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Cards of Thanks
     There are no words to express the appreciation to the people who showed us their love and kindness during the illness and death of Lucille White. A special thank you to the staff and nurses at Jackson Medical Center. To Dr. Scott for his concern of our family members and especially his care of our l
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VFW, Ladies Auxiliary have variety of projects
     The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5106 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Thomasville have been busy lately.
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'Rocket Boys' is Community Read project for September and October
     The 2006 Community Read of "Rocket Boys" (retitled October Sky) by Alabama author Homer Hickam Jr. is sponsored by Grove Hill and Thomasville Art Councils will be September through October.
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Grove Hill increases garbage, sewerage rates
Special meet Sept. 26 on revitalization project
By Kathryn F. Pickard
     Grove Hill residents will be paying more for garbage pick-up and higher sewerage rates.
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United Way campaign starts
     A luncheon at the Grove Hill United Methodist Church Tuesday officially kicked off the 2006 fall campaign for the Clarke County United Way. The goal this year is $150,000. The organization raised $160,000 last year and Jackson Mayor Richard Long, chairman of the Clarke County United Way, said he was
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Ferry for Gee's Bend
     Governor Bob Riley and members of the world-famous Gee's Bend quilters celebrate aboard the ferry when it reopened Monday after a 44-year absence. The ferry links residents of the Gee's Bend community to Camden, the Wilcox county seat, making a 40-mile trip by highway far less. Service between the
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Candidates, public invited to political forum Oct. 10
     The Alabama New South Coalition and the Tombigbee Republican Club are sponsoring a political forum for candidates on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. The event will be at the McCorquodale Auditorium, Jackson High School, on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.
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Legislator's check bounces
     A couple of weeks ago State Rep. Nick Williams, R-Sims Chapel, was at the Grove Hill Public Library to present a $1,466.66 check from last year's legislative discretionary funds. Librarian Betsy West was all smiles as she posed for a photograph requested by Williams receiving the funds. The photo ra
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Wilcox forestry tour is Sept. 26
By John P. Ollison Regional Extension Agent
     As a forest landowner you may have wondered from time to time if you and your woods could benefit from a timber harvest. It may be that the woodlands are getting crowded or the habitat is no longer ideal for the deer you hunt or the songbirds you love to watch.
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Assistance available for replacing hurricane trees
     Sign-up has begun for the Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program (EFCRP), a $504.1 million program created to help landowners and operators restore and enhance forestland damaged by the hurricanes that occurred in 2005, announced Danny F. Crawford, State Executive Director of the U.S. Depar
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Clarke County Records
     Marriage license application s Michael Landon Westbrook, to Cassandra Denise Pugh; Nolan J. Atkins Jr., to Sherry Cave Green; Jeffrey A. O'Bryant, to Miriam Nekol Lyles; Ray A. Hurd, to Dolfinette L. Thames; Robert Scott Harvell, to Cecelia Lynn Shaper; Daric Vashawn Howze, to Hazel Darnique
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New York museum contributes to local museum's storm repairs
     A small historical association in upper New York State recently surprised the employees and volunteers at the Clarke County Historical Museum in Grove Hill by sending a contribution toward previous years' hurricane damage repairs.
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E-911 urges homeowners to number their residences
     Clarke County residents are being urged once again to put their house numbers on the mailbox, house or somewhere visible in front of their houses in order to help emergency personnel when responding to a call.
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