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Foundation's annual meeting to be in C'ville
"Clarke County...A Great Catch!" is the theme for the event that will be held on the campus of Coffeeville High School starting at 6:30 p.m. In addition to good food, there will also be musical entertainment. Previous annual meetings of the foundation have been held in Grove Hill, Thomasville and Jackson. There is no charge for foundation members to attend. Those who would like to join the foundation are also encouraged to attend. A business meeting will detail the foundation's activities of the past year and four new board members are slated to be elected that evening. Eight candidates have been nominated for the four positions on the 12-member board. Foundation members may vote at the meeting. Members who won't be able to attend may request an absentee ballot by calling the foundation office, 251-275-4254. Absentee ballots must be received in the foundation office five days prior to the annual meeting. For practical purposes that would be Friday, Sept. 15 since the foundation office isn't open on weekends. Here are the nominees: Joe Bedwell of Jackson is vice chairman and executive vice president of Merchants Bank. He is active in the community and is a past president of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of the Clarke County United Way. He has been active on the foundation's existing industry committee. John Brown of Jackson is a State Farm Insurance agent. He is active in the community, serving on the Jackson planning commission, as a lieutenant in the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department and as president of the Jackson Golf Association. Chris Doggett is senior vice president and regional manager for First United Security Bank. He lives in Jackson where he is a member of the city's industrial board and a past president of the Lions Club. He is the director of Allied Community Development Corporation, a cooperative organization of local banks. Denise Flowers of Jackson is employed as a high school counselor. She is a member of the Kiwanis Club, Jackson Chamber of Commerce where she serves on the education committee and a member of the Clarke County Development Foundation's education committee. Teresa Grimes is the administrator of Jackson Medical Center. The St. Stephens resident works as a counselor and camp nurse for the Youth and Kids Camp, serves as a Health Council member and is active in other health related organizations, including the Alabama Hospital Association. Linda McGhee lives in Jackson and is the chief finance officer/business manager for the Thomasville city school system. She serves on the board of directors of the Clarke County United Way, as president of the Clarke Educators Federal Credit Union and is active in other areas of the community. Terry Raybon of the Liberty community is the founder of Liberty Building Products, located in Grove Hill, where his two sons are managing partners. He is employed by Boise in Jackson. Berneta Stallworth of Jackson is court clerk/magistrate for the City of Thomasville. She has served on the Department of Youth Services Advisory Board, as the City of Thomasville's United Way Key Person, is a 4-H volunteer leader and is active in the Alabama Municipal Court Clerks/ Magistrate Association, where she served two terms as president.
Deputy's charges nol prossed in Jackson city court
A charge of domestic violence/harassment against Clarke County Deputy Thomas Fox was nol prossed in Jackson Municipal Court Aug. 31 by Municipal Judge Chris Bailey. Fox and his estranged wife were in divorce proceedings when Fox allegedly kicked in the door to her residence early one morning, wearing his deputy uniform and badge and using the patrol car to get to her residence on McVay Road, in Jackson Police Department's jurisdiction. Ms. Fox chose not to testify in court Thursday evening and the charges were nol prossed by the recommendation of the city prosecutor. Fox was ordered to pay court costs and warned that the case could be revisited if such charges were filed against him again.
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