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Last week, The Democrat pictured the clearing of the front campus at Grove Hill Elementary. The next site eyed for clearing was Clarke County High School's Sage Auditorium where the Bradford Pears had grown so big that they obscured More ... Danny Norris honored with Mathews Scholarship The Community Foundation of South Alabama has awarded the 2007 Mathews Scholarship to Daniel (Danny) Norris, son of Terry and Dan Norris of Grove Hill. Norris is a 2007 graduate of Clarke County High School. He maintained an excellent academic record while also participating in football, baseball... More ... Corrections Grady L. Bedwell of Jackson was elected vice chairman of Community Bankers Association of Alabama. The headline on the story of June 21 was incorrect. **** A Dwight Chapman listed in the arrest report of June 14 should have been Dwight Chapman Jr. More ... Grove Hill council approves sales tax holiday By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor The Grove Hill Town Council approved July 2 the Sales Tax Holiday for Aug. 3-5. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday Aug. 3 and ending at midnight on Sunday Aug. 5, Alabama will hold its second annual sales tax holiday giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers, a... More ...
Work continues to progress on the new courthouse annex. Dumas Manufacturing installed benches and other fixtures in the two new upstairs courtrooms last week. More ...
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor "We know cancer is a scary thing," said Dr. William C. Hixson, Directing Radiation Oncologist, at the Gulf Coast Cancer Centers' office in the Southwest Alabama Community Cancer Center in Monroeville. "People want the best treatment, and they will go wherever they have to go to get it. More ... Camp for children with diabetes Camp Sugar Falls, a day camp for children living with diabetes, will take place July 10-12 at Christ United Methodist Church in Mobile. The program designed specifically for children aged six to 16 years old, will feature daily diabetes education classes, organized games, and a trip to Camp Tonsm... More ...
By Jim Cox Editor and Publisher We arrived after the big sale and Cathy Jacobs apologized, saying many of the daylilies had quit blooming. Still, enough were blooming to produce an array of colors and thrill any daylily lover. It could be Daylily Heaven, for sure. More ...
Pilots for Christ to help transport young man to Arkansas clinic By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor Jeffery West, 23, a firefighter with the Helwestern Volunteer Fire Department, suffers from Castleman's Disease, a rare disease that afflicts only approximately 200 people in the United States. More ... Free skin cancer screening offered in Monroeville Gulf Coast Cancer Centers will hold a free skin cancer screening for the public at its Monroeville office, located at 200 Rumbley Road on Thursday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Centers' physician Dr. William C. Hixson will be on hand to answer questions regarding skin cancer. More ... Jackson chamber director completes leadership training LaShaunda Holly, Executive Director of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, recently completed Institute for Organization Management (Institute), an intensive week-long nonprofit leadership training program held June 17- 21 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. More ... Jackson Animal Control Rescue joins Petfinder network The City of Jackson Animal Control recently has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. More ... 'Mockingbird' workshop July 17 A"To Kill a Mockingbird" Teacher Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on July 17 at the Old Courthouse in Monroeville. Admission will be charged. A slide show will be presented to help teachers and readers of the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" understand the Monroeville- Maycomb conne... More ... Fiddlers invade Atmore July 21 The 28th annual South Alabama Old Time Fiddlers' Convention will be held from 2 p.m. until at the Escambia County High School in Atmore. Admission will be charged. Musicians of all ages and walks of life compete in guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, vocal band, string band and the fiddle. The evenin... More ... Ethnic & Heritage Jazz festival Aug. 2-5 in Mobile The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival will be held Aug 2-5 in Mobile. Admission is free, except for the Sunday Jam. Various venues- Thurs., Aug. 2, Evening of Poetry, 6:30 p.m.; Fri., Aug. 3, Jazz Music Workshop, 10 a.m.; Sat., Aug. 4, Jazz in the Square (Dauphin St.) with national, reg... More ... |
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