Greene County Democrat - February 25, 2026

Supreme Court ruling against Trump tariffs will offer relief, some business owners say

By Megan Cerullo, HBCU News

Supreme Court Building

Business owners said that a Supreme Court ruling on Friday striking down sweeping U S tariffs could spell relief by lowering their costs and potentially leading to refunds

The high court ruled that President Trump does not have the authority to impose levies on imports under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA

See Supreme Court, p 6

Rep Sewell honors the life and legacy of JoAnne Bland on the House Floor

Joanne Bland and Congresswoman Terri Sewell

Washington D C Today U S Rep Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to honor the life and legacy of civil rights icon, Ms JoAnne Bland, who passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the age of 72 A public viewing will be held on Friday February 27 from 8:00 a m to 8:00 p m at Aubrey Larkin s Lewis Brothers Funeral Home in Selma, Alabama

See JoAnne Bland, p 6

AFL-CIO remembers legendary Civil Rights Leader, the Rev Jesse Jackson

by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond

Rev Jesse Jackson at march for jobs and justice

America s unions mourn the passing of the Rev Jesse Jackson, a towering moral force whose lifelong commitment to justice reshaped both the labor and civil rights movements and left a lasting mark on the nation Jackson was a full-time organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference before being appointed national director of Operation Breadbasket by his mentor Dr Martin Luther King Jr In this role, Jackson led boycotts and campaigns that secured thousands of new jobs for Black workers

See Jesse Jackson, p 2

Should Alabama provide no-cost school breakfast? Alabama Arise says yes

By Alex Jobin Alabama Political Reporters

School children eating breakfast

On Tuesday, members and supporters of Alabama Arise will gather at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for their 2026 Legislative Day an opportunity for the organization to speak with lawmakers and advocate for their policy priorities amid the ongoing legislative session This year, Arise is approaching their Legislative Day with one goal in mind: winning free school breakfast for every child in Alabama’s public schools

See Alabama Arise, p 6

Gr eene County Boar d of Education holds Febr uar y r e gular meeting; fir st with new Superintendent, Timothy T hur man

When Leo Branch Chairperson, called the February regular meeting of the Greene County Board of Education to order, four of the five members were present for a quorum - Carrie Dancy, Robert Davis Brandon Merriweather and Branch

Veronica Richardson came late but was able to attend the meeting starting with the Executive Session

The Board welcomed the new Superintendent, Dr Timothy Thurman, to his first official board meeting

A “Meet and Greet Session was held last Thursday for the Superintendent to meet the parents and the public at the Greene County High School Gym

At this session Thurman presented some of his vision for leading the Greene County School System

Greene County School Board presents plaque to Legal Counsel, Hank Sanders, in honor of 2,000 weekly Sketches columns L to R: Board members: Davis, Dancy, Hank Sanders, holding award, Chair Leo Branch, Superintendent Timothy Thurman and Merriweather

The Board presented a plaque to Attorney Hank Sanders in honor of his ‘2 000 Sketches columns written each week since the mid 1980’s The column initiatively reported on his work as a State Senator but

Greene County

Greetings, my name is Leo Branch Sr and I am asking for your vote and support on May 19, 2026,

in District 4 for re-election for a member of the Greene County School Board of Education where I presently serve as School Board president I am married My wife Dorothy a retired educator and I live in Forkland We are members of Mt Pilgrim Primitive Baptist Church, where I serve as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher We have four grown children that graduated from the Greene

he has continued on a weekly basis since retiring from the Alabama State Senate The Greene County Democrat is the only newspaper in the state that has published all 2018 columns to date See the photo above

See School Board, p. 2

Again I am asking for your vote and support for me, a dedicated candidate who has the best interest of all of our children at heart Students’ education remains a top priority to me Thank you for your vote and support Leo Br anch seeks

County school system and have gone on to receive graduate degrees from various colleges and universities During my years on the school board, I have educated myself on the state and national educational policies and laws that impact our students, our school staff and our communities This training in state and federal laws and policy making, school budgeting, hiring and eval-

uating Superintendents, establishing and creating visions and goals to improve school and students’ achievements is essential in making good School Board decisions

Tr ey Diveley announces candidacy for Gr eene County Commissioner, District 3

Greene County, AL

My name is Trey Diveley, and I am announcing my candidacy for Greene County Commissioner, District 3

I am a disabled combat veteran who served this country with honor I know what it means to fight for something bigger than myself, and I believe it is time to bring that same level of commitment, accountability, and results-driven leadership to Greene County I served my country and now I am ready to serve Greene County

I currently serve as Vice President of Operations for Merchants & Farmers Bank and serve on the Board of Directors for the Eutaw Chamber of Commerce In my professional career I specialize in finding money for communities through grants and vendor audits I know how to identify funding opportunities recover lost revenue, and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and responsibly Greene County should never leave money on the table while our roads, services, and op-

portunities need improvement

For too long District 3 has dealt with broken promises, lack of transparency, and missed opportunities Our community deserves leadership that delivers real results not excuses We need stronger infrastructure, smarter financial management, and leadership that is focused on the people instead of politics

My mission is simple: bring accountability back to local government fight for every dollar available to our county, improve infrastructure, support economic growth and make sure every citizen in District 3 has a voice that is heard and respected This campaign is about action not politics as usual It is about standing up for our community and moving Greene County forward with strong, honest leadership I humbly ask for your support and your vote

Vote Trey Diveley for Greene County Commissioner, District 3

Seven ar r ests by Eutaw PD and Sherif f ’s Depar tment; also numer ous r epor ted incidents

Eutaw Police Department reported the following arrests

2/6-Carlos Powell of Tuscaloosa was arrested for assault 1st degree

2/6- Keisha Hill of Eutaw was arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct criminal trespass and resisting arrest

2/20-George Roscoe of Eutaw was arrested for assault 1st degree

2/20-Jessica Lomax of Demopolis was arrested for possession of marijuana

Eutaw Police Department reported the following incidents

2/3-Abner Smith of Eutaw reported theft of property 4th degree

2/5-Bait Shop of Eutaw report burglary 3rd degree

2/22-Aaron Beckum Eutaw reported theft of property 4th degree

2/10-Mary Dunn of

Eutaw reported criminal trespass

2/11-Anthony Cameron of Eutaw reported an incident

2/11-Piggly Wiggly of Eutaw reported criminal trespass

2/13-Charlotte Burwell of Eutaw reported burglary 3rd degree

2/15-Mayor Corey Cockrell of Eutaw reported burglary 3rd degree

2/14-Latavia Fyall of Eutaw reported criminal mischief 3rd degree

2/15-Amanda Wages and Olivia Beckham of Eutaw reported an incident

2/17-Terry Sears of Eutaw reported an incident

2/17-Jameeriah Bronson of Eutaw reported an incident

2/17-Thomas Yeager of Eutaw reported burglary 3rd degree

2/18-Coresha Walton of

Eutaw reported an incident

2/18-Charlisa Powell Manager of Dollar General) of Eutaw reported an theft of property 3rd degree

2/21-Shalan Brown of Eutaw reported assault 1st degree

2/21-Mary Pelt of Eutaw reported property damage of a vehicle

The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following arrests

2/20-Jeffrey Moore 50, of Forkland AL was arrested and ordered by the courts to serve 2 days

2/21- Jimmie Bell 57, of Eutaw AL was arrested for theft of property 1st degree

2/13- LaCotrick Evans 35 of Moundville, AL was arrested for failure to appear attempted murder

