Ground was broken for a new 10,000 square foot Clarke County Health Department Friday. It will replace a 3,600 square foot building built in 1967 on Clark Street near the courthouse. More...
Kevin Brunson was sworn in as the new Clarke County coroner last Wednesday. District Judge Bill Kimbrough administered the oath while Katherine Brunson held the Bible for her husband. More...
Chris Beverly was sworn in Tuesday as Clarke County revenue commissioner. He was appointed by Gov. Bob Riley to fill the remaining two years of Jay Duke's term when Duke moved to the circuit clerk's office. More...
A mostly anti-alcohol group listened for over two hours as an ordinance that would govern alcohol sales if Thomasville votes wet was read Tuesday night. The unusual public hearing had been billed as a "reading of the entire ordinance" by Mayor Sheldon Day. More...
Beginning next month, the Alabama Department of Revenue and the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will team up to offer free tax workshops to area business owners, announced State Revenue Commissioner Tom Surtees. The first workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. at the Kimbell House, located at 136 Mayton Drive in Jackson. More...
Drinkard retiring Mrs. Helen Drinkard, administrative assistant, will be retiring from the Clarke County Extension System after 27 years of dedicated service. Her retirement will be celebrated by friends, family and co-workers on Thursday, (today), Jan. More...
We have all made resolutions to improve or grow in certain areas of our lives. Some we have kept, most only last the month of January. Why is this? Our intentions are so good, what could be the problem? I guess I can't speak for everyone, but with the person I know best, myself, I would say my problems is that resolutions fail because I do not want to change. More...
We've often equated the Clarke County Commission chairman's term to a pregnancy term but often without the same significant results. The five county commissioners rotate the chairmanship among themselves every nine months or so. It hasn't worked and isn't working and, to their credit, commissioners said last week some kind of fix is needed. More...
Open house was recently held at the new videoconferencing lab at Coffeeville High School. Implementing the lab at CHS was possible, thanks to an ACCESS Distance Learning Expansion Site grant of $93,656. "This is the best thing the state has ever done," said Joyce Graham, facilitator of the Interactive Videoconferencing Course, or IVC, lab. More...
Ben Burroughs nailed a 3- pointer with 1.8 seconds left on the clock as the Clarke County High School Bulldogs edged Mobile Christian 65-62 to earn at least a tie for the area championship. Deforest Taite hit a runner with about two seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 59- 59, sending it to overtime. More...
New, expanding industries in county