, deceased, and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Retired College President Dr James Mitchell; Retired Circuit Judge John England Jr ; Robert Turner Sr of Perry County; Khadijah Ishaq of Selma; and Marion Mayor Dexter Hinton
EPILOGUE – Those who try to erase our history understand the power of history It is that very power that they fear However we all need that power to be our best selves Therefore, we cannot allow anyone to erase our history If they remove our history from public places or corrupt our history we must multiply the real history in our homes our churches our organizations our lives We lose so much when we lose our history Without our history, we lose our future Assault on Black History
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From the Editors of EThe Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Why do eco-advocates consider backyard gardens so crucial to conservation?
-- Paul Murphy, Butte, MT
Backyard gardens might seem like just a hobby or a way to make a home look nice, but they actually play a much bigger role in conservation As cities expand and natural habitats shrink small green spaces like home gardens can provide
Backyard gardens are increasingly important in supporting wildlife and promoting biodiversity through careful plant selection Credit: Pexels com
essential food and shelter for wildlife This idea falls under garden ecology This is a field that looks at how gardens function as ecosystems Homeowners can make a real difference in supporting biodiversity by choosing the right plants and maintaining these spaces with care
Backyard gardens help is by supporting pollinators like bees butterflies and birds, all which rely on plants for food In return
Assata Shakur
they help plants reproduce Urban gardens can act as mini-refuges for pollinators especially in places where natural habitat is disappearing,” says Dr Susannah Lerman research ecologist with the U S Forest Service First of all without enough green spaces, pollinator populations decline This then affects everything from wild plant growth to food production Gardens also create small patches of habitat that connect larger
Assata represents one of the most iconic names associated with the Black Panthers and the fight to truly liberate Black people from white overseers That is how Black American people see and celebrate her
For America she s a far more controversial figure and to many she s a notorious criminal who broke out of prison and fled the country after murdering a police officer, an act that kept her on the FBI’s Most Wanted List and New Jersey’s Most Wanted List until her dying day According to EBSCO Knowledge Advantage she was the first woman to be placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List
On May 2, 1973, Shakur and two other BLA members were pulled over on the New Jersey Turnpike by State Trooper Werner Foerster and another highway officer A confrontation occurred between the officers and Shakur ’s group, which resulted in a shootout that left Forrester and another individual dead In 2019 FBI’s Special Agent in Charge Gregory Ehrie characterized the shooting as a heinous execution of a law enforcement officer, cut and dry
“This is without dispute,” Ehrrie continued Oh but this certainly has been disputed
In fact supporters of Shakur have and continue to argue that the trial was flawed citing a lack of physical evidence and eyewitness inconsistencies, and the history of efforts by
Gover ment Shuts Down
It s the first government shutdown since 2018, in Trump s first term, which was the longest ever at 34 days, lasting into early 2019 There is no clear path to a resolution, with the two sides fundamentally at odds over how to resolve the impasse
Federal employees will go without pay for the duration of a shutdown while members of Congress and Trump will still receive their salaries About 750 000 employees will be furloughed each day, the Congressional Budget Office said, while others who work essential jobs, like Transportation Security Administration agents, air traffic controllers, federal law enforcement officers and members of the military will be forced to work without pay Under federal law, they are all scheduled to receive back pay once the government reopens, even for the time some didn t work Compensation for furloughed workers will cost taxpayers $400 million, according to the CBO
National parks will remain partially open during the shutdown Medicare and Social Security benefits are unchanged as they aren t subject to the annual funding process though new applicants could face delays due to workers being on furlough Trump, meanwhile, suggested Tuesday he could fire “many” federal employees in a shutdown