The Greene County Sheriff Department re-

ported the following incidents

2/17- Zarquashia Taylor reported aggravated theft by deception 1st degree

2/19- Autumn Tidwell reported forgery 2nd degree

2/19 Willie Johnson reported

2/16- Benetta

2/16- Temeka

The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following bond

2/10- Carlos Powell was released on a bond of $30,000 for assault 1st degree

Our Jubilee

It is our Jubilee

To cross that river

It is our Jubilee

To march with thousands

It is our Jubilee To lead the youth

In living ancestral history

It is our Jubilee

Growing a legacy to lead

Moving beyond the vigil

Out of false safe places

Toward action to preserve what is true

And conserve what is denied

It is our Jubilee

Over so many rivers

Rivers of enslavement

Rivers of oppression

Rivers of segregation

Rivers of denial

It is our Jubilee

With so many rivers

So many rivers

Still to cross

It is our Jubilee

A Jubilee of lifting blessings

A Jubilee embracing struggle

A Jubilee crafting history

A Jubilee of crying and laughing

A Jubilee of hurting and healing

It is our Jubilee

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School Boar d

Dr Timothy Thurman the new Superintendent, who has been working since the beginning of February gave a report highlighting progress in the school system He displayed a “Certificate of Accreditation” for all of the schools in Greene County from Cognia, an alliance of regional school accreditation which includes the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The certificate means all three schools in the Greene County system met the requirements in terms of teaching curriculum administration, financing and other measures to qualify for accreditation “This certificate is the result a long process that started before I came to Greene County that shows our schools have met the requirements for accreditation, said Thurman He also reported that ACAP exams were given at the schools and that the State Office of Mathematical Instruction had visited Robert Brown Middle School since it was a school designated for specialized math instruction based on prior test results Thurman thanked the community for turning out to Thursday s meet and greet session He said he was working on a 21st Century grant to support academic instruction He also announced that the system had received three new school buses, which had been placed in service At

Thurman’s recommendation, the Board of Education approved a list of action items including:

• Travel to the National Council of Teachers NCTM Conference in New Orleans, LA, Mach 16 –18, 2026 for the following:Dr Dutchess Jones and Kaneeda Coleman

•Agreement between Greene County Board of Education and Greene County Health Systems to provide Health Science Clinical Site Training for students at Greene County Career Center (GCCC) for the 2025 – 2026 school year (This partnership will support students in gaining hands-on clinical experience and preparation for careers in health care)

•Purchase of Superintendent’s vehicle in the amount of $45 714 utilizing the Alabama State Bid Contract List

Quote from AMBA to purchase Student Blanket Professional Liability Insurance for students at Greene County Career Center

•Payment of all bills, claims, and payroll

•Bank reconciliations as submitted by Mrs Marquita Lennon, CSFO

•Renewal of CD with Merchants and Farmers Bank for at the rate of 4 17 percent and 4 25 APY

Consulting Services Agreement between

Jesse Jackson

Greene County Board of Education and E3 Strategic Solutions, LLC for facilitation and transition services for the new Superintendent in the amount of $36 000

The Board went to an Executive Session to consider personnel and legal matters The Board approved the following personnel actions:

• Catherine Cistrunk Transportation Bus Driver

• Mary Henderson, Secretary / Bookkeeper Cillia Morrow, RBMS Long-term Sub 5th grade

The Board also received a financial report from Marquita Lennon CFO which indicated as of January 31 2026,

The Board had an Operating Reserve of $ 7 38 million and a cash reserve of $6 42 million, with all bank accounts reconciled General Fund Bank Balance of $7 815 646 89; with Accounts Payable Check Register at $385, 358 33; Payroll Register at $924 600 36; and Combined Ending Fund Balance of $8,979,258 18 Local revenues for January totaled $2 140 500 78 which included a strong $1,877 177 88 in Property Taxes ( a one time a year infusion) and $150 000 a quarterly distribution from the Greene County Racing Commission The rest was revenue from Sales Taxes

His two presidential campaigns would break barriers and expand the political imagination of our country Through Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition later united as Rainbow PUSH Coalition he brought communities together with a simple, powerful truth: economic justice and civil rights are inseparable Throughout his life, Rev Jackson fought tirelessly for workers, both at home and around the world He upheld the labor movement’s highest ideals walking picket lines supporting workers at the bargaining table and insisting that women and people of color be fully included in union protections He stood with the AFL-CIO at major mobilizations and worker rallies, from the coalfields to campaigns for janitors and public-sector workers In 2002, he joined the AFL-CIO and local unions in organizing laid-off Enron workers to secure fair severance pay On the international stage he to defend the dignity and rights of workers across supply chains He confronted global corporations at every turn, he reminded us that the fight for good jobs, living wages, and union rights is inseparable from the fight for justice and equality

As we honor the Rev Jackson’s memory we reaffirm his belief that “the American worker is not asking for welfare he’s asking for a fair share not for charity but for parity Our hearts are with the Jackson family, his loved ones and all those who are mourning this immeasurable loss May he rest in power

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National Urban Lea gue a pplauds Supr eme Cour t decision striking down unlawfull y-imposed Tr ump tarif fs

by Marc H Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League

National Urban League

President and CEO Marc H Morial issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court Decision on tariffs:

"Today’s Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration s unlawfully imposed tariffs is a welcome affirmation of constitutional balance and a meaningful step toward protecting the economic well-being of America’s working families

"The decision is a longoverdue sign that the Court has reasserted its independence and will not act as a rubber-stamp for the administration in every case

For more than a year, the National Urban League has emphasized that these tariffs are regressive taxes that fall hardest on everyday Americans They have driven up prices on essential goods disrupted supply chains and deepened the economic anxieties already felt in communities across the nation "Americans have confronted higher costs for

basic necessities, from groceries to personal care items, as tariff policies strained global shipping routes and contributed to severe shortages These burdens are not borne equally Tariff-driven price increases disproportionately harm Black Americans and other marginalized communities, who already face higher cost burdens and narrower financial margins Policies that raise household expenses without improving wages only widen our nation s economic divide By overturning these unauthorized tariffs, the Supreme Court has restored a measure of stability and predictability The ruling will help ease inflationary pressures, improve access to essential goods and reinforce the principle that major economic actions must be grounded firmly in law and carried out with transparency and accountability It also opens the door for more thoughtful, equitable approaches to trade and economic policy approaches that prioritize working families rather than placing new burdens upon them "The National Urban League remains committed to advocating for economic fairness and policies that strengthen the financial health of America s most vulnerable communities Today’s decision is a constructive step forward in that ongoing effort "

Pr oof that Jim Cr ow Er a was not that long a go and w hy this is impor tant to know

By Shellie M Scott, The Root

Jim Crow laws were in place not that long ago

Even though many photos from that time are in black and white the history is far from ancient and the remnants are all around us

Barack Obama was just

By Dr Stacey Patton

Jesse Jackson did not just run for president in 1984 and 1988; he rewired the political imagination of this country

Jesse Jackson has died He was the architect of modern multiracial progressive politics, the man who stretched the boundaries of who America could see as presidential, and one of the last living bridges between the Civil Rights Movement and the political world we are still fighting to build

The tributes have been rolling in all day

Cable news has been looping archival footage Old campaign stops Convention Reverend Jesse Jackson speeches Marches Sermons And the cadence of a voice that, for decades, sounded like both warning and promise And over and over they keep replaying that clip of Jackson on Election Night

2008 We see him with tears streaming down his face as Barack Obama is declared the next president of the United States The camera lingers on him, jaw tight eyes wet His was an expression that looked like relief and grief sharing the same body

And all day pundits have been asking the easy question: What did Jesse Jackson mean to America?

