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December 4, 2008  RSS feed
Could Rockville bust connect to stones in Mt. Nebo Cemetery?
Emmett Bennett retrieved an unusual relic from his car during the Pioneer Day celebration at the Clarke County Museum last month to show Museum Curator Kerry Reid. Reid's and others jaws dropped when they saw the life size bust of a black man with his eyes closed on a pedestal base. It looked like the famous "death mask" tombstones in the Mt. More...
GH finances in pretty good shape
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

The town of Grove Hill may be small with limited income but municipal government is in good shape, according to financial figures given to town council members Monday night along with fiscal 2009 budget figures that were approved. More...

Volunteer inmates make a dent in litter problem
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

Volunteers, including county jail inmates, are working to clean up local litter along local roads. It is a never-ending job. The Clarke County Anti-Litter Committee pushed for and got the Clarke County Commission to fund a program to use jail inmate labor to pick up litter along area roads. More...

 Community
• Grove Hill committees, boards, employees are named
Grove Hill Mayor Jerry Newton announced the assignment of council members to various committees at Monday's council meeting as well as other boards that include citizens. Financial and personnel board—budget, purchasing and hiring: Levon Hicks, Pat McGraw, Earl Wilson. More...
• Calvin Guy burned over 50% of body but improving
• article has image Dr. Johnson marks 20 years as ASCC prez
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 Calendar
• Community Calendar
Grove Hill Christmas parade—The Grove Hill Christmas Parade will be Thursday, (today), Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. This year's theme is "Christmas Stories." For more information or to register for the parade, please contact the Grove Hill Area Chamber of Commerce at 251- 275-4188 or grovehillcoc@tds.net. More...
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 Church News
• Announcements
Hopewell Baptist Church singing Hopewell Baptist Church located on Highway 154 in the Chilton community will host a fifth Saturday night singing, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. The Dixie Disciples and other local singers will be featured. Rev. Moody Day is the interim pastor. Everyone is invited. More...
• article has image Church of the Week
• article has image Grove Hill Baptist Church November Awana Clubs
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 Editorial
• Fueling up
Our Opinions
The decision to install a central fueling station for county vehicles makes good sense and we were glad to see county commissioners approve it last week. The outfit will cost about $100,000 but the county got a good interest rate of 3.26 percent (we wish we could get a rate like that!). More...
• Shop locally
• article has image Cartoon
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 Lifestyle
• article has image Big times in Tuscaloosa this weekend
Memories & Recipes
Dean and I took Erin to her first Iron Bowl. We started out a little disappointed by the weather since we'd planned to tailgate, but we opted for fried chicken out of the back of the SUV. More...
• article has image Plant poppies soon for spring blooms
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 Records
• County Records
Marriage license applications James Nathan Ellis, to Chelsy Nichole Smith; John Brandon Osborn, to Jessica Shaey Steadman; William Corey Andrews, to Ellen Victoria Kelly; Robert E. Jackson, to Donna Juanita Renner; Sylvester D. Stallworth, to Velma Ridgeway. More...
• Arrests booked through county jail last week
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 Sports
• article has image Leroy, Sweet Water back in B'ham
Bears beat Reeltown in fog to make third title appearance
The Leroy Bears won their 24th consecutive game Friday night with a 26-6 pounding of the Reeltown Rebels on a foggy and rainy night in Tallapoosa County. Leroy jumped in front 12-0 in the first quarter and never looked back advancing to the Super Six for the third straight season. More...
• Super Six title game match-ups
• Bulldogs handle Linden 34-7 in 'Marengo Mudbowl'
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