Democrats win all November 2025 elections from coast to coast; voters repudiate Trump
By NBC News and others
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep Mikie Sherrill, D-N J ; New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani; Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia (AFP; Bloomberg; Getty Images)
Democratic wins in Tuesday s elections gave the party a sorely needed burst of momentum ahead of next year ’s midterm elections
The party came in favored in races for Virginia and New Jersey governor New York City mayor and a California ballot measure to green-light a Democratic gerrymander of the state’s congressional map
But the huge margins in those governor ’s races and other contests left many Democrats feeling a new emotion excitement for the first time in some time
See Democrat Win, p 6
White House says it will make some SNAP payments after Trump threatened to defy court
By Toni Romm, New York Times
President Trump threatened on Tuesday to deny food stamps for roughly 42 million low-income Americans until the end of the government shutdown, a move that would defy a federal court that had ordered the administration to continue the aid payments this month
In a post on social media Mr Trump said that benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government which they can easily do and not before!”
See SNAP, p 6
Millions suffer as Trump’s economy crumbles
By Stacy M Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
America’s economy is not collapsing by accident
Under President Donald Trump Russell Vought and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a plan that weakens the labor market, starves families of food and health care, and rewards the wealthy with power and profit What was once called “economic populism” has become an organized campaign of cruelty that has left the country broken and millions of Americans in despair
See Economy Crumbles, p 6
Congressman Meeks chastises President Trump for possible invasion of Nigeria
By April Ryan, NNPA
“A complex reality” is being overlooked by President Donald Trump, with his Friday proposal to send the U S military into Nigeria over alleged anti-Christian behaviors, believes Congressman Greg Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
See Congressman Gregory Meeks, p 9
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D – NY)
Eutaw Mayor Cor ey Cockr ell and City Council inaugur ated
On Monday, November 3 2025 at 10:00 AM new City of Eutaw Mayor Corey Cockrell and City Council members: Valerie Watkins (District 1) Jonathon O Woodruff Jr (District 2), Tracey Hunter (District 3), Lorenzo French (District 4) and Carrie Logan (District 5) were sworn in to their positions The ceremony was held on the lawn of the old Greene County Courthouse at the Thomas E Gilmore Historic Square More than 200 officials, city and county residents were present for the historic inaugural ceremonies
The program began with a welcome from Council member Tracey Hunter, a scripture reading by Councilman Woodruff an invocation by Rev Joe Webb, Pastor of New Generation Church the Pledge of Allegiance by Carrie Logan and the National Anthem by the Greene County High School Band
The oath of office was administered by District Judge Lillie Osborne to Council members Watkins, Woodruff and Hunter City Judge Joshua Swords administered the oath to Council members French and Logan Osborne administered the oath to new Mayor Corey Cockrell Mayor Corey Cockrell gave a short address as new
mayor setting his vision for progress and unity in the City of Eutaw He said This victory is not just mine It’s ours It’s a victory for every neighborhood every resident every business owner who loves this city and wants to see it thrive ” He continued saying “ I pledge to you : I will work tirelessly I will listen I will lead with transparency, with integrity with courage and a heart for service I will build partnerships – with our community, business, faith groups neighboring cities because no one person can do this alone We have provided a copy of his full
remarks, on page 2 of this newspaper for you to read review and hold him accountable Honored quests were recognized County Commission Chair Garria Spencer made some congratulatory remarks as did Sheriff Joe Benison, who pledged his support to the new mayor Lauren Smith gave a musical selection Master of Ceremony, Joe Lee Powell closed out the program announcing a reception in the City Hall and the scheduled Organizational Meeting of the City Council for 3:00 PM also in the City Hall council chamber
Gr eene County Commission holds special meeting to allocate funds for a water par k, r epair s to Eutaw Activity Center, Gr eene County Health System and employees
By John Zippert, Co-Publisher and Editor
The Greene County Commission held a special called meeting on Saturday November 1, 2025, to obligate unrestricted funds at its disposal to various projects and commitments The Commission allocated an unspecified amount of funding toward repairs to the front doors floors and windows of the
Eutaw Activity Center which is owned by the county The County Administrator was authorized to design specifications and solicit bids for this work, which was estimated to cost more than $100 000 The funds will come from funding provided to the County Commission from the Greene County Racing Commission from simulcasting of dog and horse racing and
historic horse racing gaming at the Palace Entertainment Center The Commission earmarked $600 000 of funding in its Bingo Fund Account for development of a waterpark The waterpark will be a leisure and recreation center for residents of Greene County The park will consist of a splashpad, primarily for children water slides and a swimming pool It will be
built in phases starting with the splashpad Commission Allen Turner said, “ We have been studying what other counties and municipalities have done in building and improving their public parks for recreation We want to build a waterpark in phases with our discretionary funds and grants we can raise from state, federal and private funding ” See Commission, p 2
City Council of Eutaw holds Or ganizational Meeting; names new police chief
The new City Council of Eutaw met at 5:00 PM on November 3, 2025, for its Organizational Meeting
The new Mayor, Corey Cockrell presided at the meeting which was attended by all five council members Districts 1, 2, and 3 (Valerie Watkins, Jonathon Woodruff Jr and Tracey Hunter) were represented by persons who served on the previous council while District 4 and 5 council members Lorenzo French and Carrie Logan were newly elected and had not previously
served The Organizational Meeting was to set the rules and procedures for Eutaw City Council meetings make appointments and clarify the banking and financial roles of the Mayor and Council members
The Council adopted Resolution 2025-14 for the rules of procedure for meetings of the Eutaw City Council which included quorum requirements use of Robert s Rules of Order, reporting, minutes, adoption of resolutions , deco-
rum public comments and other regulations
The Council adopted Resolution 2025-15 specifying that there will be two regular meetings per month on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 5:00 PM at the Eutaw City Hall
The Council adopted Resolution 2025-16 on Banking stating that two signatures will be required on each check Four persons are designated as signatories: Mayor Cockrell, Sha Kelvia Spencer, City Clerk, Council members
Willingham as City Attorney and Municipal Prosecutor
These persons are currently serving in the same roles City Council, p 2
Tracey Hunter and Jonathon Woodruff The Council adopted other resolutions naming Councilwoman Tracey Hunter as Mayor Pro Tempore who will preside over meetings in the absence of the mayor; Sha’Kelvia Spencer as City Clerk; Joshua Swords as Municipal Judge; Zane
New Mayor Corey Cockrell take Oath of Office
Eutaw Councilmembers sworn in
Make Good Living
The world we live in is likely the world we leave for our children and theirs
Grandparents blessed with many decades Live in a world they will likely leave for Their children, grandchildren and great grands We long to make living better for those coming after
Even as we struggle in our mission, we know Each generation can choose what makes good living
