Congrats to Chance Graduates
      In my last column I mistakenly named the wrong Crawford brother as the organizer of the recent Lower Peach Tree "3 on 3" basketball event. It should have stated that professional basketball player James Crawford was the event organizer. Anyone who has not seen the refurbished basketball court sh...
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Larrimore named manager of Weyerhaeuser in Pine Hill
      Brad Larrimore has been named vice president and mill manager of Weyerhaeuser Company's Pine Hill containerboard operation. Larrimore is a veteran papermaker and manager who has worked at the Pine Hill operations for 31 years.
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Finishing up new courthouse annex
      Tuesday, Clarke County officials were working with J. C. Duke Contractors personnel to hash out the final work details on the new courthouse annex.
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Sales tax holiday seminars are June 6
      A series of meetings scheduled throughout the state to help businesses better understand the annual sales tax holiday continues Wednesday, June 6, with two seminars scheduled for southwest Alabama. The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce is the host for the meeting scheduled for 9 a.m., Wednesday, J...
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Work to start in July on Jackson's Sonic
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      During the regular meeting of the Jackson City Council, Thursday, May 24, Mayor Richard Long announced that Sonic Drive-In is expected to begin construction of one of its restaurants in Jackson during the month of July. Rumors of the restaurant chain's location to Jackson have been circulating fo...
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Summer school classes are available
      All eleventh graders who need to take one or more parts of the AHSGE in July need to apply at Jackson High School Auditorium on the day of the test that you need to take at 7:45 a.m. Bring a picture ID - and 2 sharpened pencils.
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Farmers Market Coupon Booklets to be distributed in five locations
      The ATRC Area Agency on Aging in coordination with the Alabama Farmers Market Authority and the Alabama Department of Senior Services will issue Farmer's Market Coupon Booklets in Clarke County on Tuesday, June 5 at 12 p.m.
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Kingsmen to perform in T'ville July 28
      The award-winning Kingsmen Quartet will be performing at the Pineview Baptist Church in Thomasville in July as part of the church's homecoming services. Vocals for the North Carolinabased Kingsmen are provided by Ray Reese, baritone Tony Peace, lead Phillip Hughes and tenor Jeremy Peace. Band mem...
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