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Suspect arrested for stealing firefighter equipment By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter 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 ...
Straight line winds the night of Jan. 31 caused damage in Clarke County. These residences on Hinson Drive (top photo) and Highway 43 South (bottom photo) in Thomasville give testament to Mother Nature's fury. Severe weather also brought tornadoes Tuesday night to the Southeast. Four people were kill... More ... One dozen nabbed at checkpoint A dozen arrests were made at a drivers license checkpoint, manned by Clarke County sheriff's deputies, in Toddtown Saturday evening. Those and other arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail over the past week include: James Huckabee, 41, theft of property, second degree, grand jury indictmen... More ...
Airmen 1st Class Travis Kidd completed Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in December 2007. Kidd entered training with an E-3 classification. He is presently attending AIT schooling at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss. More ... Arrests made by Thomasville Police Thomasville Police Department reported eight misdemeanor arrests over the past week. Those arrested include: Angela Dixon Jordan, allowing dog to run at large, arrested Jan. 28. Brenda Denise Bizzell, unauthorized use of vehicle, arrested Jan. 30. More ... Briggs placed on UAB Dean's List Henry B. Briggs III, a student at the School of Health Professions at the University of Alabama Birmingham has completed the 2007 fall semester and has been placed on the Dean's List with a 3.6 grade point average. More ... Clarke Grand jury issues 249 indictments The Clarke County Grand Jury returned 249 criminal indictments or "true bills" last week. The 249 included 188 felony charges and 61 misdemeanors. Several cases were continued for the term, either for more investigation or because one or more witnesses did not appear. More ... Dilapidated building coming down Dixie Youth reps make requests for coming season By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter Terry Horton told Grove Hill Town Council members Monday evening that he and his wife had been talking with contractors about tearing down the old pawn shop building on Jackson Street. Horton's wife Kaye actually owns the building. "It has needed to come down for a long time. More ...
McCain carries Clarke County but Huckabee edges win across Alabama By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton better than two to one in the Clarke County presidential primary Tuesday. Obama also carried Alabama over Clinton. Nationwide, the two are running neck to neck as they seek delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination. More ...
Memories & Recipes Cindy Garrick Valentine's Day will be here soon and it brings with it memories of a special Valentine's Day when I was 12-years-old. I was in the hospital recovering from spinal meningitis that almost took my life. I was in an isolation room and if anyone was allowed to visit, they had to wear a mask, gloves ... More ...
Emily Steadham, administrative assistant at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital, was named one of the regional "Hospital Heroes" Jan. 10 at a luncheon at the University of South Alabama in Mobile sponsored by the Southwest Alabama Regional Hospital Council (SARHC) of the Alabama Hospital Association. The a... More ...
Donice Woods (left) of Alabama Power formally delivered the company's franchise fee of $831,657.51 last week to Grove Hill Town Clerk Cheryl Hicks. Photo by Barry H. Hendrix More ...
Mayors Richard Long and Lamar Hudson each received a check Jan. 30 for $127,000 from C.J. Arnold, chief financial officer with the Clarke Mobile Counties Gas District. The money came as the muncipalities' portion from winning a lawsuit with Union Gas; Prior Energy Corporation; and ICC Industries. Ph... More ... Information on long term care facilities available Anyone interested in the staffing regulations in the longterm care facilities (LTC's) that their friends or loved ones reside in can obtain the information in a variety of locations. Each LTC is required to post a staffing schedule for all to see in a prominent location, usually near a nurse's sta... More ...
Walter Gates brought these unusual pecans by The Democrat office recently that he had picked up at the old Norris Powell place in the Asbury community east of Grove Hill. The "Siamese twins" pecans were connected but neither had fully developed and contained no nuts. Most people who looked at the pe... More ... Eight incidents level 60 charges of ethical wrongdoing against Circuit Judge DuBose By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher 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 judge... More ...
These lovely ladies (above) served cake and refreshments at Tuesday's Open House for the new campus of Clarke County High School. Teacher Lois Davis (bottom left) is leading the effort to prepare a Time Capsule of historical items from the school. Sharon Tiggs (bottom right) sang the National Anthem... More ...
4-H Public Speaking and Storytelling competitions were held Jan. 31 at the Clarke County Extension Office. All the youth participating in this year's competitions did a great job. In the public speaking junior division, Joshua Bettis won first place with a persuasive speech titled "Join 4-H," and Za... More ...
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor Linda McGhee, chief school financial officer for the Thomasville City Schools System, is not only working to raise standards for school financial officers in the state and the U.S., but her efforts are now reaching overseas. She has been honored by her peers for efforts to strengthen the certific... More ... Town of Coffeeville receives grants for new generators By Kathryn Pickard News Reporter Mayor Faye Cotten told Coffeeville Town Council members Tuesday that the waterworks department had received a grant to purchase two generators for the department. She and Town Clerk Tina May will attend a meeting in Mobile to discuss another grant for the waterworks department and a sewer system. More ... |
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