As youth we believed we had the vitality, imagination, audacity and fearlessness to change the world
And we tried, starting with community, still struggling To make good living
The elders who remember where we came from And how we made it over bear the burden that Changes for good living can be turned back
Unless the youth of these times take the front line
We call the youth to believe they have the vitality, The imagination, the audacity and the fearlessness To change anywhere to make good living
We call our youth to know the world they live in Is likely the world they will leave For their children and theirs
Carol Prejean Zippert
Commission
Turner indicated that the Commission was in the early stages of design of the waterpark but had not designated a specific location for the project yet He pointed out that the County owned land on Highway 43 and was exploring other locations like the Rober H Young Community Center, formerly Carver School, in cooperation with the City of Eutaw as a potential site
The Commission also approved additional support for the Greene County Health System (GCHS), which includes the Hospital Nursing Home and Physicians Clinic to ensure these vital facilities would be open and available to serve the residents of Greene County The Commission authorized an additional $150 000 in advances to the GCHS of the 4 mil advalorem property tax, with an understanding that these funds would be repaid as the county collects these taxes for the
healthcare system In a prior meeting the Commission authorized $100 000 advance to GCHS which has been already paid to and used by the healthcare system The Commission also previously provided and paid $40 000 in opioid funds as a grant to the GCHS At Saturday s meeting the Commission also agreed to grant the GCHS an additional $100 000 in Bingo or other discretionary gaming funds for payment of outstanding debts This grant was conditioned on the GCHS presenting a list of priority expenses to the Commission The Commission previously granted $100,000 to GCHS with half to be used for an audit and other half for necessary expenses This means that the GCHS has $150,000 to draw against for critical expenses; $50 000 for an audit; and $150 000 for advances from the 4-mil tax
primarily for payroll expenses on an as needed basis These advances will be repaid as people pay their 2025 property taxes
The Commission also approved a net salary supplement to employees with $1 100 for full time employees, $500 for part time employees and $300 for temporary employees The total cost for these supplements will be $85 000
The Commission accepted the resignation of Sandra Walker (District 1) from the Greenthumb Development Board and appointed Lucy Spann as the District 1 representative
This was Commissioner Corey Cockrell s last meeting He resigned on the morning of November 3rd when he was inaugurated as the new Mayor of Eutaw The Commission is expecting Governor Ivey to name the replacement for Commissioner for District 3 in the near future
Rober t Br own Mid dle School hosts Conflict Resolution Wor kshops for students and teacher s
Submitted by Danielle Fulghum, Consultant
Eutaw, AL Robert Brown Middle School hosted two interactive workshops in October focused on teaching conflict resolution strategies to both teachers and students Understanding how to manage conflict at an early age is vital, particularly within the African American community In 2023 there were 12,276 Black homicide victims in the United States, with a homicide rate of 26 6
per 100 000 nearly seven times higher than the rate for white victims These statistics underscore the importance of early education around peaceful problemsolving and communication
The teachers’ workshops were held Tuesday October 7 2025 in small group sessions The 7th and 8th grade students workshops were held Thursday, October 30 The workshops totaled seven small group sessions 45 minutes each
During the workshops, participants explored how
conflicts often escalate when individuals fail to recognize differing perspectives or neglect to take time to calm down and listen
Teachers and students participated in role-playing exercises to practice active listening, paraphrasing, and collaborative problem-solving
Active listening considered one of the most powerful tools for de-escalating conflict was the first strategy introduced Research shows that up to 80% of conflicts can be resolved simply by listening
Town of Boligee Swearing in Cer emony
Monday November 3, 2025- The Town of Boligee held its swearing-in Ceremony for the Mayor and City Council at 4:30 p m Mayor Hattie Samuels, who will start her 2nd elected term as Mayor of Boligee addressed the congregation and pledged to continue to move the Town of Boligee forward, during the next four year The Town of Boligee has partnered with the Area Agency on Aging, AU & UWA providing OnMed service which brings the clinic to the patient using technology to deliver convenient, affordable, and immediate healthcare without needing a traditional doctor's office visit The Town also partners with Mr Billy Hicks Global Trucking Town of Boligee holds council meeting every 2nd and 4 Monday. Town of Boligee presents: Mayor Hattie Samuels, Council members James Morrow, ProTem, Earnestine Wade, Michael Gibson, Valencia Washington and Rosie Mayes.
attentively and staying calm
To help students remember the steps, they learned the acronym C A P S :
•C – Calm Down
•A – Agree to Work It Out
P – Consider the Other Person’s Point of View
•S – Solve the Problem
S t u d e n t s received C A P S bracelets fidget spinners and sensory strips as reminders and tools to support emotional regulation To make the learning
process engaging students also created a song about the strategies using the beat of Kendrick Lamar ’s “They’re Not Like Us ” Faculty members were provided with flyers featuring the C A P S strategies to display in their classrooms reinforcing a schoolwide commitment to peaceful communication
Robert Brown Middle School extends special thanks to Principal Mrs Anderson for supporting this important initiative The workshop was led
The workshops were proudly sponsored by
by Danielle Fulghum a Greene County native graduate of Greene County School System and the University of Alabama She is currently employed with the Tuscaloosa County School System as Instructional Partner
the Society of Folk Arts & Culture and the Greene County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
The Greene County Democrat newspaper is published each Wednesday by the Greene County Democrat Newspaper Company Inc 206 Prairie Avenue Eutaw Alabama (USSR 700680) Subscription rate in county is $25 per year; elsewhere in Alabama, $30; and out of state, $35
Publishers: John and Carol Zippert
Editor: John Zippert Office Manager: Barbara Hunter
The Greene County Democrat 206 Prairie Avenue P O Box 598 Eutaw AL 35462
Phone: 205-372-3373
Fax: 205-372-2243
Website:greenecodemocrat com & facebook
By Marc Morial, Presi-
dent and CEO, National Urban League
(TriceEdneyWire com) -
The loss of SNAP benefits leads to food insecurity hunger and malnutrition Low-income children who go without nutritious food will struggle to learn in classrooms, impacting their educational performance and advancement Suspending SNAP benefits also has economic consequences beyond hunger and public health Without SNAP funds SNAP recipients will not be able to frequent retailers, causing a significant loss in revenue, increased food waste, and a negative impact on Plaintiff States economies overall Lawsuit filed by 25 states against the Trump administration
As the government shutdown drags on, America’s most crucial food assistance programs are on the verge of running out of funds, threatening to suspend support for millions of families children and expecting mothers
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) together support nearly 50 million Americans These programs are lifelines ensuring access to essentials like nutritious food, breastfeeding support, and infant formula Yet both programs are quickly running out of funding Without immediate action from the White House to use contingency funds and other already authorized measures millions of vulnerable Americans will soon be without food assistance