But here’s the harder truth that today demands we say out loud: Without Jesse Jackson, there is no Barack Obama presidency Jackson did not just run for president in 1984 and 1988 He rewired the political imagination of this country He forced America and more importantly the Democratic Party to confront the possibility that a Black candidate could stand on a national stage

and speak not just for Black people but for the moral direction of the nation itself

Before Jackson, Black presidential runs were largely treated as symbolic gestures of presence Necessary, yes But not structurally threatening to the two-party power system

But Jackson shattered that containment Jackson s 1984 run did three things that are structurally necessary for Obama to even be not just electable, but thinkable

First, Jackson normalized the sight and sound of a Black candidate running a national campaign that was not confined to Black issues ” Before Jackson, the dominant political imagination cast Black candidates as local, urban, or protest-oriented Jackson walked into the 1984 Democratic National Convention and said his constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited the disrespected the despised and the poor across race, across region, across class

That is exactly the rhetorical architecture Obama later uses when he shifts from Black candidate” to “national unity candidate ” The quilt becomes “there is not a Black America and a white America

Second, Jackson built the multiracial progressive coalition math that Obama later inherited Long before Obama campaign strategists were building turnout models around multiracial urban coalitions young voters, progressive white suburbs, and working-class crossover voters Jackson was building the moral and rhetorical framework for that exact coalition So, you can see how the Rainbow Coalition was a political blueprint

Third, and this is the part that’s often missed, Jackson changed white voters’ psychological tolerance By 2008 millions of white voters had already spent years watching a Black man stand on the biggest political stages in America speaking moral authority, economic policy, foreign policy, nuclear policy, labor rights farm crisis

Middle East diplomacy, and coalition theory That matters because political viability is not merely a matter of policy; it is the emotional conditioning of the electorate Jackson didn t just move Black voters He moved the boundaries of white political imagination He made it possible not inevitable, but possible, for white voters to see a Black man as a potential vessel for national leadership without automatically coding that leadership as “racial special interest ” And then there is symbolism and emotional infrastructure The part you can t quantify in exit polls Jackson’s language about the quilt the rainbow and shared destiny was doing nation-building work long before Obama’s not a Black America and a white America” speech Obama translated that moral vision into a post-Cold War, post9/11 political vocabulary But the emotional groundwork had already been laid So when we see Jackson crying in 2008, we are not just watching a proud elder witness history We are watching a man who spent decades expanding the possibilities watch another Black man walk through a door he helped pry open with his bare hands

That’s why those tears hit so hard

Because every movement elder knows that feeling The mixture of pride and exhaustion Of victory and memory Of knowing how many doors slammed in your face so somebody else could walk through one that opened And when you read Jackson’s 1984 DNC speech through that lens, you see it everywhere When he says democracy guarantees opportunity, not success, that is the philosophical bridge between civil rights era moral language and late-20thcentury economic and political language Obama lives on that bridge When Jackson says that if Black folks vote in great numbers, progressive whites win, Hispanics win, women win, children win, workers win that is liter-

ally the coalition math of 2008 turnout strategy Even the youth section matters Jackson directly calls young voters into political agency By the time Obama runs young voters are already primed to see presidential politics as something they belong in, not something old white men do on television Now, where we have to be careful is not to flatten history into “Jackson caused Obama ” Because historically it s more accurate, and honestly more powerful, to argue that Jackson expanded the possible He widened the corridor that Obama later walked through Without Jackson, you likely still get Black candidates But you do not get a Black candidate who can plausibly be framed as the vessel of national unity in a majority-white electorate in 2008 That is a different thing There’s also the party infrastructure piece Jackson forced the Democratic Party to engage Black voters not just as a loyal base but as a strategic negotiating bloc That shift directly affects how the party later invests in Obama s viability And then there’s symbolism The Rainbow Coalition language was emotional nation-building work Obama’s entire 2008 campaign was emotional nation-building work He just translated it into postCold War, post-9/11, postIraq language Jackson made it possible for a Black candidate to speak in the register of national destiny rather than in the register of racial exception Obama made it possible for white America to vote for that voice without feeling like they were voting outside of American identity Dr Stacey Patton is an award-winning journalist, author, historian and nationally recognized child advocate whose research focuses on the intersections of race and parenting in American life, child welfare issues education corporal punishment in homes and schools, and the foster care and school-to-prison pipelines

Rev. Jackson lifted all of us higher

a toddler when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law

Let that sink in The nation’s first Black president, still handsome, young and energetic, was born into a country where segregation was still legal Michelle Obama was born the same year the Civil Rights Act went into effect and the Obamas were both young children when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968

Even people born in 1950 were only 14 or 15 when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed and spent their entire childhood under the Jim Crow system that served as America’s own system of apartheid

See Jim Crow, p 5

One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people they keep the door open for them The leaders who carried forward the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr understood that movements survive only when the next generation is welcomed in Leaders like Joseph Lowery, Rev Orange, Rev Earl Shinholster Andrew Young and many others lived that commitment Rev Jesse Jackson carried it farther than most He gave time minutes, hours, sometimes days to younger people trying to find their way When I first raised my hand to volunteer I was 14

I was short for my age I had a bad stutter But I heard that a man who had taken risks alongside Dr King was running for president, and I wanted to help I helped lead Youth for Jackson in my county We registered voters We believed we could change things And while I was giving my stump speech around my county on his behalf, I decided I had to conquer my stutter I set my mind to it until I figured it out

He asked to meet me when he came to speak at Stanford University He treated young organizers like we belonged in the room In my early 20s, after I had been kicked out of college for organizing protests, I walked into his home in Washington D C He was serving as shadow senator The topic was winning voting rights for Washington, D C a perennial and yet always urgent battle We talked strategy He listened more than he spoke Years later when the pressure mounted while I was leading the NAACP

he was still the person I would turn to first for advice and quiet moments And when things got especially hot, he would just look andsay: Flood rules Eyes open Mouth shut Keep stepping forward In Rockford Illinois we drove out together because we heard that three-yearold girls who had witnessed a police shooting were losing their hair from trauma We arrived from the funeral of a Black teenager beaten to death with two-by-fours in the streets of Chicago some said for crossing into the wrong territory others because hateful people believed he was gay Rev Jackson went where the pain was to help people heal, to help them find their power to move forward, and to push all of us forward again When voting rights came under assault he did the same When immigrant rights came under attack, he did the same When working people of any color came under attack, he did the same

In my 50s Dave Chappelle and I sat on either

side of Rev Jackson as we watched Kamala Harris a Black woman, accept our party’s nomination for president of the United States It felt more than appropriate that that moment like President Obama accepting victory on election night years earlier happened in Rev Jackson’s town of Chicago Across every chapter, he was there Not as a symbol As a worker in the struggle The lesson was simple Show up Keep going Hold the door open for others That is how movements are reborn and rebuilt even after setbacks, even when the odds feel like they are mounting against us That is how freedom moves forward

Ben Jealous is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and former national president and CEO of the NAACP He also served as the founding director of Amnesty International USA s domestic human rights program

Black history is often framed in black-and-white photos and grainy video clips, giving it the feel of a distant era Some of the darkest chapters in Black history aren t ancient history at all For more than 6 million Black Americans, these are actual lived experiences

To understand just how recent this history is, consider the impact of these laws institutions and communities

Segregated Schools

After Brown

Brown v Board of Education ended legal segregation in public schools in 1954 but change did not happen right away In many areas, especially in the South, desegregation was slow and often faced strong resistance and violence For example, by 1964, only two percent of Black children in the South attended school with white children according to Reading Partners

And while legal segregation ended separation did not Today, even schools with diverse student populations remain segregated by race ethnicity and socioeconomic differences according to NPR

Representation on the Supreme Court

In 1967, just two years after the Voting Rights Act became law Thurgood Marshall became the first Black justice appointed to the U S Supreme Court It would take another 55 years before the Court saw its first Black woman justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, appointed in 2022

