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Chance & Scyrene Mrs. Retha Marshall of Chance enjoyed having two of her sons come home for a visit last week. Leo Marshall Jr. and Willie Marshall, both of Denver, Colo. visited in Chance. Willie was also accompanied by his family. More ... Community Calendar Fall jewelry sale at hospital The Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will have its fall jewelry sale from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, (today), Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 26 from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. "Ghost Walk" The Fourth Annual Kathryn Tucker Windham "Ghost Walk" will be Saturday, Oct. 27 at Clay Park... More ... More complaints about courthouse annex heard at county commission meeting By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor Members of the Clarke County Commission again expressed concern about problems with the new $3.5 million courthouse annex. The discussion was in response to a request for an additional $7,475.25 from contractor J.C. Duke and Associates of Mobile for work on drainage at the front entrance to the an... More ...
A drive-in flu clinic was held Oct. 19 at the National Guard Armory in Grove Hill. It was a joint exercise with the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Emergency Management Agency. Approximately 570 people were vaccinated. Last year the health department gave out 400 shots during flu seaso... More ... Drug arrests reported By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat The Jackson Police Department reported the arrests of several individuals over the weekend on drug related charges. Two juveniles and one adult were arrested at the Grove Apartments Friday, Oct. 19 after Office Jonathan Downey, who was patrolling in the area, noticed one of them attempting to hid... More ... Jackson places lean against property for demolition work By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday, to place a $10,000 lean against a piece of property located at the corner of Depot Road and Industrial Road for work the city did in removing an unsightly structure. The decision was approved in accordance with the city's ordinance involving the demolition ... More ... Four arrested for stealing from Thomasville businesses Four men were arrested in Thomasville Friday, Oct. 19, for taking items from three businesses. Thomasville Police Department received a call from a business, informing officers that two men had taken several items and left with two other men. The theft was recorded on video cameras. More ... Chapman on trial for murder in Grove Hill While Sharon Rutherford is being tried on enticement charges in one courtroom, a murder trial is going on next door in the second courtroom of the recently opened courthouse annex. Nathan Lee Chapman of Grove Hill is being tried for the murder of Kelvin Louis Foster. Chapman surrendered to author... More ...
Ag Commissioner Sparks tells group state can learn from Clarke County By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor "A lot of times when us folks from Montgomery come down here in pin-striped suits…we think we know more than the folks we're coming to visit," said Ron Sparks, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. "It's pretty obvious that we don't know more than you do about rural developmen... More ...
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor "The economic life of the state has never been better," said Gerald Dial, Executive Director of Governor Bob Riley's new Alabama Rural Action Commission (ARAC). "…Unemployment is at a record low. The leadership that Gov. More ... McDonald dreams of new Jackson park By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor Nancy McDonald and her friends have a dream of a new Pine City Park for the City of Jackson. There is a nine-acre site the city owns behind the New Era Cap Company. "I want to have a place to take my kids (a two-year-old and a four-year-old) and play," she told the current class of "Leadership Cl... More ... Judge DuBose in legal fight with Alabama Power over right-0f-way access rights By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher Circuit Judge Stuart C. DuBose minces no words in his criticism of Alabama Power and its law firm in a right-of-way condemnation case that he is embroiled in as a private citizen. DuBose has refused to allow Alabama Power access to transmission power lines that cross his property in south Clarke ... More ... Bonner staffer to be in Clarke County Nov. 7 A staff member from the office of U.S. Representative Jo Bonner (R-AL) will be making two stops in Clarke County on Wednesday, Nov. 7. More ...
Students at Coffeeville High-Elementary grades K-6 were visited by Smokey the Bear and Coffeeville Fire Department. The students were presented with valuable fire tips, safety procedures, and received hats, coloring books, pencils, key chains and much needed literature on fire prevention. More ... Ghost Walk in Thomasville By Arthur McLean Special to The Democrat It's time once again for the spooky tales of days past in Thomasville. The Kathryn Tucker Windham Ghost Walk will haunt downtown Thomasville Saturday, Oct. 27. This is the fourth year for the event that draws hundreds from around the area. More ...
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor "One reason (Thomasville) has been successful and doing a lot of great things is not only the city government but also our community leaders, our private businesses and private individuals buying into what we're doing," said Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day. More ...
The current class of Leadership Clarke County took a school bus ride Oct. 18 across the county. Beginning in Fulton, the class visited Thomasville, Coffeeville, Jackson and Grove Hill before returning to Fulton for the annual meeting of the Clarke County Development Foundation. Linda Vice offered hi... More ...
Boise Cascade donated a $5,000 check Oct. 18 to the Piney Woods Birding Trail project. Pictured at Jackson City Hall are Jackson Mayor Richard Long (also a Boise employee); Linda Vice, director of Alabama Tombigbee Tourism; Judy Graham of Alabama Power and the Clarke County Development Foundation; a... More ... Revisions approved to Thomasville alcohol control ordinance By Arthur McLean Special to The Democrat The Thomasville City Council approved Monday revisions to the city's alcohol ordinance. The amendment sets out requirements that those serving alcoholic beverages (bartenders, waiters, waitresses, etc.) must receive training and be certified under the state's responsible vendor program. More ...
Fifth Annual Meeting • Thursday, Oct. 18 • Downtown Fulton More ...
Memories & Recipes We are getting quite close to Halloween evening. I'm sure some of you are looking into a wardrobe for the costumes your kids have chosen. Just be careful about digging too deep into the wardrobe. You see Lucy, one of the main characters in The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, tried to go throug... More ...
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson Granade Jr. of Mobile announce the engagement of their daughter Kayra Lynne Granade, to Kevin Matthew Alt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Alt of Richburg, S.C. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Granade of Grove Hill and the late Reverend Charles Ja... More ...
Roberts Lee Roberts and Brittany Knight announce the arrival of a son, Jameson Lee Roberts, born Oct. 2, 2007 at Springhill Memorial Hospital in Mobile. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 ozs. and measured 20 inches. Grandparents are Robert C. More ... Blanks graduates basic Army National Guard Pfc. Samantha Blanks has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More ...
The Coffeeville High School Old Timers Reunion was held at the school Saturday. Over 150 alumni, former students, teachers and friends attended. At right are retired senior high teachers Jean Hawk and Lyndal Scruggs. Below left, a variety of dishes offered something for everyone at lunch. Bottom r... More ...
Marie Slade displays a "Home of the Brave" quilt that she and Ramona Kelley and members of the Cozy Quilters, a Thomasville quilting club, helped create for the families of those who have given their lives fighting for their country, in Iraq or elsewhere. More ...
By Jim Herod Special to The Democrat The president of the Alabama Writers' Conclave recently visited with the Grove Hill Writers' Group and the Grove Hill Book Club and talked about the importance of writing and his latest book. Jim Reed of Birmingham talked about literature in Alabama with both groups. With the writers, he stressed... More ... Final Wedding Plans Told Gaddy-Rice Elizabeth Lavon Gaddy and Anthony Robert Rice will exchange marriage vows Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at Linden Baptist Church. Miss Gaddy is the daughter of Jerry and Sharon Gaddy of Linden. Mr. Rice is the son of Maurice Rice of Creola and Charlene and Shannon Harris of Saraland. More ... |
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