SNAP and WIC resources have remained available during past shutdowns But now state agencies are running out of options to keep families supported SNAP still has
By Julianne Malveaux
(TriceEdneyWire com) -
either furloughed or forced to work without pay They ll be contractors janitors, food service workers, security guards many of them Black or brown many of them women who will never see back pay They ll be families who depend on food benefits housing subsidies and medical research programs that grind to a halt
ments will be issued without new funding Households that depend on SNAP will see their grocery budgets collapse just as inflation keeps food prices high States can’t fill the gap; they don t have the cash or the authority
two-thirds of the funding needed to sustain another month of benefits, in resources that are already available under the program s emergency procedures Yet the White House has chosen to withhold these funds and not use additional authorized funding sources to provide the full benefit to families
Similarly, earlier this month, the USDA funded WIC through the end of the month though advocates warned it was only a shortterm fix to keep the program afloat As the shutdown continues, unless the Administration releases additional funding to cover WIC, the program will run out of money and more will needlessly face hunger and devastating health consequences This is a policy choice not an unavoidable consequence of the shutdown
This unprecedented decision from the White House is not only harmful, it s deliberately cruel and unnecessary By refusing to act the administration is choosing to inflict avoidable hardship on families already struggling with inflation, rising costs, and record food insecurity Following the passage of the Big Ugly Bill which imposed the largest SNAP cuts in history even more Americans are now at risk of losing access to the nutrition assistance they rely on to survive
For an administration that claims to champion the well-being of mothers children and working families this move goes directly against the things it claims to stand for Parents should not have to choose between paying bills and feeding their children No mother should have to worry that her newborn might go hungry because of political leaders
Congress must stand up for families Send a message to lawmakers: they must demand that the White House follow the law by releasing available SNAP funds immediately and exercise its authority to transfer additional funding to WIC and SNAP Families cannot wait Americans need support now, not after the damage has been done
For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction It’s a paycheck a housing voucher a student loan payment, a disaster relief check When the government shuts down those lives shut down too Yet here we are again watching a small band of ideologues in Congress hold the nation hostage threatening to turn off the lights on the very institution they’re sworn to serve Government shutdowns have become almost routine not the rare constitutional crisis they were meant to be Each one grows longer costlier and crueler They are the political equivalent of self-inflicted wounds, a kind of performative dysfunction masquerading as fiscal responsibility We ve seen this play before: in 1995 under Newt Gingrich, in 2013 when Republicans sought to defund the Affordable Care Act, and in 2019 when a fight over the border wall cost the economy billions Each time workers suffered businesses stalled, and trust eroded Each time, the perpetrators claimed principle but the outcome was pain
The current standoff is no different The victims will not be members of Congress who still collect their paychecks and perks They’ll be the 1 3 million federal employees who are
A government shutdown is not just a political inconvenience; it is economic sabotage The 2019 shutdown cost the U S economy about $11 billion in lost output, according to the Congressional Budget Office This one could surpass that if it drags on When the government closes loans stall inspections stop and data vanish The Labor Department can’t issue jobs numbers, the Commerce Department can’t update GDP estimates and investors are left flying blind You can t manage what you can’t measure
For Black Americans the consequences cut deeper We are overrepresented in public-sector employment roughly 18 percent of federal workers are African American, compared with 13 percent of the total population
Public service has long been one of the few arenas where Black workers could find stable employment, fair wages and access to benefits denied in the private sector So when Congress turns governance into a game, it’s not abstract for Black families it’s a direct hit to their economic security
And the pain doesn’t stop there On November 1 unless Congress acts, SNAP benefits the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be disrupted for more than 42 million Americans roughly one in eight people The USDA has warned that no new benefit allot-
The average household receives about $187 a month in SNAP support a small sum that keeps food on the table and the local economy moving Every dollar in SNAP spending generates roughly $1 79 in economic activity
When those benefits vanish, grocery stores, farmers’ markets and community food distributors all feel the loss For families already squeezed by rent and childcare costs missing that November 1 payment will mean skipped meals and mounting stress
The racial implications are unmistakable Black and brown households are overrepresented among SNAP recipients because they are overrepresented among the working poor
In cities like Baltimore, Detroit, and Jackson, Mississippi SNAP cuts will hit hardest in neighborhoods already grappling with high unemployment and disinvestment Cutting food aid while a shutdown paralyzes other safety-net programs is a textbook case of policy violence harm inflicted not through overt cruelty but through bureaucratic neglect and political gamesmanship Programs like SNAP and WIC which stabilize households have become bargaining chips in budget fights Affordable-housing programs that disproportionately serve Black and brown renters face funding interruptions Federal contractors from D C to Detroit go unpaid Each delay compounds existing inequities Policy violence doesn’t always look like brutality; sometimes it looks like indifference
Shutdowns also weaken the very argument for government itself When the public sees a system that can’t keep its doors open, cynicism deepens That cynicism is dangerous It breeds voter apathy, distrust in institutions, and a kind of democratic fatigue that bad actors depend on See? they say Government doesn t work But that’s not proof that’s sabotage The truth is that governance is a moral obligation It’s not optional We don’t expect firefighters to stop responding to calls because they disagree on the budget for hoses We don t excuse surgeons who walk out mid-surgery because they can’t agree on the hospital s cafeteria menu Yet in Washington, lawmakers treat shutdowns as just another tactic in the partisan toolbox a way to score points and raise funds We need structural reform Congress should pass an automatic continuing resolution to keep the government funded when budget negotiations fail We should protect essential services from food aid to paychecks from political extortion And we need to call shutdowns what they are: attacks on the American people disguised as fiscal prudence
Every day the government stays closed real people pay the price in missed meals, delayed paychecks, and fraying trust A nation that can’t keep its government open can’t claim to be the world s leading democracy Governance isn’t just about passing laws; it’s about showing up It s time Congress remembered that Dr Julianne Malveaux is an economist and author based in Washington DC Juliannemalveaux com
hat 400 year s of famil y histor y teaches a bout this American
By Ben Jealous
(TriceEdneyWire com) -
We just fell back The season of darkness is coming on But this year more than any I can remember that darkness feels existential, not just seasonal
As a professor, I’ve watched it settle over my students throughout 2025 like fog They talk about despair as if it s wrapping its fingers around their throats They talk about how the news makes them want to pull the covers over their heads every day
What do I say to them?
