Engagements/Weddings: should be submitted four to six weeks in advance of the date. Photos may NOT be printed out on regular copy paper, but only on photo paper or e-mailed. When e-mailing a photo please send the original high resolution .jpg file and do not attempt to edit the photo in any way. We can not accept photos pulled/ downloaded/ copied from the internet, such as from Facebook. To add any form of “Friends and family are invited by means of the press” will cost as a advertisement, otherwise the first announcement is free of charge. If the announcement must be in color there is a $50 fee. Announcements MUST be proofed before we will run them.

Church/Community Announcements
These are free as long as there are no personal messages and the event is not being charged for (love offerings do not count; however, charging for vendor spaces does). Political events are not free. Please keep the announcement to one paragraph with who is presenting the event, what the event is, date, time, where it will be held and contact information. Deadlines are  Fridays before  4 p.m. Email them to  [email protected] or drop them off at Moundville Times at 46 2nd Ave. in Moundville in the Masons’ Building/Old Post Office.  We can not  take anything over  the phone due to  company policy.

Anniversaries: 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th year anniversary’s with a photo and write up are free. There is a charge for personal messages included with these. Other anniversary years are not free and will be charged as a advertisement. Church/Community Announcements: are free as long as there are no personal messages and the event is not being charged for (love offerings do not count). Please keep the announcement to one paragraph with who is presenting the event, what the event is, date, time, where it will be held and contact information.

90th and 100th + Birthdays: Unless the birthday is announced in a social column, we charge for it to be in the paper as a advertisement. The exception: If the celebrant is either 90 or 100 years old or older than 100. You may send a photo to [email protected] with a short write up or drop one off at the office in Moundville. When e-mailing a photo, please send the original high resolution .jpg file and do not attempt to edit the photo in any way. We can not accept photos pulled/downloaded/copied from the internet, such as from facebook. No personal messages may be included in the write up. Thank you’s, from the family, with Love, religious mentions and quotations, ect.

Births: You may send a photo to [email protected] with a short write up or drop one off at the office in Moundville. Please include the height (length), weight, time of birth and family members including mom, dad, grand parents and great grandparents if you prefer. Many of our forms on our website at the top of the page. They are in .pdf format. When e-mailing a photo please send the original high resolution .jpg file and do not attempt to edit the photo in any way. We can not accept photos pulled/downloaded/copied from the internet, such as from facebook. No personal messages may be included in the write up.

Five Generation Family Reunions: Submit one photo of the entire family along with a list of the family members in the photo from left to right, front row to back row of each family member. Please remember if you include a write up DO NOT place any personal messages or mentions of businesses in your story. Obits: ARE FREE and MUST come from the Mortuary, probate judge or company taking care of arrangements. No Exceptions! Please email them to [email protected]. Obituary photos and Cards of Thanks must be paid for in advance.