Discriminatory Language After Loving v Virginia

In 1967 the Supreme Court struck down interracial marriage bans in Loving v Virginia Yet, in 2000 Alabama voters went to the voting booth to remove language opposing interracial marriage that was still in Alabama’s state constitution more than thirty years after the Court s ruling

Voter Suppression

In 1963 Fannie Lou Hamer was badly beaten in Mississippi for trying to register to vote She suffered kidney damage a blood clot in her eye, and her limp from childhood polio became worse This happened only two years before President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which banned voting discrimination For people born around 1950, this was adolescence, not history in a text-

book

Housing Discrimination After Shelley

Redlining was used in the early 1900s to keep Black and white communities separate, and its impact on wealth and opportunity is still felt today The Supreme Court case Shelley v Kraemer made racially restrictive covenants unenforceable in 1948, but these discriminatory clauses were still added to property deeds for many years after Today’s wealth gap and neighborhood segregation have their roots in these policies

The Gullah Geechee Legacy

Along the lower Atlantic coast the Gullah Geechee people have preserved a distinct culture formed through geographic isolation and deep African roots For these descendants of enslaved Africans the Gullah language is central to their heritage A unique Creole language that blends West and Central African traditions with English, it is a living record of survival that carries history and identity that crosses generations

In 2006, Congress established the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor to help protect that legacy Today, the community continues to fight to safeguard its land language and culture from development and displacement

Sharecropping in Cotton Fields After Mechanization

In some areas of Mississippi sharecropping forced poor Black families to pick cotton by hand even into the 1970s Even as machines became more common many Black families stayed stuck in debt cycles that were much like those from the time of slavery

Plantation Labor After Abolition Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, is located on land that was once the Angola Plantation After slavery ended, the site became known for convict leasing, a system that mostly targeted Black men Today the prison still runs as a working farm and depends heavily on the labor of people who are incarcerated

Shellie M Scott is a writer and author for The Root who covers a variety of topics, including social issues, politics, and culture Her work has covered stories on for example the impact of COVID-19, Detroit s history, and various news items

Senate Sketches #2018.....by Hank Sander s A River That Forgets Its Source Will Soon Dry Up.

A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

This is a West African Proverb reminding us that if we forget our roots, our origins, our foundations, our history, our sources they will cease to exist

Our history is a cultural river Our history connects us to our sources Our history lets us know where we come from where we are now, and where we can go When we lose connection with the Source connection we go astray A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

A river is big A river contains a whole lot of waters A river flows continuously A river nourishes all that it touches A river has sources from whence it flows Our history is big

Our history contains lots of cultural waters Our history flows continually Our history nourishes all that it touches Our history has multiple sources from whence it flows A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

This is February Black History Month During this month, we are reminded of the big, long, continuously flowing river of Black history that runs back thousands of years However, too many of us cut short our river of history We do not go all the way back to the source We too often go back a few decades to the sixties Sometimes we go back a hundred and some years to the end of official slavery We disregard the sources that go back thousands of years, well beyond the great Pyramids Our history is drying up because we forget the sources A river that forgets its source will soon dry up Black people and other peoples need to know not just how Black people overcame slavery and its morphing into segregation and Jim Crow and convict leasing and sharecropping and mass incarceration and so on We need to know how Africans were forced into slavery We need to know what Africans were for thousands of years before slavery Slavery was not the beginning for Africans Knowing the sources enlarges the river, extends the river, enriches the river and keeps the river flowing The long river of history takes us all back to the sources A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

The longer the river, the less likely it will dry up The wider the river, the less likely it will dry up The deeper the river the less likely it will dry up

The more tributaries that flow into the river the less likely it will dry up The very same thing is true for the river of history Therefore, we must make sure our river of history is long wide deep and has multiple tributaries, each being a part of the source A river that forgets its source will soon dry up The river of African history is long, going back thousands of years to Egypt and Ethiopia and Mali and Songhai The river of African history is wide covering all aspects of human history from the earliest existence to the development of science and math and medicine and communication and so on The river of African history is deep going back to the very first human beings on earth The river of African history has many tributaries that flow from 54 countries in what today is known as Africa It has tens of millions of African peoples in North America, South America the Caribbean Europe Asia; and many other places A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

There are widespread and determined efforts to dry up the river of African peoples history in the United States of America It is being led by the President of the United States of America and backed up by the entire power of his administration They are telling various entities what they cannot have in their history of institutions They especially focus on any mention of slavery, which was and is central to the history of the United States of America and impacted Africans in America more than any other peoples The Administration is not telling Jewish Americans what they can have in their museums dealing with the Holocaust It is not telling White Americans what they can have in their museums This administration is bringing back many names and symbols of the Confederacy which fought so determinedly to destroy the Union and the United States in order to preserve slavery We understand that this lifting of the Confederacy is connected with efforts to destroy Black history A river that forgets its source will soon dry up The efforts to dry up the river of African peoples history did not start with the Trump Administration It started hundreds of years ago to justify the terrible institution of chattel slavery Chattel slavery treated African people like animals such as pigs cattle goats, mules, etc They call it chattel slavery because chattel is domesticated animals A river that forgets its source will soon dry up Chattel slavery robbed enslaved peoples of every aspect of their identity Enslaved people could not choose their own names; speak their own languages; practice their own religions; share their own history; maintain their own families; protect their own selves; protect their own families; own anything; or keep their own children Their children were also automatically enslaved for life That’s how cows, pigs, goats mules and other animals are treated Because chattel slavery required the destruction of a people’s identity, it had far-reaching effects that continue to manifest themselves down to this very day Also, chattel slavery devaluation of human beings caused many to turn on each other rather than to each other A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

During slavery there was a great need for enslaved people to do the backbreaking labor Therefore the river of history was used in conjunction with violence and other tools of oppression to help control enslaved people while allowing them to exist for purposes of hard labor Now, there is not the same need for field labor or other back breaking labor because machines do most of it Therefore the drying up of the river of history today is less about controlling a population than about destroying a whole people It is not just about drying up a history but the beginning of drying up a whole people Those determined to destroy a certain people s history will eventually destroy the peoples whose history they destroy A river that forgets its source will soon dry up

We cannot depend on governments to sustain our river of history Every family must put their drops of history into the river of history Every church must put its drops of history into the river of history Every organization must put its drops of history into the river of history Every individual must put his/her

drops of history in the river of history Whereas mighty rivers of history are filled drop by drop they do not dry up drop by drop They dry up dam by dam Dams cut off rivers from their sources A river that forgets its source will soon dry up Now on to the Daily Diary

SATURDAY, February 14, 2026 – I handled many matters as I worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: KC Bailey of Selma; Law Professor Kindaka Sanders; Rebecca Marion of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; and Selma Businessman Velton Moss

SUNDAY – I hosted the Sunday School Lesson with Faya Rose Toure on Facebook Live and Z105 3 FM Radio Station if it’s operating Among others I communicated with the following: Sharon Wheeler of Montgomery; Dr Margaret Hardy and Josephine Curtis of Selma; and Ainka Sanders Jackson of the Selma Center for Nonviolence and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee

MONDAY – This day is a holiday but I worked all day and into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Retired College President Dr James Mitchell; Alabama New South Coalition State Coordinator Shelley Fearson; Marilyn Cosby and Karen Jackson of Selma; President and CEO of National Newspaper Publishers Association Dr Ben Chavis; Greene County School Board Member Carrie Dancy; Sabrina Marie of IHeart Radio; and Oli Taal of Gambia, West Africa

