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April 19, 2007  RSS feed
Search at jail finds crack cocaine in tennis shoe
What started out as an arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia only got worse for Quentin Sherial Sloan Monday afternoon. Sloan and his brother Terrence Sloan were stopped by Task Force One Commander Mike Hunt. Terrence Sloan was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear on possession of a controlled substance. More...
It rained, and rained, and rained...

It rained Saturday...anywhere from 4, 5, 6 or almost 7 inches, depending on the specific rain gauge checked. A storm system with heavy rain and winds blew across central Clarke County. Some trees were downed and roads flooded but damages appeared to be minimal. More...

Special tags would ID child abusers
By Jim Cox

Grove Hill freshman legislator Marc Keahey has wasted no time in proposing significant legislation. He is offering a bill that would require some people convicted of sexual crimes involving children under 12 to have special tags for their vehicles that would make them more visible to the public and to law enforcement officers. More...

 Community
• article has image Soil & Water contest winners
The Clarke County Soil & Water Conservation District awarded their 2007 Poster and Essay Winners. Left to right: Susie Kennedy Supervisor for the Clarke County Soil & Water Conservation District, Thomasville Elementary Principal Helen Stephens, second place winner Kenton Brasell, More...
• Area students awarded scholarships to UWA
• Clarke commissioner to serve on Alabama Senior Services Board
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 Calendar
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
BOE meets today The Clarke County Board of Education will meet Thursday, (today), April 19 at 4 p.m. Item on the agenda include the superintendent's report, report by auditors, approval for contract with Mayne & Mertz for seismic and geophysical survey, personnel, bills, accounts and payroll. More...
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 Editorial
• Our Opinions
Apologize for slavery
There are many pressing issues that the Alabama Legislature could address that could have an immediate and positive effect on the state and its citizens. Apologizing for slavery 140 or so years after the fact would seem to be of little or no value today, some- mostly white folks- reason. More...
• Civil War heritage
• article has image The Clarke County Democrat
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 Records
• Cases settled in Judge Baxter's court last month
Over 50 cases were settled in Clarke County Circuit Court last month with Judge Thomas Baxter presiding. Those cases include: Carl Andrews, possession of forged instrument, guilty plea, 18 month sentence, eight year six month suspended sentence, five years probation. More...
• Thomasville police detail recent arrests
• Arrests booked through Clarke jail over past week
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 Sports
• article has image CPS Gators fall, miss shot at playoffs
The Clarke Prep School Gators split a double-header with Cottage Hill Tuesday afternoon in Grove Hill. Going into the double-dipper the Gators knew they needed to win both games to make it to the playoffs. Everything went according to plan in the first game as they won 5-0. More...
• article has image CCHS Bulldogs drop heartbreaker to Sweet Water
• article has image Lady Bulldogs edge Excel 3-2 to get win
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