Yard sales benefit band uniforms
      The Clarke County High School Royal Band of Blue is accepting donations of items that can be sold in yard sales that will be held each Saturday starting this Saturday at the old Chick- ADee in Grove Hill. Proceeds will help purchase new band uniforms.
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Lions' highest honor
      Coma Horton, right, is presented with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from Lions Clubs International by Grove Hill club president Tommy Phillips recently.
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Featured on 'House Hunter'
      Clarke Countian Barbara Reeves, a Realtor with Remax by the Bay in Mobile, will be featured on Home and Garden TV's popular "House Hunters" starting tonight (Thursday). Reeves explained, "I received a call in the summer of 2005 asking if any of my clients would consider being on the show, I told...
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Dedication for Houston baby held recently in Moundville
      A Baby Dedication for Jeremiah Macon Houston was performed at Moundville Baptist Church on March 4, 2007. He is the son of Jeremy and Jamee Houston formerly of Coffeeville. Grandparents attending were Gary and Carol Houston of Coffeeville, and Bobby and Kay Page of Saraland, great-grandparents Nea...
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Judge Crow rules shareholder is entitled to $3.3 million of Saltco's $78 million value
By Jim Cox
      A circuit judge has ruled in favor of a minority shareholder of a large timber company owning 40,966 acres of land in Choctaw and Washington counties and awarded him his pro rate share of the company, just over $3.3 million. Edward Walters grew up in Clarke County. He said his grandfather, C. W. ...
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Open house at new C'ville Town Hall
      An open house at Coffeeville's new town hall will be held this Sunday, March 25 from 2 until 4 p.m. The Coffeeville Town Council purchased the former home of David and Carolyn Wood and renovated it to be the new town hall.
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Clarke Circuit Court sets civil jury term next week
      Circuit Court Monday, March 26. The following cases are scheduled for trial: Judge Stuart DuBose's docket Estate of Marvin N. Anderson, deceased, will/trust/estate/guardian. Lee Donald Ervin vs. Lela Thompson Green, motor vehicle negligence. Browder & Sons Veneer, Inc. vs., Gilley Land Co., W...
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Thomasville police detail arrests
      The Thomasville Police Department's arrest report for the week of March 12-18 is listed. Latrice Lachelle Boykin, burglary, third degree, arrested March 14. Sonya Monique Chapman, bad checks, (warrant) for Clarke County, arrested March 12.
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Community donations presented
      The Southern Magnolia Woman's Club of Grove Hill presented their annual donations to local organizations during the March meeting.
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CLARKE COUNTY RECORDS
      Marriage license applications Lloyd Deavon Rester, to Monika Diane Bradley; Joseph Clark Stringer, to Karen Kay Harper; Daniel Lee Smith, to Amelia Porcher Fleming; Richard Ryan Caldwell, to Brittney Faye Pinkerton; Patrick Channing Claunch, to Sarah Elizabeth Ramsey; Raymond Lewis Portis, to Vir...
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UWA awards scholarships to local students
      Two Clarke County students were recently awarded Trustees Scholarships to attend the University of West Alabama in Livingston. These awards, which are based on academic achievement and proven leadership potential, come from the UWA Office of Admissions.
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Firefighters say they can best police themselves
Allegations against Alma Fire Dept. not true, says Jackson fire chief
Jackson fire By Jim Cox
      Members of the Clarke County Firefighters Association refused to discredit any of their peers last week and said the county association can best police itself without the assistance of Clarke County Commissioners.
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All 4 local legislators vote to override payraise veto
Keahey, Jackson, Lindsey and Sanders all for 62% raise
      All four local legislators voted Tuesday to override Gov. Riley's veto of a 62 percent pay raise for legislators that raised the pay nearly $19,000 to nearly $50,000. Gov. Riley said in vetoing the bill that the raise was too much. Rep. Marc Keahey, D-Grove Hill, and Rep. Thomas Jackson, D-Thomas...
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Walking to benefit Log-A-Load to help children's, women's hospitals
      Three men walking 286 miles to benefit the Alabama Forestry Association's Log-A-Load for Kids benefit for the Children's Hospital in Birmingham and the Women and Children's Hospital in Mobile were joined for a distance by women from Grove Hill and Monroeville this week.
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Tax collecting company offers service to Grove Hill
Old Chick-A-Dee may be temporary senior center
By Kathryn F. Pickard
      Yolanda Thomas, a representative of AlaTax revenue Discovery Systems talked with Grove Hill Town Council members about the services the company could offer the town during Monday night's town council meeting. The Town of Grove Hill currently has the state department collecting its sales taxes at a...
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Tony Sheffield wins CPS 4-wheeler
      Clarke Prep's big four-wheeler giveaway came down to Tony Sheffield and Mary Hannah Newsom, the daughter of John and Tiffany Newsom Saturday night. Newsom's ticket was pulled leaving Sheffield's as the 195th ticket on the board and the winner of the four-wheeler.
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Clarification
      Eugene T. Williams was listed among recent arrests in the Clarke County Sheriff's report which ran March 1. Williams was actually arrested in October and is serving weekends at the Clarke County Jail.
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71-year-old water tank to come down
By Jim Cox
      One of Grove Hill's oldest landmarks, but one that probably doesn't come immediately to mind, will soon be torn down. The courthouse water tank was a part of Grove Hill's original water system when it was erected back in 1935. Now, over 71 years later, the tank has outlived its usefulness. The cou...
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