TUESDAY – I received word that the Reverend Jesse Jackson had transitioned and the day was dominated by news media Interviews I was interviewed by four television reporters individually and one newspaper reporter Among others I communicated with the following: Dr Carol Prejean Zippert of Lake Charles, Louisiana; Sharon Wheeler of the Selma to Montgomery March Foundation on her birthday; Television Reporter George McDonald; Television Reporter Phillip Greene; Television Reporter Jessica Knox; Newspaper Reporter Shannon Heupel; Annie Pearl Avery of the Ancient Africa Enslavement Museum; Dr Ernest Okeke and Yolanda Howard of Selma; Latonia Tisdale of Alabama Power; and Former Alabama State Senate Pro Tem Joe Fine

WEDNESDAY – I chaired a 7:30 a m Zoom meeting dealing with the Martin and Coretta King

Unity Breakfast handled many matters, chaired another meeting and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Priscilla Mitchell of North Carolina; Geraldine Wofford, Liz Rutledge and Khadjah Ishaq of Selma; William Donald of Coker; Yohance Gregory of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee; Alabama AFL-CIO Leader Bren Riley; Dorothy Hulett and Brenda Wheeler of Lowndes County; Greene County School Superintendent Dr Timothy Thurman; Jason Copeland of Gadsden; and Wallace Community CollegeSelma President Dr Donitha Griffin

THURSDAY – I handled many matters participated in the SOS Conference call, traveled to Lowndes County, returned to Selma and worked into the night Among others I communicated with the following: Law Professor Emerita Martha Morgan; Lowndes County School Board members Steve Foster Ben Davis Travis Roger and Brant McCray and School Superintendent Samita Jeter; Karen Jones of Montgomery Montgomery Businessman Frank Jenkins; Dr Sonya Webb of Lowndes County School System; Former Camp Hill Mayor Ezell Smith; James Parker of Mobile; and Reverend Jamal Sanders of Selma

FRIDAY – I handled many matters, facilitated a press conference, participated in a Zoom call and worked into the night Among others, I communicated with the following: Rev William Boyd of Montgomery; Former Lowndes County Administrator Jackie Thomas; Andrew Marks of Washington D C ; Greg Francis of Orlando Florida; and Lorraine Capers of Selma

EPILOGUE – History is powerful History is powerful against us when we don’t know it History is powerful for us when we know it History allows us to see farther and reach higher when we stand on it Black History is a part of world history in general and American history in particular All of us need to know Black History A river that forgets

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Since 2001, the world has generated over 2 5 billion tons of plastic an amount expected to triple by 2060

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tional bottles or straws causing damage, microplastic particles are also found in fruits vegetables and water sources such as lakes or rivers Despite the severity of this issue, only around nine percent of plastic enters a recycling plant and the alternate solution of incinerating plastic releases carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming The use of bacteria has emerged as an innovative

method to mitigate plastic waste Comamonas bacterium commonly breaks down plastic for food; Ideonella sakaiensis breaks down Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastics And Japanese scientists have found bacteria consuming plastic in a garbage dump there

Scientists initially hoped bacteria would simply attack the plastic surfaces, but

As Arise hunger policy advocate LaTrell Clifford Wood told APR the organization’s efforts this year will specifically focus on expanding upon a $7 3 million supplemental appropriation for no-cost breakfast options which state lawmakers passed last year

The legislature appropriated a $7 3 million supplemental appropriation last legislative session for no-cost breakfast options, Wood said during a recent phone interview That was the first time that type of appropriation has ever been made to support no-cost school meals and with that we’ve seen about 2 8 million more school breakfasts served this year than last year And we know that across the state since 2019 meals access particularly no cost meals access, has nearly doubled ”

“So what we’re going to be advocating for [this year] is a $14 million appropriation toward the Department of Education s budget within the Education Trust Fund budget to ensure that this investment continues, Wood added Not only does it continue, but that it s available across the state to all Alabama public school children

Wood explained that currently access to no-cost school meals in Alabama is often determined by where a student lives with some counties electing to allocate local funding toward free school breakfast while others do not

“Our counties are not necessarily equal in terms of how much revenue they can acquire to support [no-cost school meals], Wood noted For example, Baldwin County recently elected to serve no-cost meals options through a federal provision, and they were able to do that in-part because of local funding that was appropriated And this past year they were also able to support that with the $7 3 million appropriation that came from the state level ”

“And so I think part of it is whether or not the local authorities are comfortable with the sustainability of electing that federal provision,” she continued “And as we’re seeing some of the cuts to food access in general at the federal level, it’s really important that at the state level we re making investments, particularly in our most vulnerable populations

As Wood noted, Arise is now looking to push lawmakers to increase their investment in no-cost school meals through a $14 million appropriation in the Education Trust Fund budget an investment which the organization says would allow every public school in the state to provide students with free school breakfast

“Yes, so that $14 million appropriation would allow every Alabama school that participates in the National School Lunch Program to allocate that funding,” Wood explained

So that would be every public school across the state

Wood also emphasized that no-cost school meals are not only beneficial for ensuring that students receive adequate nutrition but that such programs have also been closely tied to improving education outcomes in Alabama Arise is hopeful that this reality will attract greater support from lawmakers for their proposal

“I think one of the things that has been interesting is seeing the governor ’s focus on a ‘strong start, strong finish’ and this focus on the fact that Alabama has shown more growth in 4th grade math than any other state since 2019, and we re seeing higher reading and math scores among both students who are experiencing poverty and those who are not experiencing poverty Wood told APR “I’ve come across a lot of lawmakers that when they hear that I think there’s a realization that a lot of the investments that we’ve made in education have not happened outside of the variable of allowing no-cost meals access Between 2019 and 2024, in the same timeline that we’ve seen those increases in scores, we’ve also seen increased meals access, and removing that variable right now, I think is not necessarily something that many of our lawmakers are looking to do

I know that we ve seen wide bipartisan support in terms of folks going and speaking to [Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee] Chairman [Danny] Garrett about including this funding in the budget ” Wood added “And my hope is that we continue to see that and we see that appropriation made prior to the budget moving to the Senate ” While Arise remains hopeful that their proposal will materialize into substantial policy change, Wood did note that they have received some pushback

I will say that we do hear a little bit of pushback from time to time about the need to address waste or get back to scratch cooking and those sort of things Wood told APR “The reality is that in order for child nutrition staff to be adequately equipped to address waste and prepare less processed foods for our kids they have to be adequately resourced That’s a really important portion of things ”

“We also hear like, ‘why are we feeding rich kids? Why can’t their parents feed them?’ and just to re-emphasize that learning outcomes have improved for all of our children, regardless of income, is really important, she continued Because part of it is when children are eating right? If you have children that are spending over an hour or two on the bus route and then sitting and waiting for class to start they may not see the same benefits that come with school breakfast because most research shows that you see the same improvements no matter household income because of the time that children are eating ” Wood went on to encourage any individuals who may be interested in supporting Arise’s advocacy to become members of the organization, where they can also vote on future legislative priorities The organization also sends out routine action alerts, which inform members of when and how they can take action around specific policies throughout the legislative process including by participating in Arise’s annual Legislative Day

JoAnne Bland

Rep Sewell: Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Foot Soldier, freedom fighter, and civil rights icon, Ms JoAnne Bland, who passed away on February 19 2026 at the age of 72

•As a proud daughter of Selma, Alabama, JoAnne dedicated her life to the struggle for civil rights and voting rights As an active member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, she joined the movement at a remarkably young age, and at just 11 years old, she was one of the youngest participants in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery

•But her courage did not end on the Edmund Pettus Bridge By her early teens, JoAnne had been arrested at least 13 times for her participation in civil rights demonstrations She was also among the courageous students who integrated A G Parrish High School, where she opened doors of opportunity for countless children to follow in her footsteps

As an adult, JoAnne worked to educate others on Selma's role in the Civil Rights Movement, ensuring that our legacy would continue to inspire future generations She founded numerous organizations, including Foot Soldiers Park, Journeys for the Soul, and the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute Her tours of Selma, Alabama were celebrated for being both informative and inspiring