Read more history Find the lesson and the mission: the 20s are always terrible so keep your eye on the prize that will be the 2070s and get us there with democracy intact
History that patient teacher, that relentless witness has something to say about tomorrows
My family has been taking notes for four hundred years American centuries follow hundred-year cycles Within those cycles, every “20s” decade is a crucible of cruelty Every 70s brings bold rays of
light breaking through The 1620s were the dawn of the African slave trade in Virginia when many of my nameless African ancestors arrived alongside the European ones who enslaved them The 1670s brought Bacon s Rebellion called by many a rehearsal for the American Revolution My ancestor Giles Bland was killed taking up arms against Virginia’s Royal Governor William Berkeley
The 1720s Richard Bland was just a young boy when Virginia passed a law in 1723 making it nearly impossible to free enslaved people Not long after he would be old enough to understand that some of the people enslaved by families like his shared their bloodlines even as the Church insisted they were inferior But when the 1770s came, he helped write the words with his cousin Thomas Jefferson that founded our nation: all men are created equal
In a slave state like Virginia, they had to know those words were catalytic that once spoken, they could not control how they would reshape the world Jefferson himself trembled at what he had set in motion Yet he and Richard spoke the words anyway
A century later, Frederick Bland endured the 1820s and 1830s, and when his son Edward David was born in the 1840s he began guiding
and encouraging him so that, by the time both gained their freedom, Edward was ready to rise and help lead their neighbors in seizing the opportunities of the 1870s From the same house where ancestors had been held in bondage came a father and son preparing a community for a new era of freedom and civic engagement Mamie spent the 1920s at Edward David’s knee She listened to his stories absorbing lessons in resilience and leadership As she became an adult, she became a teacher, then an organizer, and then a parent, raising her daughter to continue the fight through the 1970s and beyond Mamie was born in 1916 in southern Virginia not far from the Jordan’s Point plantation where Richard Bland lived The 1920s slammed doors shut everywhere Virginia s Racial Integrity Act banned interracial marriage The Immigration Act closed America’s doors The Ku Klux Klan reached its peak millions strong motivated equally by their hatred of Black Americans and the demonization of Catholic immigrants and Jews America First meant America for white Protestants only
But Mamie’s foundation in resilience, built at Edward David’s knee, allowed her to act boldly Activism of the 50s and 60s bore fruit Desegregation went into high gear
The Vietnam War ended
And interracial couples like my parents enjoyed the first decade in which their marriages were legal in every state Now we are here The 2020s Nativism rises like flood water Voting rights stripped away Books banned Racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia poison our communities Authoritarian voices grow shameless in their contempt for democracy I am raising two children in this darkness They ask why they should believe anything will truly get better And I tell them: The 20s are always dark The 70s are always remembered for bold rays of light breaking through The victories of every “70s” are never permanent We spring forward, then we fall back The pattern is not a steady march toward justice it is a rhythm a tide a seasonal turning between light and dark So why keep faith when we keep falling back? Because falling back is not defeat It is the darkness before dawn My family knows across ten generations that the cruelty of every 20s is followed by the breaking open of every “70s ” Not because of destiny but because ordinary people refused to give up
See Ben Jealous, p 5
Giles Bland rose up in arms in the 1670s Richard planted the seeds in the 1720s that blossomed in the 1770s Frederick guided and encouraged his son Edward David so that once freedom came Edward was ready to rise and help lead their neighbors in the 1870s Mamie absorbed these lessons and acted boldly, raising her daughter to continue the fight through the 1970s and beyond My mother acted decisively so I could raise my children to see the 2070s
Ten generations of my family have witnessed this pattern We have only reached every “70s” because young people in every “20s” refused to give up They organized, protested voted ran for office and defended democracy when it seemed weakest
The job of America s young people today is to do the same If present and future generations rise to these challenges the way our ancestors did our democracy will not only survive our nation will thrive again
Because here in America, the darkest hour has never been the last hour
Keep your eye on the prize
Ben Jealous is a professor of the practice at the University of Pennsylvania former president of the NAACP and best-selling author
Dear Senior Citizens:
Once again we have come to this incredibly special time of the year in which we celebrate and appreciate the birth of Jesus Christ During this Yuletide Season, we reach out to be a blessing to Senior Citizens
On behalf of the Greene County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, we would like to extend an invitation to Senior Citizens who are 65 years of age and older to our Annual Christmas Celebration, to be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 11:00 a m at Eutaw Activity Center, 107 Harris Avenue, Eutaw, Alabama
Your presence will be immensely appreciated, and it will set the mood for our Holiday Celebration If you plan to participate in the Annual Christmas Celebration, please call Shirley Ezell at (205) 496-0882 by December 1, 2025 Incidentally, a festive meal will be served, and door prizes will be given away
Sincerely yours,
Phillis Branch-Belcher Chapter President
Mrs Shirley Ezell Program Chairperson
We Are Preparing to Launch Project Holiday Express
It is once again time to celebrate joy and essences of the holiday season! At the Greene County Department of Human Resources, we are thrilled to assist those in need, and we wish to share that enthusiasm with you We kindly ask you to take a moment from your hectic schedule to adopt a family in need Any contribution will be immensely appreciated
If you wish to donate non-perishable food, toys, or clothing (only new items please), we would be happy to accept them We are situated at 36 Park Street in Eutaw, AL
If you wish to make a financial contribution, you can either deliver it in person to the Greene County DHR or send a check made out to the Greene County Department of Human Resources at the following address: P O Box 311 Eutaw, AL 35462 For additional information, please reach out to Kimberly Tyree, Rebecca Pendergrass or Yolanda Young at 205-372-0500 Wilson Morgan, LICSW/PIP
Senate Sketches #2002.....by Hank Sander s The Basics of Life
The three most basic requirements for life are air water and food I would put health care as a fourth It is said that we can live just three minutes when all the air in our bodies is used up It is said that we can live just three days when all water in our bodies is exhausted It is said that we can live just three weeks when all the food stored in our bodies is burned up No one says how long one lives without health care I know from experience that health care is more critical than education and public education is free all the way through secondary school I also know that some say that food, clothes and shelter are the basics Nothing is more basic than air water and food The basics of life
I have never been without air to breathe, water to drink food to eat or health care to protect me The closest I have come was when all the food for our “big PO family” (not poor because we were beyond that) would run out sometimes on a Wednesday and we would have to wait until Friday when my parents got paid and bought groceries Even during those rare Wednesday-through-Friday times my mother cooked grits and we each had a blob of grits without any butter or eggs or gravy or fat meat grease or anything These rare times came in late winter or early spring when all home canned food was exhausted, and it was too early for a new crop from the garden We grew food in gardens or fields that sufficed most of the year I don’t recall food stamps, but I do recall families getting what we called commodities where some received certain free food such as cheese, meal, canned meat and fish and vegetables, rice, beans, peanut butter, etc I do not recall our family receiving these “commodities” when we were children The basics of life
Even with health care, to the best of my recall, I visited a doctor only once before I became an adult That was when I was “showing out” and jumped a barbed wire fence in a cartwheel fashion with one leg going over first and the barbs snagged a sensitive part of my anatomy It was too critical for home remedies Usually my mother served as our doctor utilizing homemade remedies When she could not cure us, she would send for some older person in the community who would prescribe their special homemade remedies that usually worked The basics of life