The clash comes after months of political warfare between the two parties with Democrats demanding provisions to extend health care funding most notably Obamacare subsidies set to expire and raise people s premiums at the end of this year They also sought assurances that Trump won’t keep unilaterally withholding spending directed by Congress GOP leaders declined to haggle over a short-term bill to prevent a shutdown temporarily offering a proposal that would keep the government open at current spending levels until Nov 21 They said they’ll negotiate spending policy only through the regular federal funding process Democratic leaders said that’s not enough, vowing to oppose any bill that failed to include their priorities
The West Wing has seemed to relish the coming battle believing Democrats will shoulder the blame and eventually cave in
A White House official said it’ll be hard for Democrats to defend why they’re not agreeing to a “clean” funding bill to keep the government open A second White House official noted that Trump held two health care-related events Tuesday related to drug prices and pediatric cancer
Still, three members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted for the Republican bill Tuesday night: John Fetterman, D-Pa , Angus King, I-Maine, and Catherine Cortez Masto D-Nev That means they’ll need at least five more Democrats to pass it
Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S D suggested that more Democrats could support the GOP bill once the pain of a shutdown begins
“The cracks in the Democrats are already showing,” Thune told reporters “There are Democrats who are very unhappy with the situation Tonight was evidence that there is some movement there ”
Thune has said he won t negotiate policy with Democrats while they take the government hostage, an analogy he has made repeatedly in recent days
But the Senate’s top Democrat vowed to hold firm against a bill that lacks Democratic input
Political Crisis
green spaces This makes it easier for wildlife to move around safely
Not all plants offer the same benefits Native plants that naturally grow in a specific area are the best choice for conservation gardening They require less water and maintenance since they’re adapted to local conditions, and they provide the right food and shelter for local wildlife On the other hand non-native or ornamental plants look nice but can do more harm than good, aggressively taking over native habitats
Garden ecology research also shows that diverse gardens help improve soil health and support a wider variety of species A mix of trees shrubs and flowers at different heights can create a more balanced ecosystem The more plant diversity a garden has the more kinds of insects, birds, and small mammals it can support Some homeowners
even participate in citizen science projects e g they can track the species that visit their yards to contribute to conservation research
Making a garden more wildlife-friendly doesn’t require a complete overhaul
One can start by planting a few native species, reducing pesticide use and letting part of their yard grow more naturally Even small changes can make a difference For example leaving fallen leaves for insects to hide in or providing a water source for birds Backyard gardens may not seem like much but when enough people take the right steps they become an important part of conservation efforts
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law enforcement, including the FBI, to undermine and outright sabotage the civil rights movement and Black power movements
At any rate Shakur escaped from prison in 1979 and ultimately sought asylum in Cuba where she lived out her life
As written by our sister site, Bossip: But despite the government s efforts to silence her, Assata Shakur ’s words and work lived on Her 1988 autobiography Assata became a blueprint for resistance and self-determination widely studied by activists scholars and young people searching for a voice in the struggle Her life inspired movements like Assata’s Daughters in Chicago, and her name was shouted in protests in Ferguson and across the world Assata was a human rights activist and freedom fighter who stood in solidarity with oppressed people worldwide and for that, her legacy will endure
“People get used to anything The less you think about your oppression the more your tolerance for it grows After a while people just think oppression is the normal state of things But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave, Shakur once said, according to her book, Assata: An Autobiography
In honor of her legacy here’s the beautiful tribute to Assata Shakur her story and her legacy “A Song for Assata ” by Common Rest well, Assata, and be free
Republicans are plunging America into a shutdown rejecting bipartisan talks, pushing a partisan bill and risking America’s health care worst of all,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N Y , told reporters “They’ve got to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to come to a bill that both parties can support ”