•On a personal note, I am forever grateful for the sacrifices made by JoAnne Bland in the name of equality and justice I know that I get to walk the halls of Congress as Alabama s first Black congresswoman because of her courage, resilience, and determination

•I am honored to have brought her as my special guest at President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address and will miss her wisdom and friendship

•On behalf of Alabama's 7th Congressional District, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of civil rights icon Selma's own Ms JoAnne Bland

•May she rest in power and in peace

the bacteria proved capable of doing much more, going so far as to break plastic down fully and process it into basic nutrients We have systematically shown, for the first time, that a wastewater bacterium can take a starting plastic material, deteriorate it, fragment it, break it down and use it as a source of carbon ” Ludmilla Aristilde an environmental chemistry researcher at Northwestern University, told Northwestern Now

Despite the benefits the practice of using bacteria for plastic degradation has downsides Bacteria often degrade plastic into nanoplastics, tiny plastic particles that could potentially cause serious health effects in the human body Nanoplastics can be found in food, vegetables and water Thus, if bacteria continue to produce nanoplastics when degrading waste they may contribute to greater risks to humans, wildlife and ecosystem health Furthermore the use

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Mr Trump last year invoked the 1977 law to impose tariffs on dozens of U S trade partners claiming that trade deficits and the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the U S constitute national emergencies Beth Benike, co-founder of Busy Baby, which makes mealtime accessories for babies, said that uncertainty about the legal status of the IEEPA tariffs had forced her to halt all imports from China, where the Minnesota-based company’s products are made She also has inventory in China that her manufacturer is holding for her overseas

I should have had it shipped last month, but I was waiting for the Supreme Court decision, because it was the difference between paying an extra $48,000 [in tariffs] or not,” she told CBS News before the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on Friday

Not all businesses opposed the emergency tariffs Before the high court’s ruling Drew Greenblatt, owner of Maryland manufacturer Marlin Steel told CBS News on Friday that he supported higher levies on U S trade partners because they provided a level playing field” that allowed Marlin Steel to better compete with overseas steelmakers

The average U S tariff rate on all imports is around 17% including levies Mr Trump imposed under IEEPA according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center Scrapping the IEEPA duties will drop the average tariff rate to the 7% range, according to Michael Gregory, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets Economics

A recent analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that U S businesses and consumers bore the brunt of Mr Trump’s tariffs in 2025 paying for nearly 90% of the levies The Trump administration disputes the analysis

Billions in potential refunds

Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute, a nonpartisan think tank said the Supreme Court ruling against Mr Trump’s tariffs nullifies “the biggest and baddest of Trump’s 2025 tariffs ” The court s decision is welcome news for American importers, the United States economy, and the rule of law, but there’s much more work to be done,” he said in an email after Friday’s ruling “Most immediately, the federal government must refund the tens of billions of dollars in customs duties that it illegally collected from American companies pursuant to an IEEPA tariff authority it never actually had

The Treasury Department collected $287 billion in tariffs in 2025, up 192% from the previous year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond As of mid December, roughly $130 billion had been collected in IEEPA tariffs although total refunds for businesses could approach $150 billion according to economists with PNC Financial Services Group I am expecting a full refund, but if for some reason we don t get them, I would have to raise my prices, which will be tough for consumers,” Benike said “People buying baby products are already buying new stuff they didn’t have to buy before they had the baby so they are already squeezed

Rachel Rozner, owner of Elden Street Tea Shop in Reston, Virginia, said ahead of the decision that a Supreme Court ruling striking down the IEEPA tariffs could make an “astronomical” difference for her business Most of the tea and other products she sells come from China India Japan and Nepal

If I can just order and get the product and I know the price is good that will take away a lot of stress, she told CBS News

Meanwhile, some experts think the issue of tariff refunds could end up in court

“[W]e think it’s reasonable to assume a few months would pass before refunds begin and even longer if the distribution faces significant legal challenges ” Morgan Stanley analysts said in a report

Although Rozner s business could be eligible for a tariff refund following the ruling, she expressed concern that she might never see the money

“What if they run out of money before you’re able to get your refund?” Rozner said I m worried that some people might get refunds and others will not and that people will take advantage of the system

We Pay the Tariffs, an advocacy group of 800 small businesses that opposes the Trump administration’s tariffs said the IEEPA levies had damaged small businesses by forcing them to take out loans and freeze hiring

Today s Supreme Court decision is a tremendous victory for America s small businesses, who have been bearing the crushing weight of these tariffs, the group s executive director, Dan Anthony, said in a statement to CBS News

The group also urged the White House to issue “full fast and automatic refunds” to employers that had paid the tariffs

Trump announces new tariffs

The Trump administration has previously said it can deploy other import duties to replace the IEEPA tariffs To that end, after the high court’s ruling, Mr Trump promptly announced he would impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act and then announced the next day he s raising it to 15%

The president also indicated that his administration would expand other existing tariffs, such as levies imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

Section 301 allows the U S president to apply country-based tariffs if the U S Trade Representative determines that another nation is engaging in unfair trade practices Section 232 authorizes the president to impose duties on trade partners to protect national security, based on an investigation from the Department of Commerce

Still those tariffs are more restrictive than the IEEPA levies however Section 122 tariffs are capped at 15% and may remain in force only for 150 days according to Capital Economics The tariff rate also must be the same for all trade partners, limiting Mr Trump s ability to negotiate different deals with different countries

Section 301 tariffs also can’t be applied to all foreign imports according to trade experts And replacing IEEPA tariffs with substitute levies could also take many months according to Morgan Stanley

If businesses could get a boost from the removal of IEEPA tariffs, consumers may not see a dip in prices, with companies such as Walmart recently saying that they are hiking their prices because of the import duties

Any consumer looking for relief from tariff-driven price hikes did not find it at the Supreme Court today, Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collective, a progressive think tank focused on economic issues, said in a statement on Friday

He added that refunds for businesses could take years to process and that even if they are eventually administered there is little reason to believe companies will pass those savings on to consumers

Legal Notice

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

2/25/2026

Town of Boligee 17404 CR 20 Boligee, AL 35443 (205) 336-8531

TO ALL INTERESTED

AGENCIES GROUPS

AND PERSONS:

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertake by the Town of Boligee

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about 3/17/2026 the Town of Boligee will submit a request to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for the release of CDBG funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (PL 93-383), to undertake a project known as Park Improvements for the purpose of to construct a playground, walking trail, and pavilion using $400 000 of CDBG funds along with $20 000 of local matching funds The project will take place at the Town of Boligee Town Hall located in the old Paramount School at 17404 CR 20, Boligee AL 35443

FINDING OF NO SIG-

NIFICANT IMPACT

The Town of Boligee has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Boligee Town Hall, 17404 CR 20, Boligee, AL 35442 and may be examined or

copied weekdays 10 AM to 3 PM

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Hattie Samuels Mayor 17404 CR 20 Bolgiee AL 35443 All comments received by 3/13/2026 will be considered by the Town of Boligee prior to authorizing submission of a Request for Release of Funds Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing E N V I R O N M E N T A L CERTIFICATION

The Town of Boligee certifies to ADECA that Hattie Samuels in their capacity as Mayor consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied ADECA s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Town of Boligee to use Program Funds

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

ADECA will accept objections to its release of funds and the Town of Boligee certification for a period of 15-days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer or the Town of Boligee; (b) the Town of Boligee has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CRF part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR part 58 before approval of a Release of Funds by ADECA; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the

project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFRR part 58 Sec 58 76) and shall be addressed to the State at: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Community and Economic Development Division, PO Box 5690, Montgomery, AL 36103

Potential objectors should contact ADECA to verify the actual last day of the objection period

