Tombigbee Region added to Alabama Rural Action Commission
      Gerald Dial, executive director of the Alabama Rural Action Commission, announced the addition of the Tombigbee Region to the Alabama Rural Action Commission (ARAC). The region will consist of Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox counties.
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Satellite work blamed for fire
      Naomi Taite told Grove Hill firefighters that a satellite TV installer drill holes through the walls of her brick home to install a satellite dish last Thursday and apparently struck an electrical wire, causing a shortage and small fire.
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Scholarship winners announced
      Dr. John A. Johnson, President, Alabama Southern Community College recently announced the 2007 scholarship recipients for the Alabama Southern Industry Alliance for a Technologically Advanced Workforce.
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Woodard awarded Industry Alliance scholarship
      Alabama Southern Community College and Weyer- haeuser Company recently announced Ms. Cheryl Woodard, 1986 graduate of Washington County High School and the daughter of Franklin and Bettie Johnson, as the 2007 scholarship recipient for the Alabama Southern Industry Alliance for a Technologically A...
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American Legion BBQ July 4 in Thomasville
      The American Legion BBQ will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 4 at Post 112 on Legion Drive in Thomasville. You can purchase barbecue by the pound or by the plate and enjoy entertainment and activities throughout the day.
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Folk Life Festival June 30 in Camden
      Black Belt Treasures will host a Folk Life Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 30 in Camden. The festival will feature potters Sam Williams of Monroeville and Allen Ham of Selma, bird carver John Sheffey of Minter, vine basket maker Andrew McCall of Letohatchee, white oak basket maker Walter B...
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USDA-FSA committee nomination process begins
      Wyatt Hendry, County Executive Director of the Clarke/Washington County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office, recently announced that agricultural producers can nominate eligible candidates to serve on USDA-FSA county committees now through Aug. 1 for the County Committee Election to be held in the fa...
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Elaborate playground planned for new Pine City Park in Jackson
Block party set for Friday is fundraiser for the new park
      Jackson citizens and city officials are working together to build a new city park that will include a huge playground as well as other features. The Jackson City Council has committed approximately nine acres of city property for the proposed Pine City Park.
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Circuit judges hold sentencing and restitution hearings
      Sentencing and restitution hearings were held in Clarke County Circuit Court Tuesday, June 5. Cases that went before Judge Thomas Baxter and Judge Stuart DuBose are as follows: Judge Baxter's docket Colon Terrell Black, possession of controlled substance, pretrial diversion.
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Acceptance Loan looking into car loan 'irregularities' at unidentified branch
      Thomasville-based United Security Bancshares has acknowledged that it is looking into irregularities of loan fraud in its subsidiary, Acceptance Loan Co., and has launched an internal investigation. The fraud reportedly totals at least $3.8 million.
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Pedestrian struck on Old Line Road
      Lawmen and paramedics were called Friday to the report of a man being hit by a vehicle while he was walking along the Old Line Road.
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Arrests of past week detailed
      Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail include: Jamie Bernard Abston, child support/ court cost, arrested by the Clarke County Sheriff's Dept. William Aston, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, boat race arrest, arrested by the Clarke County Sheriff's Dept.
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Rain welcomed in a dry land
      Grove Hill and much of Clarke County received much-needed rain Tuesday. Individual rain gauges in Grove Hill recorded as much as four and five inches Tuesday. The downpours were extremely heavy at times, as indicated by the photos.
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Correction
      In last week's article on the disappearance of James Foreman, lawmen stated he was last seen with two white males. According to Chief Investigator Ron Baggett of the Clarke County Sheriff's Department, through recent investigations they have learned the statement given to them about the two white...
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GH Council to help museum with hiring of tourism director
By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter
      The Grove Hill Town Council voted in favor of hiring a director of tourism and historical preservation during Monday night's meeting. Part of the director's duties will include serving as curator of the Clarke County Museum. The director will be hired by the town and contracted out to the museum ...
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