The next steps could be dictated by the court of public opinion as each party believes the other will take more of the blame for a shutdown A New York Times survey released Tuesday found that 26% would blame Trump and the GOP, while 19% would blame Democrats 33% said they’d blame both equally and 21% more were undecided A Marist University poll found that 38% would blame Republicans 27% would blame Democrats and 31% would blame both equally
The shutdown came after a White House meeting Monday between Trump and leaders of both parties, the first time Trump had discussed the issue with the minority leaders, Schumer and Rep Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y The meeting yielded no breakthroughs and even led to a new round of partisan sniping which Trump initiated hours later by posting an insulting artificial intelligence-generated video of the two Democrats
The next morning, Jeffries called Trump a coward “Mr President, the next time you have something to say about me don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video When I’m back in the Oval Office say it to my face ” he said Tuesday on the Capitol steps “Say it to my face
The second White House official dismissed any criticism of the video It was funny, the official said, adding that despite the backlash, it had the intended effect: Many news channels replayed it making the Democrats look foolish
The bitter fighting and the lack of any further bipartisan talks foreshadowed the shutdown
White House budget director Russell Vought issued a memo hours before the midnight deadline saying agency heads should “execute their plans for an orderly shutdown ”
“It is unclear how long Democrats will maintain their untenable posture making the duration of the shutdown difficult to predict Regardless employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities, Vought said in his memo
Less than an hour later the Senate adjourned calling it a night with no solution It will return Wednesday but with no clear plan to break the impasse Thune said he hopes Democratic lawmakers will take a stand against their leadership
I just think they re under so much pressure from the left in the country, Thune told NBC News
“But I do think that they have rank-and-file members who really want to be in a different position than the one they’re in right now ”
It is unclear when the government will reopen Republicans feel compelled to defend Trump s policies that the opposition party is seeking to undo, like his Medicaid cuts And Democrats face pressure from their base to take a more aggressive posture against second-term Trump, who they say is behaving like an autocrat
Sen Lindsey Graham R-S C said Tuesday that he expected the shutdown to last until at least next week
I don t think anything s going to happen until the House gets back, he said, predicting Democrats would soften “Then people can sit down and find a way to get it done ”
“The Kirk assassination lays bare raw bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed ” said Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy Seventy-one percent of voters now call politically motivated violence a very serious problem, a sharp rise from just 54 percent in June The voices of politicians, amplified and sharpened, are seen by 82 percent of respondents as feeding the violence that stalks the streets and corrodes the public square
A majority 58 percent no longer believe the temperature of political rhetoric can be lowered Instead, more than half of voters expect political violence to worsen in the coming years Malloy captured the mood bluntly “From a perceived assault on freedom of speech to the fragility of the democracy a shudder of concern and pessimism rattles a broad swath of the electorate he insisted Freedom of speech once assumed inviolable now carries the weight of doubt Fifty-three percent of voters said they are pessimistic about its protection in America Just six months ago, the numbers were reversed
The very machinery of democracy is also under suspicion Fifty-three percent of voters say the system is not working Democrats and independents share that belief by strong margins, while Republicans mirroring their president’s claims remain largely convinced it functions President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 38 percent with 54 percent disapproving Disapproval is strong on nearly every front foreign policy the economy immigration and gun violence Meanwhile Robert F Kennedy Jr the Secretary of Health and Human Services fares little better: 54 percent of voters disapprove of his performance and nearly six in ten say they have little or no confidence in the medical information he provides