It makes me shudder when I think that 42 million Americans (750 000 in Alabama) may be without food and 17 million may be without health care I shudder even more because there is plenty of food and healthcare available but these millions of human beings cannot access these basics of life based on Politics Against the Poor The basics of life
President Trump and his Administration asked the United States Congress to reduce Medicaid and Medicare which provide basic health care for millions of Americans The Republican majority in Congress, over the strong
objections of the Democratic minority gave President Trump what he asked for even though it compromised the basics of life for millions of Americans President Trump named the bill the Big Beautiful Bill I and others call it the Big Ugly Bill The basics of life
The Big Ugly Bill also reduced SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), previously known as Food Stamps The Democrats could not stop this Big Ugly Bill because the legislative process was by “reconciliation,” which allowed a simple majority vote Most other legislation requires a three-fifth vote in the U S Senate The Democratic minority could not do anything but fight hard and wait So they waited for this opportunity The basics of life
As I understand it the majority Republican U S Congress and the Republican Administration did not even initiate the budget process The budget bills would require a three-fifth majority vote in the U S Senate They decided to just do a CR, which is a Continuing Resolution It keeps all the bad stuff in place However it also requires a three-fifth Senate vote The Democrats refused to provide the votes for the Continuing Resolution unless the looming health care crisis was addressed Notices went out November 1, 2025, doubling the cost for millions of Americans A few Democrats had provided the votes for an earlier piece of legislation, and so many earlier agreements were broken All this resulted in a shutdown of the government Nearly all governmental services were shut down The basics of life
The SNAP (food stamps) funding ceased on November 1, 2025 There is an Emergency Fund of 5 billion dollars that could be used to extend SNAP President Trump and his Administration refused to utilize the 5 billion dollars in the Emergency Fund to extend the food stamp program even though it has been utilized for the same purposes in the past Two U S District courts have directed President Trump to fund SNAP They now are saying they will partially fund SNAP The basics of life
A little history of federal food programs commonly called food stamps is in order These programs started in the early 1930s during the Great Depression Farmers had lots of food products they could not sell The U S Government started buying these products and burning them in huge fires Some leaders strongly advocated giving the food to the legions of starving people when it was implemented Then grocery stores complained they were losing great sums of money because people received free food
A switch was made so that people received food stamps that could be utilized to buy food at grocery stores The federal food program has grown and changed over the years, including during the Nixon and Bush administrations But it has never ceased until now The basics of life
Many hungry children
will descend upon our schools That will be a great challenge I shudder! Many desperate families will descend on food banks There will not be enough food for their families I shudder! Many sick persons will not have health care I shudder! The basics of life
We cannot trade health care for food We cannot trade food for health care
We need both to live because both are basic to life The basics of life
Now on to the Daily Diary.
SATURDAY, October 25, 2025 – I handled many matters, attended the funeral of Jennifer Wright where I made remarks handled additional matters, attended our 2000 Sketches Celebration and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Faya Rose Toure, Josephine Curtis and Junior Oliver of Selma; Co-Publishers of The Greene County Democrat Dr Carol P Zippert and John Zippert; Television Reporter George McDonald; Ella Sanders, Glevia Sanders and Dr Fannie McKenzie of McDonough Georgia; Dr Rhoda Johnson of Tuscaloosa; Teara Wright of Montgomery, Ollion Wright of Alexander City; Law Professor Emerita Martha Morgan; and Azali Fortier of Spelman College
SUNDAY – I hosted the Sunday School Lesson with Dr Margaret Hardy on Facebook Live and Z105 3 FM Radio Station, handled many additional matters and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Sharon Wheeler of Montgomery; Askhari Little and Amadi Sanders of Washington, D C ; Dr Ernest Okeke and Godfrey King of Selma; Yomi Goodall of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; Youlanda Curtis of Mobile/Washington counties; Allen Garner of Dallas County; and Retired College President Dr James Mitchell
MONDAY – I handled many matters and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Carlos William of Mobile; Former Alabama State Senate President Pro Tem Joe Fine; Marilyn Cosby Karen Jackson Lashaundra Brown and Zakiya Varner of Selma; and Queen Tate and Damon Petty of Montgomery
TUESDAY – This was my actual birthday I was at my office before 7:00 a m where I handled many matters went to court went to lunch with several of my fellow strugglers, received many birthday calls and texts and worked into the late evening Among others I communicated with the following: Donnie Reese of Enterprise; Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson; Jerolene Williams of Dallas County; Sharon Calhoun of Montgomery; Montgomery City Council President C C Calhoun; Annie Mae Sanders of Mobile; Elouise Robinson and Charles Sanders of Baldwin County; Josh Hayes of Tuscaloosa; Former Ala-
bama State Senator Ted Little; Danny Crenshaw of Selma; William Pompey of Wilcox County; Jerry Pennick of Atlanta Ga; Twanya Dixon of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; Retired School Superintendent Eli Seaborn; Wallace Community College Selma President Dr Donitha Griffin; Jason Rogers of Selma; Barbara Pitts of Decatur, Georgia ; Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill; and Ginger Avery Buckner of the Alabama Association for Justice
WEDNESDAY – I was at my office before 6:30 a m I chaired a 7:30 a m Zoom meeting, handled many matters and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Priscilla Mitchell of North Carolina B Marie Jones of the University of Southern Mississippi; Kenyatta Gaines of Birmingham; Retired Chief Examiner of Public Accounts Ron Jones; Sheyann Webb Christburg of Montgomery; Teresa Tinney of Atlanta, Georgia; Former Alabama State Senator Malika Sanders Fortier; and Ainka Sanders Jackson of the Selma Center for Nonviolence and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee
THURSDAY – I handled many matters participated in the SOS Conference Call and the National Zoom Call with the Black Family Summit; chaired several meetings attended a birthday celebration and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Greene County Chief School Finance Officer Marquita Lennon; K Mark Parnell of Birmingham; Acquanetta Gaston of Black Voters Matter; and Geraldine Wofford and Charlene Williams of Selma
FRIDAY – I handled many matters and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Dorothy Hulett, Rosie Whiting, Brender Wheeler and Latisha Britton of Lowndes County; Jonathan Raulston of Birmingham; and Law Professor Kindaka Sanders
EPILOGUE – I believe in life Therefore I make the basics of life the foundation of my vision, my work, my struggles and my contributions I take seriously the Bible verses in Matthew 25:35-36: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me I was naked and you clothed me I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me The basics of life
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The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: How are drones being used to promote conservation? -L J Smith, Smithfield, RI
Drones are becoming an increasingly common and important tool in the arsenal of conservationists and environmentalists of all stripes Credit: Pexels com
When you hear the word drones perhaps you picture flying and faceless androids on some top-secret intelligence mission armed to the teeth and stealthy as a bandit What you probably are not picturing are drones flying over burnt forests dropping seed pods or skimming the surface of the ocean scanning for endangered whales However, in recent years drones are being used for exactly that
Drone producer JOUAV defines wildlife drones as unmanned aerial vehicles designed to monitor, track, survey and protect wildlife and their habitats ” They come in all shapes and sizes with three main types: fixed wing, which are like traditional airplanes and can
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cover large distances; multirotor drones, which have multiple rotating blades and can hover in place to capture detailed images in confined areas at low altitudes; and hybrid drones, which are a combination of the other two
With drone technology at their disposal, scientists can monitor and implement
