Longtime Grove Hill town employee has worked in many areas
Jackie Garrick works at town hall desk used by her grandfather
By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter
      Jacqueline Chapman Garrick, better known to the folks in Grove Hill as "Jackie," has become a fixture at Grove Hill Town Hall. She has worked there 32 years. "I started out working for the water department on June 14, 1975, filing, waiting on customers and performing other office work.
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HIPPY enrolls first family for program
      Gwen Wilkerson of Jackson and her son, Hayden, recently became the very "first" family to be enrolled in the HIPPY Clarke County Program. The enrollment actually involved two families! Gwen's sister, Ashley Napier and her son, Carter, live with Gwen and her family and were enrolled in the program...
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Speaker Hammett to visit next week
      State Rep. and Speaker of the House Seth Hammett, D-Andalusia, will visit Grove Hill Tuesday, Sept. 25. Hammett will be speaking at the Clarke County Courthouse at 3:30 p.m. on a variety of state issues. Some have suggested that Hammett could be a candidate for governor in 2010 but Hammett has n...
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Thomasville suppliers conference 'a day of celebration'
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      Debra M. Fox, director of Thomasville's Development and Planning Department, announced Sept. 14 that Burkes Mechanical of Brent would be the second tenant in the south industrial park. The announcement was made at the third annual "Rural" National Supplier Conference held Friday at Alabama Southe...
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Computers donated for Thomasville students
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      "Technology will play a key role improving the way teachers teach, the way students learn, and we're prepared to take advantage of every and all opportunities for our children," said Dr. Vic Adkison, superintendent of the Thomasville City School System.
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Sheriff determined to have new patrol vehicles
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      Clarke County Sheriff Bobby Moore is defiant. He plans to order four new vehicles for his department. "This weekend, we had three cars tear up," he said. "They are worn out….It's time to do something." Moore spoke Monday to a meeting of the Barlow Bend Community Action League at Union Chap...
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Missing man found dead Monday
By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter
      A man missing since the middle of last week was found dead Monday just off Hebron Road in Grove Hill. Family members became concerned when Glen Vann, 57, did not show up for work last Thursday. He had been living in a camper in a trailer park on Hebron Road.
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GHMH receives new equipment
      Grove Hill Memorial Hospital and the GHMH Auxiliary have recently purchased several new items for the hospital.
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Residents asked to help clean up
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      Clarke County residents are being asked to help make the county more beautiful by participating in the Clarke County Citizens Against Litter (CCCAL) Fall Litter Awareness Week, Sept. 23-29.
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Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      A traffic stop by Jackson Police Sgt. Josh Garrett in the early morning hours, Monday, Sept. 17, ended with the arrest of a Toxey man for illegal drug possession. Sgt. Garrett stopped Faron Henson Jenkins, 47, near the intersection of Highway 43 and McVay Road around 1 a.m.
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Drug Testing business opens
      The Drug Test Group, LLC opened for business in Jackson Monday, Sept. 17. "We provide drug, alcohol and DNA testing services. This is all we do so it makes it more convenient. You don't have the wait here that you would at the doctor's office or the hospital," owner Sandy Dews said.
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Area Blossom Gas offices sold
      South Alabama Gas District, a public-owned utility, has purchased five Blossman Gas offices for around $4.3 million, according to a news report. The sale includes Blossman offices in Choctaw, Clarke and Washington counties. Mark Burgess, general manager for the utility, explained the acquisition ...
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Suspect arrested on multiple drug charges
      Arrests listed from the Thomasville Police Department for the week of Sept. 10-16 include: David Lee Ervin, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, (warrant) for Clarke County, possession of marijuana, second degree, (warrant) for Clarke County, arrested Sept. 15.
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