ST. MICHAEL’S TO PASS OUT BEANS AND RICE St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will pass out beans and rice on Saturday, April 25 at 9 a.m. A hot breakfast is also served at this time. No documentation or income verifications are required.
The Northwest Alabama 4‑H Pig Squeal Show and Auction will be held Friday, April 25, at the Fayette Multipurpose Complex. The swine show will be at 9 a.m., with the auction to follow. 4‑H students from Fayette and surrounding counties have been raising these market hogs since January and will be judged on showmanship and market weight classes. A processor will be on site with cut sheets, and buyers do not have to take possession of the pig. Checks only accepted. No cash.
Kindergarten registration for Fayette Co. Schools will be May 5 - 7. Berry and Hubbertville registration will be from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the school. Fayette kindergarten registration will be held at the Fayette Civic Center. (Please use the rear entrance to access the basement area.)
Rehobeth Baptist Church, Hwy. 102, Fayette, will have an evening of good bluegrass gospel music on Saturday, April 25 at 5 p.m. featuring Sullivan Family Review. A love offering will be taken.
NEW LIBERTY CEMETERY cleaning day will be Saturday, April 25. If you have flowers or containers that you wish to keep, please remove them before Friday, April 24. In case of inclement weather, the cleaning will be Saturday, May 2.
SILOAM MISSIONARY BAPTIST annual decoration day, located at 1896 Co. Rd. 36, Winfield (in Fayette Co.), will be Sunday, May 17. Donations for the perpetual care cemetery fund for maintenance can be mailed to Mrs. Beth Turner, Treasurer, 538 Siloam Rd., Winfield, AL 35594-4314.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1241 Co. Rd. 130, Berry, will have a revival Sunday, April 26 through Wednesday, April 29. Sunday’s service will be at 10:30 a.m., and Monday through Wednesday services will be at 7 p.m. Bro. Bobby Stewart will bring the message.
Cedar Grove Cemetery decoration day is Sunday, April 26. Please remove all old flowers for mowing before then. Donations can be made at any Regions Bank or mail to Kay Lollar, 1891 Heartline Rd, Bankston, AL 35542.
Fayette First Methodist Church will have a Swamp John’s fundraiser on Sunday, April 26 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Fayette First Methodist Church parking lot in Fayette. For more information, call Nancy at (205) 442-3059.
Grace Freewill Pentecostal Church will host an event to feed the community on Friday, April 24 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church, which is located on Co. Rd. 35 on the right before reaching the Cotton Mill Village Community. Meals will be available on a first - come, first-serve basis. Contact Sis. Arnita Stevenson at (205) 399-5506 or Pastor David Bonner at (205) 399-6340 for more information.
The Fayette Co. Extension Office will host the Cottage Food Safety Training on Thursday, April 16 at 4 p.m. This course meets the food safety training requirement of the ADPH for people who want to sell certain non-hazardous foods from their home as a Cottage Food Business. Registration is $25 and payable online. For more information, contact the Fayette Co. Extension Office at (205) 932-8941.
PEACEFUL REST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 453 3rd St. N.W., Fayette, will have a singing Sunday, April 19 at 2:30 p.m. Milborn Savage and the Masterpieces will be the guest singers. Moderator is Jerry L. Bridges, pastor. Everyone is welcome.
Bethabara Baptist Church, Co. Rd. 47, Fayette, will have their annual Homecoming on Sunday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. The guest singers will be Cameron and Kirkland. Lunch will be served at noon. Brother Kenneth Stough is the pastor. Everyone is welcome.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is encouraging community members to get active this April through the Move Alabama Community Activity Challenge. The challenge invites individuals and families to add more physical activity to their daily routines and make movement a fun part of everyday life. Participants can pick up a Move Alabama challenge flyer at the Extension office, 650 McConnell Loop, or they can also download the flyer and follow along with others across the state by visiting the Move Alabama Facebook page..
The 2026 Town of Glen Allen spring clean up will be Saturday, April 18 at 8:30 a.m. at town hall. Materials and supplies are furnished by Alabama People Against a Littered State (PALS). Bring gloves and help clean up the community of roadside litter. There will be a cookout luncheon sponsored by community volunteers at noon at the town community center. Sign up in advance as a volunteer no later than Friday, April 3 at the town hall, Hubbertville School or Beth’s Trim and Tan in order to get a free participant t-shirt.
March for Jesus (Jesus Day) will be held Saturday, May 16 at 9 a.m. Biscuits will be available at 8:15 a.m. for early marchers. Please register upon arrival. Balloons will be passed at 8:30 a.m.
The Fayette Co. High School class of 1981 will have their 45th class reunion on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. If you have not already registered, please do so. There is a fee of $35 per person or $50 per couple. The fee includes dinner on Friday evening at Fayette Civic Center and lunch on Saturday at Fayette Middle School.
Church services are now being held every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Fayette Housing Authority community center on Sixth Street. Rev. Robert Freeman presiding.
Women’s AA will now meet on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at The Loft. Sometimes, women aren’t comfortable discussing all of their issues in the presence of men. Here is a safe place, the Pink Serenity Group of AA. Private entrance behind The Loft.