conservation efforts with more accuracy and less disruption Take for instance the Snotbot: a drone that flies through the exhaled air of whales and collects information on DNA, stress and pregnancy hormones through respiratory droplets Charlotte Edmond of the World Economic Forum notes the Snotbot helps scientists “understand whales and dolphins, many of which are critically endangered, in a way which doesn't stress them out ”
Wildlife drones also combat poaching and natural disasters In Africa and India governments and wildlife protection groups use thermal imaging and night vision to track illegal activity In the wake of wildfires in California drones are powerful tools for reforestation, cutting response times from years to months and LiDAR technology helps map out deforestation areas A study conducted in Kumamoto,
Japan showed that 80 percent of seeds delivered by drones in biodegradable pods sprouted compared to 30-50 percent by manual planting This promising statistic offers hope into restoring burnt and damaged ecosystems
However, with powerful technology also comes a staggering price Drones are costly, no doubt– about $116,000 each And most countries are protective of their air space Laws often require drones to have licenses, meaning wildlife drones have a lot of red tape to fly through before they can save the world Nonetheless drones are playing an increasingly important role in nature conservation efforts You can help propel these efforts by donating to wildlife organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund or writing to local conservation teams on the benefits of wildlife drones CONTACTS:
The labor market is in free fall UPS cut 48 000 workers the largest reduction in its 117-year history Amazon is firing up to 30 000 corporate employees Intel eliminated
positions Nestlé slashed 16 000 jobs Ford and Accenture
The layoffs have rippled across every major industry, devastating workers, families, and communities nationwide According to Intellizence data, more than 4,200 companies have announced mass layoffs since January The Associated Press reported that executives cite Trump’s tariffs, erratic trade actions, and federal instability as the leading causes of widespread job losses and frozen hiring
While the job market collapses Trump s government shutdown has unleashed a humanitarian crisis
access to food assistance through SNAP and WIC Another 25 million people will lose their health care Trump also canceled nearly 94 million pounds of food aid, including meat, eggs, and dairy, that were supposed to reach food banks across the country For those working on the front lines of hunger relief, it was an invisible theft food promised but never delivered
The U S Department of Agriculture confirmed it will not release $6 billion in contingency funds claiming the money can only be used for “unforeseen events” such as natural disasters Yet Trump approved $40 billion for Argentina spent $1 billion for a private jet stationed in Qatar and at least $300 million to destroy historic White House property and construct a new ballroom for himself
Taxpayers have been forced to pay an estimated $30 million for his golf trips, $520 million for unnecessary National Guard deployments, and $172 million for jets requested by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem None of those expenditures has lowered health care costs or provided relief to struggling families
While ordinary Americans lose jobs food and medical care Trump’s personal income has skyrocketed The Trump Organization reported $864 million in revenue in the first half of 2025, a 17-fold increase from the previous year Most of that money came from cryptocurrency ventures Financial filings show $463 million from sales of World Liberty Financial tokens and another $336 million from TRUMP meme coins
The investigation revealed that foreign investors were heavily involved Hong Kong-based billionaire Justin Sun, who reportedly was charged with fraud by the SEC in 2023, bought $75 million worth of Trump tokens Abu Dhabi’s state-controlled MGX used Trump’s stablecoin to fund a $2 billion investment in Binance Chinese businessman Guren
Bobby Zhou reportedly under investigation for money laundering in Britain purchased $100 million in tokens Trump meanwhile eliminated federal crypto enforcement teams withdrew regulatory warnings, and pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after his conviction for anti-money-laundering failures Ethics experts have called it the most blatant conflict of interest in U S history
Vought Trump’s former budget director and the author of Project 2025 created the framework for this collapse His plan dismantles federal oversight guts safety nets and funnels public funds into private and partisan interests Miller Trump’s longtime political enforcer has turned those ideas into action by starving agencies blocking aid and tightening control of the economy under the White House Wall Street, meanwhile, is celebrating the pain UPS shares surged nine percent after its mass firings, and Amazon s stock climbed on news of more job cuts Economists say this “profit from pain” economy has become Trump’s defining legacy, an America where corporate success depends on working-class suffering The fallout is everywhere Food banks are running out of supplies Hospitals are closing departments Families are skipping rent to pay for prescriptions Millions who once believed Trump would protect them are now struggling to survive policies that favor billionaires foreign investors and the politically connected Georgetown University business professor Jason Schloetzer told the Associated Press that uncertainty has replaced confidence in every corner of the job market A lot of people are looking around, scanning the job environment, scanning the opportunities that are available to them, whether it’s in the public or private sector,” he said “And I think there’s a question mark around the long-term stability everywhere ”
SNAP
Hours after that ultimatum Karoline Leavitt the White House press secretary appeared to walk back the president s comments She told reporters at a news briefing that the administration is fully complying” with the court and would provide partial food stamp payments in November
“We’re complying with the court’s order and we’re getting that partial payment out the door as much as we can and as quickly as we can but it s going to take some time Ms Leavitt said
The whiplash on Tuesday only added to the persistent sense of panic and anxiety among the roughly one in eight poor Americans who rely on SNAP the nation’s largest antihunger program The president’s comments once again raised the risk that these families could find themselves vulnerable to hunger and financial hardship, even though a federal court ordered Mr Trump and his aides to restart nutrition assistance
To comply with that directive, administration officials told two separate courts this week that they would make only partial payments to people on SNAP essentially halving their aid for November That alone had proved insufficient for cities and nonprofits which had returned to court on Tuesday before Mr Trump s threat to try to restore full benefit amounts and force the government to pay the money more quickly
“This is immoral See you in court,” Skye L Perryman, the president of Democracy Forward a legal organization representing one of the lawsuits that has repeatedly challenged the Trump administration said in a post on social media
The White House declined to elaborate on Mr Trump s plans The Agriculture Department did not respond to a request for comment
In the original order published on Saturday Judge John J McConnell Jr of the U S District Court for the District of Rhode Island essentially gave the Trump administration a choice He said it could provide full SNAP payments by Monday or partial benefits by Wednesday, while finding that the government had a legal obligation to sustain the program if the funds were available
The Trump administration chose the latter approach financed using about $5 billion set aside for SNAP in an emergency reserve previously established by Congress The Agriculture Department could have tapped an ample store of additional funds to provide full benefits to those enrolled in food stamps, but the agency declined to do so
As a result families stood to receive about half as much in nutrition benefits this month than they would have normally and potentially only after weeks or months of delay Officials at the Agriculture Department had acknowledged these limitations in court filings, even as the administration refused to make other funds available for SNAP
By Tuesday, Mr Trump appeared to suggest he would halt food stamps entirely He said on social media that the benefits were managed “haphazardly” and attacked Democrats a set of comments that recalled his previous threat to punish the party and cut its favored programs during the shutdown
Some congressional Democrats expressed outrage over what they saw as a patently illegal act
“The president is not a king ” said Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota the top Democrat on the House s leading agriculture committee He is not free to disregard the rule of law whenever it becomes politically inconvenient for him