The crisis extends beyond politics Asked about the economy, 53 percent of voters pointed to the price of food and consumer goods as their greatest worry, while another 28 percent named housing costs And when it comes to the fate of those convicted of murder 55 percent favor life in prison without parole over the death penalty Gun violence foreign conflicts and the direction of democracy itself weigh heavily Eighty-three percent of voters believe political leaders are more interested in blaming others than finding solutions The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,276 registered voters nationwide from September 18–21, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 3 percentage points Nearly 80 percent of registered voters feel they are witnessing a political crisis, seven in ten say political violence is a very serious problem, and a majority say this discord won t go away anytime soon,” Malloy noted
107 Days
The former Vice President became a famous nominee after President Biden dropped out of the race for The White House on July 21 2024 Biden dropped out after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump on June 27 2024 Biden appeared confused and was slow to answer many questions and many attributed his issues to his age Shortly before Biden s withdrawal there was internal debate on whether there should be a hastily put together Democratic primary But with only a short time left in the campaign before Election Day Vice President Harris became the nominee But the campaign was only 107 days because of Biden s late timing in exiting the race While there has been internal criticism within the Democratic Party pushing back against what Harris relays in
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In the Matter of the Estate of John Finley McRae, Jr , deceased
Notice of Publication
To Whom It May
Concern:
Letter Testamentary having been granted on the Last Will and Testament of the decedent to George Colin McRae, Sr , and Gerard J Kassouf, the Co-Personal Representatives of the deceased, on the 16th day of September, 2025, by the Honorable Rolonda M Wedgeworth Judge of Probate Court of Greene County Alabama notice is hereby given that all persons having claims againts such estate are required to file an itemized and verified statement of such claim in the office of such Judge of Probate within six (6) months from the above date or the same will be barred and payment prohibited George Colin McRae, Sr , and Gerard J Kassouf, Co-Personal Representatives, Estate of John Finley McRae, Jr
deceased
Dentons Sirote PC 2311 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205
Attention:
Elizabeth H Hutchins elizabeth hutchins@ dentons com
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FOR BIDS
GREENE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 111 MAIN STREET P O BOX 70 EUTAW, ALABAMA 35462
Separate sealed BIDS for the RED GATE LANE RESURFACING AND GCIDA SIGNAGE PROJECT will be received by THE GREENE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GCIDA) in the GCIDA BOARD ROOM until 10:00 o'clock a m (local time) Monday October 13 2025 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud
The project will consist of the following approximate quantities of work: 500 Tons Superpave Bituminous Concrete Wearing Surface Layer ½” Maximum Aggregate Size ESAL Range A/B, 250 Tons Superpave Bituminous Concrete Lower
---Le gal Notices---
Binder Layer Patching a Decorative Entrance Sign with related lighting and landscaping Related Appurtenances, Aggregate Surfacing, construction signs and all other labor, material, equipment and work required or implied by the Contract Documents (Plans and Specifications)
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined and obtained at the office of Porter-Higginbotham Engineering, Inc , after September 26, 2025, located at 2009 Paul W Bryant Drive Suite C Tuscaloosa AL 35401
Contract Documents may be obtained upon deposit of $75 00 Deposit will be refunded, less the cost of printing, distribution and reproduction, assuming documents are returned in reusable condition within 10 days of bid opening Electronic copies may be obtained at no cost to the bidder
Prequalification of Bidders is not required However, Bidders must meet the minimum requirements included in the Contract Documents Attention of Bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors”, as set forth in AL Code 34-8-1, et seq
(1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto
The GCIDA will not enter into a contract with a non-resident corporation or entity which is not qualified under State law to do business in the State of Alabama
All Bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule or regulation of the performance of the work
Upon submission of the proposal Bidders must submit their Contractor s license number and a copy of said license Any bid not containing a current license number shall be rejected