Hattie Samuels, Mayor 1 tcg 2/25/2026

Legal Notice

Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100 Year Floodplain

To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals

This is to give notice that the Greene County Commission has determined that the following proposed action under ADECA’s CDBG Program Project No CY-CM-PF-25-003 is located in the 100 Year Floodplain, and the Greene County Commission will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the action in the 100 Year Floodplain and the potential impacts on the 100 Year Floodplain from the proposed action, as required by Executive Order(s) 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55 20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands Greene County will use $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to resurface an existing segment of County Road 74 located at approximately 32 715611, -87 992946 and 32 715619 -87 982970

The activity consists of resurfacing within the existing roadway footprint and right-of-way No new

lanes, widening, or expansion is proposed and no residential or commercial units are involved The roadway crosses two riparian floodplains associated with unnamed tributaries to Taylor Creek Approximately 10,000 square feet of the western floodplain and 4 000 square feet of the eastern floodplain will be affected These floodplains provide natural and beneficial functions including flood storage stormwater conveyance sediment filtration, and riparian habitat Impacts will be temporary and minimal, limited to previously disturbed roadway areas The project will not increase impervious surface, alter flood elevations or change drainage patterns Standard erosion and sediment control measures will be implemented to protect floodplain functions and water quality This project will impact 0 032 acres of floodplain in Boligee, Greene County

There are three primary purposes for this notice First, people who may be affected by activities in the 100 Year Floodplain and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the 100 Year Floodplain alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate impacts Second an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool The dissemination of information and request for public comment about the 100 Year Floodplain can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas Third as a matter of fairness when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in

the 100 Year Floodplain, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk

Written comments must be received by the Greene County Commission at the following address on or before 3/13/2026: Greene County Commission 521 Prairie Avenue Eutaw AL 36462 and (205) 372-3349, Attention: Garria Spencer, Chairman A full description of the project may also be reviewed from 9AM to 3PM at 521 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL 36462

Comments may also be submitted via email at greeneeng@gmail com

2/25/2026

Legal Notice

Probate Office of Greene County Case Number :2025-017

Estate of Charles E Hardy, Deceased Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Greene County Sheriff, Jonathan Benison, as Personal Representative on the 19th day of February 2026 by the Honorable Rolonda M Wedgeworth, Judge of Probate Court of Greene County notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred

G Stephen Wiggins CAPE & HOWARD PC 1490 Northback Parkway, Suite 226 Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

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Legal Notice

In Re: The Estate of Carrie Lee Johnson Coleman, Deceased Letter of Testamentary having been granted to Elizabeth Ann Coleman Pippen on the 24th day of February, 2026, by the Honorable Rolonda M Wedgeworth, Judge of Probate for the Greene County Alabama notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred

Elizabeth Ann Coleman Pippen

Executrix of the Estate of Carrie Lee Johnson Coleman

Walter A Griess Attorney for the Executrix Griess, Shaw & Willingham P C 315 Main Street P O Box 528 Eutaw,

Monday March 2, 2026 10:00 am 12:noon Renaissance Theater Multiplex Center (Old Hook Theater) 220 Paririe Avenue Eutaw, Al 35462

Join Us as We Examine and Seek Solution In Dealing with Violence, Bulling, Drugs, Gangs, Crime and Many Other Problems Comforting Youth and Adults The Public Is invited Hear:

Special Resource Leaders

Chief Kendrick Howell Hon Johnnie Knott Hon Marcus Campbell Hon Garria Spencer Dr Dionne Edison

Discussion Leaders Hon Lorenzo French Rev Maggie Jolly Dr Monty Thornburg Sister Sandra Walker Hon Latasha Johson Rev Dr Earnestine Kimbrough

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Hon John England Judge, Tuscaloosa, AL

GCCC scholar s attends State DECA Confer ence

Students from the Greene County Career Center DECA Chapter recently competed in the Annual Alabama DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) held February 19–20 Representing the chapter were Will Mack, Kaniya Russell, Da’Miyah Watkins Zariah Wrenn Ziya Strode Erica Rice, Cheyanne Davis,

Jordin Carpenter, and Erin Johnson-Moore The students were accompanied by their advisor, Mrs Tomora K Hill

The conference provided students with an opportunity to demonstrate their career readiness and leadership skills through competitive events Each participant analyzed a real-

world business case study and presented strategic solutions to industry judges Alabama DECA s State Career Development Conference is recognized as one of the largest and most rewarding experiences in the organization, offering leadership development, networking opportunities and the chance to qualify for the International Career

Development Conference (ICDC)

Following last year s success, the Greene County Career Center DECA Chapter celebrated another victorious year First-time participant Zariah Wrenn earned fourth place in the Quick Service Restaurant Management Series, securing a

Gr eene County Natives Attend Higher Education Day in Montgomer y

On February 19 2026

High School Victoria

and Moses Tyree III represented their hometown while attending

Higher Education Day in downtown Montgomery

Victoria Jones, Class of 2023 Valedictorian, is currently an Elementary Education major at University of West Alabama Moses Tyree, III, Class of 2023

Top Five Honor Graduate, is also majoring in Elementary Education at Alabama State University

Higher Education Day brings together students from colleges and universities across Alabama to advocate for continued support and investment in higher education As future educators both Jones and Tyree understand the importance of strong educational systems and equitable opportunities for all students Victoria currently serves as a Student Government Association Representative at the University of West Alabama Moses serves as

a Student Government Association Senator and Senate Parliamentarian at Alabama State University Through their leadership roles both students work to amplify student voices and promote positive change on their campuses

Beyond their universities Jones and Tyree remain committed to serving others Their passion for working with youth and bridging educational gaps continues to shape their academic and leadership journeys Attending Higher Education Day was not only an opportunity to represent their institutions but also to represent Greene County with pride As they continue pursuing degrees in Elementary Education, both students remain dedicated to making a lasting impact in classrooms and communities across Alabama

JB Pritzker and Pete Buttigie g among key national leader s speaking and mar ching at the 2026 Bridge Cr ossing Jubilee!

The Jubilee Also to Include a Special Dedication to Reverend Jesse Jackson

SELMA, AL Illinois

Governor JB Pritzker and Former U S Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are two of the national leaders participating in the upcoming Bridge Crossing Jubilee Both will be speaking at the Annual Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast and at the Bridge before the March on Sunday March 8 They are expected to be joined by tens of thousands from across the nation and world taking part in this year ’s Jubilee for the 61st Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery March

Other national leaders speaking at this year ’s Jubilee include: Rainbow PUSH Coalition Head Yusef Jackson; National Newspaper Publishers Association President Dr Ben Chavis; Indivisible CoFounders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg; National Urban League President Marc Morial; Martin Luther King III; Black Voters Matter Co-Founder LaTosha Brown; Former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke; National Farm Workers Association CoFounder Dolores Huerta; and many others to be announced in the coming days Yusef Jackson, son of the late Rev Jackson, is bringing a delegation of

200 people

There will also be a special dedication of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in honor of the Rev Jesse Jackson, who transitioned on February 17 Details are being finalized and will be released in the next few days Rev Jackson took part in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March with Dr Martin Luther King Jr and, since the early 1970s, returned to Selma to commemorate Bloody Sunday and related events that changed history Over the last three-plus decades, Rev Jackson took part in nearly every Bridge Crossing Jubilee which was founded in 1993 Leaders from the Jubilee and the Selma to Mont-

gomery Foundation held a news conference at 10:00 a m today at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to discuss the upcoming Jubilee, which begins on Thursday March 5 and culminates on Sunday March 8 The Bridge Crossing Jubilee features dozens of events, almost all of which are free to the public For more information, go to the official Jubilee website at https://www selmajubilee c om