By that afternoon, Ms Leavitt insisted that the president only sought to register his disapproval with using emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits She said that Mr Trump wanted those “funds preserved ” even though the administration had attested to a judge that it would exhaust that money during the shutdown
Before the president posted his threat on social media, local leaders and nonprofits had filed anew in federal court in the hopes of securing a clearer order from Judge McConnell, one that would force the Trump administration to pay benefits rapidly and in full
Time is of the essence when it comes to hunger they wrote in their filing prepared by lawyers from groups including Democracy Forward
They said that the court “did not contemplate that millions would be deprived of basic nutritional assistance for weeks” while the government readied its partial benefits They asked the judge to force the Trump administration to “release the unlawfully withheld funding, in its entirety, for November SNAP benefits
Democr ats W in
The results affirmed the candidates’ decisions to run economic-centered campaigns highlighted Republicans trouble replicating President Donald Trump s coalition and included other signs of repudiation and warning for Trump
Even as they caution there are limits to how much these Democratic victories in several blue-leaning areas can translate into 2026 midterm elections on far more competitive turf, some Republicans are sounding the alarm It was a bloodbath It s a disastrous night for Republicans in the state, and I think nationally folks should probably heed some warnings as well, said Mike DuHaime, a longtime New Jersey GOP strategist and former Republican National Committee political director It shows there s some discontent certainly with the current administration and it shows that candidates and campaigns matter as well
Three Democratic Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges were affirmed to continue serving, after ten years on the court Pennsylvania law allows a vote on judges after ten years of service These judges who ruled against Trump in several 2020 election cases will continue to serve on the bench in a swing state that Trump narrowly carried in 2024
Zohron Mandani, a Muslim immigrant and self-described Democratic Socialist was elected Mayor of New York by over 50% in a three-way race against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent and Anton Sliwa, the Republican candidate
Trump on election eve endorsed Cuomo and asked Republicans in New York City to vote for him Mondani brought out thousands of young and discouraged working class voters to the polls with his message and proposed program of economic affordability In California, thousands of people were lined up at polling places when the polls were scheduled to close at 8:00 PM to vote for proposition 50, to allow the California Legislature to re-
district Congressional seats in response to Trump’s efforts to create five more Republican favored seats in Texas Voters in California waiting in line said they were voting for “freedom”, “democracy” and “to turn back Trump” as their reason for supporting Proposition 50
Political observers said that Tuesday’s election was the beginning of the 2026 mid-term elections for Congress
Legal Notice In accordance with Chapter 1 Title 39 Code of Alabama 1975 notice is hereby given that UWS Inc has completed the work on the Water Meter Replacement for the Greene County Water & Sewer Authority; DWSRF Project No FS010431-01
Any persons having a claim against the project should notify Ed Morris Sentell Engineering, Inc , 639 Black Bears Way, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 All claims should be filed within 30 days of the first publication of this notice
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STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
COLLECTION SERVICES DIVISION
INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 40-2923(b) Code of Alabama 1975 that the Alabama Department of Revenue is accepting sealed bids for the sale of the following real properties described below, acquired as a result of a Levy Sale Sealed bids shall be submitted online at: https://www ebuy alabama gov until the closing date and time of 11:59 p m , Friday, November 28, 2025, at which time all bids will be opened and read in the Collection Services Division Bids will not be accepted after the above stated date and time
Brief Description of property offered: A TRACT OF LAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF EUTAW, ALABAMA BEING THE LOT AND BUILDING FORMERLY OWNED BY THE AMITY LODGE NO 54 FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION
SAID PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS PARCEL NO 20 ON MAP NO 35-18-08-33-4-401 IN SECTION 33 TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST IN GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA ACCORDING TO THE MAP SAID PROPERTY HAS DIMENSIONS OF 31' X 100' MORE OR LESS SOURCES OF TITLE: DEED BOOK 151 PAGE 5 AND DEED BOOK 164 PAGE 226
The property is located at or near 224 Prairie Avenue Eutaw, Alabama 35462; Parcel Identification Number: 18-08-33-4401-020 000#0; as described in Inst Num: 55342-Deed Book 210, Page 636
The parcels are being offered as is and where is without recourse against the State of Alabama Department of Revenue It is the responsibility of the bidder to inspect the property conditions before
submitting a bid by driveby only without trespassing on the property in any manner Bidders must agree to all terms listed online before submitting a bid If you wish to bid on this property, please complete the Sealed Bid Form online
The minimum bid for this parcel is $65 000 EACH bid submitted online must be accompanied by an EFT bid deposit payment of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid Any bid submitted without payment of the bid deposit will not be considered The deposits of unsuccessful bidders will be returned following the bid closing date
NO BID SHALL BE RECEIVED FOR ANY REASON ANY TIME AFTER THE ADVERTISED DEADLINE IT SHALL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BIDDER TO EN-
SURE ACTUAL RECEIPT OF THE BID BY THE COLLECTION SERVICES DIVISION PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED DEADLINE
The Alabama Department of Revenue reserves the right to withdraw the property from sale at any time and the right to reject any or all bids
For more information about the sale contact: Alabama Department of Revenue Collection Services Division-Sealed Bid Sale P O Box 327820
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3tcg 10/29, 11,5 12 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF GREENE COUNTY ALABAMA
IN RE: Estate of Billy Eugene Wyatt, ) ) Case No :
2025-010
Deceased )
NOTICE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Administration having been granted to Danielle Watkins as Personal Representative of the Estate of Billy Eugene Wyatt, on September 19, 2025, by the Probate Court of Greene, Alabama NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred
Danielle Watkins
Danielle Watkins
Administrator of the Estate of Billy Eugene Wyatt
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A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:40 a m Friday, Oct 31, has claimed the life of a Eutaw woman Janae L Neese 26 was fatally injured when the 2017 Hyundai Elantra she was driving struck the rear of the 2018 Freight liner M2 garbage truck driven by Demondre L Pernell, 31, of Greensboro After the initial impact, the Hyundai caught fire Neese was pronounced deceased at the scene A 5-year-old and an 11-year-old, who were both passengers in the Hyundai were injured and airlifted to an area hospital for treatment The crash occurred on Alabama 14 near the 53 mile marker approximately 10 miles east of Eutaw, in Hale County Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement
Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate
Sheriff Department makes one arrest, possession of marijuana 1st degree
On October 23 2025
the Greene County Sheriff Department arrested Darrel Hinton, 24, of Eutaw, AL, for possession of marijuana 1st degree 11/1 - Jennifer Reeves reported theft of property 1st degree The Eutaw Police arrested Donald Young of Eutaw on October 23 for FTA warrant with the City of Eutaw On October 28, Eutaw police arrested Jadarrel Pelt for several warrants with the City of Eutaw The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following incidents
10/30 - Freddie Merriweather reported an incident 10/30 - Andrea Lewis reported theft of property 1st degree Item stolen is a 2019 CAN-AM 976Cc motorcycle, value unknown
The Eutaw Police reported the following incidents
10/27 - Tracy Kikes reported theft of property 2nd degree and burglary 3rd degree
10/27 - Clifford McPeek reported burglary 3rd degree 10/27 - Therse Mobley (Eutaw Bait Shop) reported criminal trespass 10/28 -John Zippert reported harassment 10/31 - Carolyn Jackson reported an incident
We’re so grateful for Representative Curtis Travis and his generous donations to Greene County Schools Your support helps us continue making a difference for our students and staff.
