MARION COUNTY — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and everyone is being asked to wear purple on “Purple Thursday,” to be observed this year on Oct. 17 in recognition of survivors of domestic violence.
Scenes such as this one on State Highway 118 were seen throughout the county during and after remnants of Hurricane Francine passed through. The county suffered little damage.
MARION COUNTY — Tropical Depression Francine might have dumped significant rainfall on Marion County, but officials say it did little damage.
HAMILTON — Here is an abbreviated list of the 2024 Marion County Sports Hall of Fame inductees from Brilliant, Hackleburg, Hamilton, Marion County, Phillips and Winfield for the class of 2024.
Veterans speak to representatives from various organizations about the benefits available to them in what is known as the first VA Town Hall event in this part of the state.
FAYETTE — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other veterans’ organizations held a town hall meeting in the Fayette Civic Center on Friday, June 14.
Patrick Sutton is elected Marion County Superintendent.
MARION COUNTY — Voters headed to the polls last Tuesday, April 16, and when the day was done, Patrick Sutton was declared the winner of the Marion County Board of Education superintendent race. He received 1,525, or 58.1 percent, of the votes compared to Josh Weatherly’s 1,100, or 41.9 percent, of the votes. This race was the only one on the ballot. Sutton will take office in January.
MARION COUNTY — Thomas Donald Warren, 39, of Nauvoo, was arrested on Friday, April 12, at approximately 11 p.m. by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.