Contact: Hank Sanders, (334) 782-1651 & hank23sanders@gmail co m Faya Rose Toure at (334) 349-4494

spot to compete at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this April

In addition to competition success the Greene County Career Center DECA Chapter was recognized with Honor Roll distinction for DECA membership Chapters earn Honor Roll status when

their membership equals or exceeds the previous year ’s total highlighting continued growth and strong student involvement

The experience proved to be both educational and inspiring, showcasing the dedication, leadership, and excellence of Greene County Career Center students

Missing per son case leads to mur der ar r est in Gr eene County

A missing person investigation that began on February 15 has now turned into a homicide case, ac-

cording to Demopolis Police Chief Rex Flowers Flowers said Lazarus Mitchell was last seen alive in Boligee, Alabama On February 19 investigators located Mitchell’s body in Greene County That same day Jaquan Lee was arrested and charged with Murder The case remains under investigation by the 17th Judicial Circuit Major Crimes Unit We ll continue to provide updates as more information becomes available (Photo from Demopolis Police Chief)

Word of Salvation

Oh Blessed Father, hear this prayer and keep all of us in your care You are so great we are so small And when trouble comes as it does to us all There s so little that we can do except yourself in His loving care and he will gladly help you bear whatever lies ahead of you and God will see you safety through For no earthly pain is ever too

Notice to Contractors Federal Aid Project No

N H - H S I P - F M G R0013(647) GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation Montgomery, Alabama until 10:00 AM on February 27, 2026 and at that time publicly opened for constructing the Safety Widening Micro-Milling Resurfacing (Scrub Seal), Guardrail Installation and Traffic Stripe on SR-13 (US-43) from a point 1 860 miles north of the junction of CR-42 to the South City Limits of Eutaw Length 8 910 mi

The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate

The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In Seventyfive (75) Working Days

A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5 00 Plans may be purchased for $13 00 per set Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard Room E-108, Montgomery AL 36110 Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation Plans and Proposals will be mailed only upon receipt of remittance No refunds will be made

Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are set forth in the advertised specifications This project is subject to the contract work hours and Safety Standards Act and its implementing regulations

Cashier's check or bid bond for 5% of bid (maximum - $50 000 00) made payable to the Alabama Department of Transportation must accompany each bid as evidence of good faith

The bracket range is shown only to provide general financial information to contractors and bonding companies concerning the project's complexity and size This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will this bracket have any bearing on the decision to award this contract

The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $4,233,872 To $5,174,733

The proposed work shall be performed in conformity with the rules and regulations for carrying out the Federal Highway Act Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110

In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives upon requests that are received before 10 AM on the day previous to the day of opening of bids

The bidder's proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of

much if God bestow His merciful touch Every man should keep a fair sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends”

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Transportation

The Alabama Department of Transportation in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat 252, 42 U S C 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Title 49 code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of The Secretary Part 21 nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award

The right to reject any or all bids is reserved JOHN R COOPER Transportation Director

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Legal Notice Notice is hereby given to Ericka S Hendrix that the contents of unit # 35 will be sold to the highest bidder at 8:00 a m on March 6 2026 at Carwash Storgage located at 340 Greensboro Street Eutaw Alabama Carwash Storage P O Box 246 Eutaw, AL 35462

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Legal Notice ESTATE OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR CLIFTON L LOONEY, § DECEASED § GREENE COUNTY ALABAMA

Letters testamentary under the last will and testament of Clifton L Looney, deceased, having been granted to John Robinson Gray and Hallie G Bauer, as Co-Executors on the 21st day of January 2026 by the Judge of the Probate Court of Greene County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of Clifton L Looney are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred

John Robinson Gray and Hallie G Bauer

TANNER & GUIN, LLC

Attorneys for Co-Executors

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STATE OF ALABAMA NOTICE OF MORTGAGE COUNTY OF GREENE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made under the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Gentrell C Eatman, a single man; Cedric Eatman, a single man; and Timothy Eatman, a single man, on the 17th day of November 2021 to Merchants and Farmers Bank of Greene County which

said mortgage is recorded in the Probate Office of Greene County Alabama in Mortgage Book 90, at Page 605 and by reason of such default, having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable, and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage Merchants and Farmers Bank of Greene County will sell at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder before the main entrance of the Courthouse in the City of Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama at noon or otherwise during the legal hours of sale on March 5 2026 the following described real estate situated in Greene County, Alabama, to-wit:

Parcel One:

Lots 8 and 9 Block A, as shown and designated on the map or plat of Charles Village which said map or plat is of record in the Probate Office of Greene County, Alabama, in Map Book No 1 page 63; reference to said map or plat being here made for a more particular description of said property

Paracel Two: A parcel of land located in the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 9, Township 21 North Range 2 East Greene County, Alabama being more particularly described as follows:

Commence at a 1 iron pipe found and accepted as the southeast corner of the SE ¼ of the NE ¼ of said Section 9; thence run S 8541’00” W along the south line of said SE ¼ of the NE ¼ for 1012 68 feet to a 1/2” iron pipe found lying on the east right-ofway of US Highway #43; thence run N 1901 51 E along said east right-ofway for 205 22 feet to a ½ rebar marking the Point of Beginning; thence continue N 1001’51” E along said right-of-way for 269 86 feet to a 1/2” rebar; thence run S 7851 43 E for 180 00 feet to a 1/2” rebar; thence run S 190 01 51 W for 217 61 feet to a ½” rebar bar; thence run S 85’41’00” W for 194 20 feet to the Point of Beginning Said parcel contains 1 00 acre more or less The above described property being part of the property described in the deed from Bennie Alford to Gene Eatman and Shirley Eatmon dated October 24 1981 and recorded in Deed Book 94 page 510

For informational purposes only the street address for the above referenced property is believed to be: 205 Elm Street and 1695 US Hwy 43, Eutaw, AL 35462, which is not a part of the legal description and in the event of any discrepancy the legal description described in this notice shall control Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging and all fixtures now attached to and used in connection with the premises herein described Said sale will be subject to the right of way easements and restrictions of record in the Probate Office of Greene County, Alabama outstanding property taxes, and existing special assessments if

son, Minnie Scott, Sterling

Rowe Michael Suttlar II

Austin M Banks, Destini

Deloach Eddie Cole II

Queen McKinnis, Jashanda Robinson Jessica Quinnie Taiquan Williams, Sam McReynolds Maya Quinn

Bryant, Lounova Branch, Sr Alphonzo Morton IV Jaylen White Darious

Hunter, Etheline Coleman, Christian Harris Marilyn Spencer Thornton

any which might adversely affect the title to subject property Said property will be sold on an “As Is Where Is basis without warranty or recourse express or implied as to title, use and/or enjoyment Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors, attorneys employees agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala ( 1975) §35-4-271, are expressly disclaimed

Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process

Said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above described mortgage, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said mortgage The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $5 000 00 in certified funds made payable to Reynolds Reynolds & Little, LLC at the time and place of the sale The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds or by wire transfer by 5:00 p m the next business day at the Law Office of Reynolds, Reynolds & Little LLC at the address indicated below unless prior to said sale Reynolds Reynolds & Little, LLC has agreed to a later date or closing location The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate

The failure of any high bidder to pay the purchase price and close this sale shall, at the option of Mortgagee be cause for rejection of the bid, and if the bid is rejected Mortgagee shall have the option of making the sale to the next highest bidder who is able, capable and willing to comply with the terms thereof

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation

Merchants and Farmers Bank of Greene County as Mortgagee

Ryan R Hendley

R E Y N O L D S , REYNOLDS & LITTLE LLC

Attorneys for Mortgagee

2115 11th Street Post Office Box 2863 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403-2863

Telephone: 205-3910073

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Publication Dates: February 11, 2026; February 18 2026; February 25 2026

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