GCHS Scholar s accepted to Shelton State Community Colle ge
Greene County High School Scholars from left to right- Webster Underwood (Computer Science), Kelvies Snoddy (Electrical Technology), Jordan Henley (HVAC), Morris Hardy (Welding), and Earnest Carpenter (Welding) have been accepted to Shelton State Community College where they plan to further their education and sharpen their technical skills
Bit of Wisdom
We can spend our time aimlessly licking our wounds or agressively licking our problems The shape of things to come de-
Carolyn’s Tid Bits by Carolyn Young
pends largely on our mental diet today
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done
Every man should keep a fair- sized cemetary in which to bury the faults of his friends
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves ”
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Congratulation to Rev Matthew James McMillian on your 12th Pastorial Anniversary held Sunday, November 2 2025 at 2:00
Rev Cedric Royal of St
Paul Baptist Church/ Distrct Moderator served as guest speaker Rev Michael Lavender of St John Baptist Church served as pulpit conductor St John Baptist Church Choir rendered the music
Mezr ano Ala bama Injur y and Car Accident Lawyer s to host 12th Annual T hanksgiving Giveaway in Eutaw
Mezrano Alabama Injury and Car Accident Lawyers will host their 12th Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway on Thursday, November 13 2025 at Bayou Blue Cajun Bistro in Eutaw Alabama from 12:00 p m to 2:00 p m This event is sponsored by Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa and The Steve & DC Morning Show from 95 3 The Bear
This year the firm will be giving away 100 Piggly Wiggly gift cards valued at $50, providing enough for families of four to six people to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner The initiative aims
to ease the financial burden of the season and ensure more families can share in the spirit of the holiday
The annual event, founded by Attorney Steven Mezrano began as a small act of service and has grown into a yearly commitment to support families in Tuscaloosa Greene, Hale, and Pickens counties
“We’ve been given so much and we feel truly blessed to be able to give back, said Attorney Steven Mezrano, the firm’s owner and founder “Our firm believes in using what we ve been given to make
a positive difference in the lives of others and strengthen the communities we serve ”
The Thanksgiving Giveaway is free and open to the public while supplies last Community members are invited to stop by Bayou Blue Cajun Bistro between 12:00 p m and 2:00 p m to receive a gift card
For more information, please contact Mezrano Alabama Injury and Car Accident Lawyers at 900-9000 with any Alabama area code or visit www mezrano com
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bama Injury and Car Accident Lawyers Mezrano Alabama Injury and Car Accident Lawyers is a trusted Alabama personal injury law firm dedicated to fighting for individuals and families across the state Founded by Attorney Steven Mezrano the firm represents clients affected by auto collisions, premises liability, workers’ compensation and more With offices throughout the state, the firm is committed to serving Alabama outside the courtroom through community outreach and service
The president said last week in a post to social media that if Nigeria does not halt the persecution of Christians he may send U S troops guns-a-blazing to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities ”
Trump has directed the Department of War “to prepare for possible action ” he wrote (https://truthsocial com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115476385101120405) “If we attack it will be fast vicious and sweet just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! Congressman Meeks responded in a written statement with, I know President Tinubu recognizes the importance of interfaith harmony and is working to address this challenge
While chastising the president’s plans, Meeks said, “Providing security support is one thing; Trump’s threatening military intervention to ‘defend Christians’ is a reckless distortion of the facts And Trump’s aid cuts have blocked much-needed emergency nutrition and livelihoods programs the very tools essential to preventing the spread of insurgency
“The Trump Administration’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern ignores the complex reality of violence there Clashes between Christian farmers and Muslim herders are driven by resource scarcity and competition for land not religion alone ” adds the New York federal lawmaker who went on to say ” Terrorist groups have devastated communities especially in the predominantly Muslim north and all Nigerians deserve protection According to a 2019 Pew Research study, Nigeria ranked fifth among the world s Christian populations and third among the world’s largest Muslim populations
Meeks also makes the distinction that Nigeria’s President Tinubu is Muslim while his wife is Christian The last time President Trump met with a Nigerian president was in April 2018 when he hosted then-President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria at the White House The bilateral meeting focused on enhancing partnerships between the two countries, promoting economic growth, and fighting terrorism, including Boko Haram and ISIS in West Africa
There is no chance of ironing out this issue at the end of the month at the G-20 Summit in South Africa, as President Trump has declined to attend the world leaders’ event on the African continent Although not a formal member of the G20 Nigerian officials plan to participate in the summit and make presentations
Watts W ins 1st place in Dancing Rabbit Festival Diabtes Marathon
Johnnie Hood Watts won first place in 2025 Dancing Rabbit Festival Diabetes Marathon Mrs Watts, aka IAH Gallery Plus LLC in Mississippi, 74 years young, entered the Dancing Rabbit Festival Diabetes Marathon in Macon, MS on October 18, 2025 This event is held each year to stomp out diabetes which runs rampant mainly due to lack of knowledge, education, exercise and diets Mrs Watts shared that her son, father, brother and sister have passed away from this disease She walked in the marathon in honor of her family and friends. The 39th annual Dancing Rabbit Festival was held Saturday Oct 18, 2025 This was a wonderful way to spend a Fall Saturday in East Mississippi at the Dancing Rabbit
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