Each Bidder must submit with its bid a cashier s check drawn on an Alabama bank or a fully executed bid bond on the form that is contained in the Contract Documents executed by a surety company duly authorized and qualified to make bond in the State of Alabama All bonds, sureties and/or cashier checks shall be made payable to the Greene County IDA for an amount not less than 5 percent of the Engineer ’s estimated cost of the project or of the total bid in the pro-
Law enfor cement makes thr ee ar r ests
On September 23 2025 the Eutaw Police Department arrested Jason Lopes, of Eutaw and Jabranice Moore, of Boligee, for warrants with the Eutaw Police Department On September 23, the Greene County Sheriff Department arrested Daisy Finch 68 of Forkland AL for criminal mischief 2nd degree She was released on a $1 000 bond
The Eutaw Police Department reported the following incidents 9/24 - Aaliyah Cross reported an incident 9/24 - Walter Hood reported an incident 9/25 - Tia Cherry reported breaking and entering a vehicle 9/28 - Gloria Walker reported harassment The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following incidents 9/24 - Dustin Tidwell reported criminal mischief 2nd degree: Item damaged was the front mobile home door valued at $450
posal In no event shall the amount be more than $10 000 00
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Legal Notice In Accordance with Chapter 1 Title 39 Code of Alabama 1975 notice is hereby given that Capstone Contractors LLC Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of 2022 Water System Restoration and Resiliency Project, ADEM DWSRF Project No FS010444-02 Contract E – 16-Inch Water Main Replacement along County Road 20 from Brush Creek to I-20/59, for the City of Eutaw, Alabama, Owner, and has made request for final settlement of said Contract All persons having any claim for labor materials or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify The Cassady Company, Inc , Attn: Collins Espy, PE, 4700 HWY 69 North, Northport, AL 35473 Capstone Contractors, LLC, 1905 Murphy Avenue Aliceville AL 35442
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Legal Notice In the Probate Court of
9/25 - Cynthia Murphy reported a domestic dispute 9/26 - Olivia Morgan reported menacing 9/27 - Aria Gilmore reported reckless endangerment and assault 3rd degree 9/29 - Tonya Williams reported harassment
Eutaw Primar y Scholar s Caught Being Good
Congratulations to the scholars who were Caught Being Good! Scholars selected a book from the Book Vending Machine.
Greene County Alabama In Re The Petition Of:
Willie James Davis Deceased Come Now, LaDora Davis, Peitioner, and gives Notices by Publication to Janice Ward and Anthony Worthington, as well as any other unknown heir (s) of Wille James Davis deceased that the Petitioner has filed a Petition for Final Settlement and for Discharge of Personal Representative The heirs, Janice Ward and Antony Worthington, and any other unknow heir (s) are hereby put on notice of this Petition and the hearing set for November 5 2025 at 10:00 am regarding the Petition for Final Settlement and for Discharge of Personal Representative Rolonda M Wedgeworth Judge of Probate Greene County Alabama
Michael J Cartee Attorney for Petitioner
Cartee & Lloyd, Attorneys at Law 2210 8th Street , Suite B Tuscaloosa Alabama 35401
Phone (205) 759-1554
Fax 205-758-9477
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Mt. Zion Ba ptist Chur ch hosts annual Health Fair
September 20, 2025 -Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Mt Hebron , AL “A Church with a Vision” held their annual Health Fair from 9:00 a.m.-1:00p.m. Vendor presence included: Family Guidance Center of Alabama, Whaltey Health Services, Auburn University Alabama Extension EFNEP, Rural Alabama Prevetion Center ( RAPC), Five Horizons, West Alabama Cardaic Health Program (wachearts org) and Aveann Hospice Diabetes Education, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Hemoglobin A1C- Heart Health Education, Nurtrition Education and much more free food and refresments and door prizes. Rev. Randy Miller is Church Pastor, Sis Pinnia Hines, BSN- RN and Sis Gwendolyn N Miller, DNP-RN served as coordinator.
Baseball Countr y hosts wild game dinner
Baseball Country hosted its annual Wild Game Dinner on September 24, 2025, at 6:30 pm for Creators Outpost (our outdoor ministry) This is a free event Participants just needed to register online The wild game included gator tail, frog legs, duck, fish, shrimp, wild hog, deer, dove, pheasant, wild turkey and all the fixins Baseball Country encourages anyone who has a passion for the outdoors and a desire to impact the lives of young people that need to be encouraged and loved on on to get involved. It’ll be worth your time to come eat and listen.
