An 18-wheeler jackknifed the afternoon of June 26 on Highway 84 East in the Gosport community. The driver, an employee of Hamrac Trucking of Monroeville, said the accident occurred because a vehicle two cars in front of him suddenly stopped to turn. The accident blocked both lanes of traffic until it could be towed away. The driver was not injured. Photo by Barry H. Hendrix More...

Free reading program in July Join "Catch the Reading Bug" this summer at the Grove Hill Public Library and discover the amazing world of insects. The 2008 Summer Reading Program is open to children, Kindergarten - 6th Grade. the program continues every Wednesday in July. Kindergarten-third Grade will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. More...

Mexia AOH pastor anniversary continues Mexia A.O.H. Church of God will celebrate its pastor, Elder Darious Chapman's fifth year anniversary Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, ending Sunday, July 6. The speakers will be Eld. Christopher Smith, Overseer Jessie Henry, Eld. Willie Roberts and Bishop Richard Curtis of Mobile. The service starts at 7 p.m. nightly and 3 p. More...

A group has been working for several months now on the idea of a countywide animal shelter. There seems to be a lot of support for such a shelter to accommodate stray dogs and cats and it does seem like a good way to combat the problem and the potential problem of a rabies outbreak. State law mandates that counties have shelters but it is one of many "unfunded mandates. More...

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Knight (nee Wendy Brown) of Grove Hill announce the arrival of a daughter, Lauren Emma Knight. She was born June 16, 2008, at 8:37 p.m. at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She weighed seven lbs., eight ozs. and measured 20 inches. More...

Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail this week include: Randy Murphy, 31, theft of property, third degree, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff's Dept. Denisha Deanne Dailey, 21, theft of property, third degree, $1,356 bond, arrested by Thomasville Police Dept. More...

The Grove Hill 9 & 10-year-old all-stars eliminated Sweet Water from the sub-district tournament Monday night by an 8-5 score. Grove Hill collected eight hits with Tony Lewis, Trey Larrimore, Justin Smith, Jacorey Morris, Bryce Lolley, Tay Tay Washington, Caleb House and Trey Mc- Connell each collecting one. More...