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Longtime GH fireman honored
      Grove Hill Fire Department held its annual fire supper on Jan. 6 at the Grove Hill Baptist Church. The fire department honored Levon Hicks for 35 years of service on the fire department. Hicks is a safety officer and battalion chief for the department.
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HIPPY money for education project
      Alabama Power recently presented a $2,500 donation to Clarke County's HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-school Youngsters).
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CPS student tells Community Study Club about attending Leadership Clarke County
      The Community Study Club met with Mrs. Appie O'Melia on Jan. 16. Mrs. Latona Hudson was co-hostess. Mrs. French Downey, president, called the meeting to order. Mrs. Catherine Neal, program chairman, introduced Morgan Norris, a Clarke Prep senior. Morgan, the first youth to participate in Leadersh...
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DAR members attend citizenship program
      Mrs. Tommie D. Kennedy, Chaplain, Mrs. Susie Kennedy, Treasurer, and Mrs. Alonzo Purser, Regent of the Elizabeth Bradford Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently attended the Naturalization Service of new American citizens from several different countries at
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Southern Magnolia Club prepares for fern sale
      The Southern Magnolia Woman's Club held its monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 11 at the home of Sue Duke. Club members discussed the annual fern sale and also decided which local organizations to make donations to this year. All proceeds from the fern sales are donated to organizations or groups that...
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Girl Scout Cookie sales help young girls in a variety of ways
      Every year, thousands of girls across the area gain valuable knowledge while providing the community with a special treater Scout cookies. This year will be no exception.
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Memories & Recipes
Tacky Jack's chef says be imaginative with recipes
      I always look for new material to write about as well as recipes to share. The other night I met a real chef at a casual get together. His name is J i m b o Cudwo r t h and he just happens to be the morning chef at Tacky Jack's in Orange Beach. He was reluctant to give us too much information abou...
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Dunn's Exxon celebrates five years
      Dunn's Exxon celebrated five years of business in Grove Hill Friday and Saturday with special giveaways and sales. Saturday, gas customers got their gas pumped for tips for Almost Home, the Children's Center of Clarke County. Several hundred dollars in tips were collected.
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Wins beauty contest in Auburn
      Alana Jordan, of Auburn, was crowned Lil' Miss Auburn Opelika's Top Beauty and Most Photogenic. She sang "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer" for her talent. Alana is the daughter of Al and Ensley Jordan, formerly of Thomasville. She is the grandaughter of Dwance Jordan and Barbara Jordan and Jimmy Ray...
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Pictures From The Past
      This isn't ancient history, but it is a scene long gone. Remember the big sidewalk sales in Grove Hill, like this one at Duke's Department Store? In fact, do you remember when independent clothing stores were numerous in Grove Hill and the county?
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From Our Files
      134 years ago "Cold!-On Saturday morning last, the thermometer indicated a temperature of 15 degrees; and on Sunday morning it was down to 12! A south wind Sunday night caused a rapid reaction of temperature, and at sunrise Monday morning it was about 25 degrees warmer than the previous morning.
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Helen Drinkard retires from Extension Service
By Jean Payne
      "It's been a great 28 years," Helen Bagley Drinkard said during a Jan. 18 reception honoring her retirement from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System in Grove Hill.
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