Christian Light Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America 200 Christian Light Way Eutaw, AL 3562
Will host their Annual Women s Day Program on Sunday, October 19, 2025 Our celebration will include our regular 11 a m worship service and 1:30 p m Women s Day Program Rev Moses Finch is church pastor
The House of Too Much Trouble
Carrie Lee Johnson Coleman was born to Nancy Carter Johnson and Tom Johnson, on Tuesday, February 2 1932 in Boligee Alabama Carrie was the eighth child of nine She was married to Charlie Coleman who fondly called her Hawk on September 30 1947 From this union nine children were born (2 deceased) They celebrated over seventy years of marriage before Charlie s homegoing on July 11, 2018 Carrie accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the First Baptist and Second Baptist Churches for over eighty
Carolyn’s Tid Bits...by Carolyn Young
In the House of Too Much Trouble, there lived a little boy; He was eager for a playmate; he was hungry for a toy
But twas always too much trouble, too much worry, too much noise; For the House of too much trouble wasn t meant for little boys
Sometimes the little fellow left a book upon the floor; He forgot and laughed too loudly, or he failed to
close the door In the House of Too Much Trouble, thing must be precise and trim, In the House of Too Much Trouble there was little room for him
Happy birthday to Kamasia Morriessette Shirley
Ezell Aden Walton Keith McKendall, Bertha Ray, Kara Wiltz, Antoine Jackson Terrance Benison Carter Finch Ishmael Williams, Jessica Reeves, Ann Lipsey, Henry Bev-
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five years in Eutaw AL Carrie is survived by one brother, Tom Johnson Jr , (100 years old) of Jonesboro, Georgia (Deceased siblings; Callie Mae Smith Ennis Johnson, Louise R i c e , E m a n u e l , G a r f i e l d , Robert, Ivory Johnson)
Carrie is the Mother of seven Children; two daughters and one Son-InLove, Elizabeth Ann & Isaac Pippen of Atlanta, Georgia Nancy Yvonne Anderson (Tyrone Deceased) Stockbridge, Georgia and five sons & Daughters-In-Love; Jimmy & Carolyn Coleman of Tampa, Florida; Charlie III & Jennifer Coleman of Vestavia Hills, AL; Ronald & Renee Coleman Tony Curtis & Patricia Coleman; Gerry & Mary Coleman, all of Eutaw, AL She has twenty-eight grandchildren (two deceased) forty-nine great grandchildren and nine great great grand She was educated in Greene and Jefferson Counties School Systems She later went on to pursue a degree in Nursing in 1970 She worked as a Li-
erly Nicolas Harris Reginald Robinson, Mary Snoddy, Samira W Smith, Welsey Hodges, Isaiah Clay Kendra Robinson Alvonice Spencer Charles J Williams, Michael Levington, Kalyne D Young, Gabrielle Olukoya, KyDarrion Beck
Whether your think you can or think you can’t -you are right!!”
censed Practical Nurse at Druid City Hospital Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home and later retired from the Greene County Board of Education Head Start Program
Carrie was often referred to as: “The Songbird of the South by her friends and family She was often a soloist in her church choir and thought it a privilege to sing a word of praise at hundreds of funerals
She was a member of several traveling Gospel Groups She has been a member of the Order of Eastern Star for many years Having a heart of
gold and a Spirit of empathy and giving Carrie did many fundraisers to support her community especially healthcare organizations She wrote produced and performed in church plays in her community She was a guest speaker at many functions always bringing a word in song or poetry (often written by herself) She was an ardent reader and won several crossword puzzle prizes in newspapers and magazines A master of the Arts & Crafts, especially crocheting She was crocheting when the Lord called her home
on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00 p m at the Boligee Community Center (formerly Paramount High School) located at 17404 County Road 20, Boligee, AL For additional information, please contact Hodges Smith, President, at 205-657-1294 Geraldine S Walton, Banquet Chairperson at 205-799-1394 or your local fire department located in Greene County The seating is limited, and there will be no admission collected at the door
Hodges Smith President Greene County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments
Walking in Faith Outreach Ministries 18th Annual Community Revivial
Host: Minister Ernestine Kimbrough
Date: October 12th-16th, 2025
“And he said unto me, Theses sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done ” Revelations 22:6
Theme: “The reward of those who chose to walk the path of God will be blessed according to his work for He is the Alpha and Omega, the beggining and the end, the first and the last ”
Location: Boligee Community Center 17404 County Road 20 Boligee, AL 35443 6:30 p m nightly
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