Judge DuBose off bench until charges of ethics violations resolved: Page 7B
The suspension of Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose on charges of ethics violations has many local lawyers wondering what the status of civil and criminal cases are that are on DuBose's docket. Monday, retired Circuit Judge Harold Crow was on the bench in Judge DuBose's courtroom at the Clarke County Courthouse, calling the docket and handling other routine cases. More...
Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose has been charged with 60 counts of violations of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics in a complaint filed Thursday, Jan. 31 by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission with the Alabama Court of the Judiciary, a special judicial panel that hears complaints against judges. More...
Proponents of saving old CCHS and 'naysayers' blasted by superintendent at new school's opening
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
"It's a sad state of affairs when you don't want to see progress and you don't want to see fine young people in Grove Hill have a facility like we have here today. More...
Sylvester Brown of the Evergreen community in Jackson was arrested Sunday, Feb. 3 by Clarke County sheriff's deputies, for stealing $10,000 worth of firefighter equipment out of a vehicle at a residence in the nearby Chastain community. More...
Jackson-based wood producer calling it quits after over 43 years in business
Over 43 years ago, in September 1964, the newly-formed company of Overstreet and McCorquodale Forest Products saw the second load of timber cross the scales into the new Allied Paper Company paper mill in Jackson. Joe C. McCorquodale Jr. laughed when asked to estimate how many loads the company had sent to the Jackson mill, as well as others, since then. More...
BOE special meeting set The Clarke County Board of Education will have a special meeting Thursday, (today), Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. Items to be discussed include the superintendent's report, bids, academic/athletic complex at Jackson High School and technology-servers. More...
Crusade at Jackson Tabernacle Inspirational Tabernacle Church of God in Christ located at 1171 Industrial Road in Jackson will have a Deliverance Crusade through Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The crusade will be conducted by Prophet J.L. Brown of Eagle Eye Ministries of Pittsboro, N.C. The host pastor will be Pastor Beverly Jackson. More...
The case against Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose has been building from before he ever took office in January 2007. This newspaper was aware of many of the instances alleged in the official complaint of the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission but could not report any of them because no one was willing to go on the record to confirm them. More...
Law-Smith Monique Simone Law and Eddie Joe Smith will exchange marriage vows Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Williams Temple C.M.E. Church in Thomasville. Miss Law is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Pruitt. Mr. Smith is the son of Eddie Joe Buxton and the late Ereetta Robinson of Morvin. More...
Marriage license applications There were no marriages listed for the past week. Marriage license applications are just that-applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. Property deeds listed Dated Jan. 25-31 Bernice Feagin, to Jamey Dunagan. Joann Middlebrooks, to Jesse Gates. Frank W. Cobb, to Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation. More...
Students from Clarke County High School attended the Advanced Technology and Technical Careers Fair Feb. 1 at the Alabama Southern Community College campus in Thomasville. Area industries such as Boise, LP (bottom left) and Ciba (above) had booths at the two-day event. Photos by Barry H. Hendrix More...
The Clarke County High School Lady Bulldogs closed out the regular season by beating the Lady Aggies of Jackson High School 70-59 last Saturday night in Grove Hill. The win improved their record to 20-5 as they prepare to host the Class 3A Area 1 tournament this week. More...
Jury can't reach verdict in wrongful death case