Jax men arrested for armed robbery
By Kathryn F. Pickard News Reporter
      Three Jackson men were arrested for an armed robbery in Whatley Saturday night. K-9 and Interdiction Deputy Jim Mundie was dispatched to the Indian Hills community on Old Line Road in Whatley about 10:15 p.m.
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Grove Hill senior center going up
     The steel framing for the new Grove Hill senior citizen center is being erected. The center is being built on the corner of Jackson Street and Clark Street. Bay South of Mobile is constructing the $495,000 building. The town has a $250,000 grant for the project and will make other arrangements for t...
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Teen confesses to scalding youngster
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      A 14-year-old juvenile has reportedly confessed to intentionally burning a 3-year-old child he was baby-sitting according to Jackson Police Chief Charles Burge. Last week Burge reported that Officer Carey Slayton and Inv. Richard Harvey had been investigating an incident in which the child was bu...
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Arrests booked at the Clarke County Jail
      Arrests from the Clarke County Jail for the week of Feb. 26 through March 11 include: Damon Lewis Smith, 32, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. Thomas Lewis Bogan, 22, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. David Champion, 36, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech.
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4-H's 'Jump Rope For Heart'
     These members of the Clarke Prep Gator Clovers 4-H Club raised $450 for the American Heart Association in February through "Jump Rope For Heart." Pictured are Anna Huckabee, Maggie Dunagan, Emily Huckabee, Dayla'rae Huggins, Trey Frith and Robert Green. Not pictured is Maggie Cox. Photo by Barry H. ...
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83% of adults read a community newspaper weekly
Newspapers continue to be main source of news and information for 'Main Street America'
      Community newspapers continue to inform and empower citizens along "Main Street America," a new survey by the National Newspaper Association found. In contrast to reports that suggest newspaper readership is declining, the study found readership of community newspapers up slightly, from 81 percen...
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County commission contracts with Chattanooga firm to provide healthcare services for jail inmates
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to approve a contract with Southern Health Partners (SHP) of Chattanooga, Tenn. for providing healthcare management for inmates of the county jail. The service would cost the county $118,500 the first year with a fixed 3.5 percent increase for each of the...
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Fulton seeking grant to extend water service
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to apply for a Community Development Block grant to provide water for more residents in the Town of Fulton. The project will affect 35 homes and three churches, Fulton Mayor Mike Norris said Monday. It is an area right outside the town limits including N...
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Political season kicks off
     Clarke County District Judge Bill Kimbrough talks with Edith Allen at the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee meeting last week. Kimbrough announced that he will seek reelection. Allen is a member of the county committee. Qualifying for Democratic and Republican candidates for the June 3 pr...
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Capstone Bank takes over SouthWest Bank operations
New bank's board includes area citizens
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher
      Temporary covers embossed with "Capstone Bank" shroud the old SouthWest Bank of Alabama signs and renovation work has already started at the Jackson office. Capstone Bancshares, Inc. completed the purchase of South Alabama Holding Company, Inc., which operated Southwest Bank of Alabama on March 5...
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Thomasville police arrests of past week
      Arrests listed from the Thomasville Police Department for the week of March 3-9 include: James Phillip Williams, failure to appear on driving under the influence, arrested March 3. Riley Jerome Bridges, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, (warrant), theft of property, third degree (warrant), th...
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Bedsole papers given to Mobile library
From al.com
      The papers of 20th century Mobile civic and business leader Joseph Linyer Bedsole were recently presented to the Mobile Public Library's Local History and Genealogy Division on Feb. 20 by the J.L. Bedsole Foundation. A Clarke County native, J.L. Bedsole came to Mobile in 1919 when he purchased Va...
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Photography contest and exhibit April 27 in Grove Hill
      Amateur photographers in Southwest Alabama are preparing for the third annual photography contest and exhibit to be held April 27 at the Clarke County Museum in Grove Hill. "Photography In Your Own Back Yard" is an event being sponsored by The Arts Council of Grove Hill and the Arts Council of Tho...
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Clarke County High School project an Extreme Makeover candidate?
     The cleanup of the demolished 1930s Clarke County High School is just about complete. Visible from Church Street are the old library, portables, the old gymnasium and (at right) the new band room under construction. A parking lot for the new CCHS will be constructed on this site. Could this project ...
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