State aviation officials and area elected officials are working together to consider the feasibility and financial cost of a regional airport to serve Clarke, Choctaw, Marengo and Wilcox Counties. More...
Amid a lot of complicated and confusing discussions over accounting techniques and depreciation schedules, economics and market conditions that are the basis of a $200 million difference in the value of Boise's Clarke County operations between the company and the county's tax appraisal department, More...
Court of Judiciary case not affected by the ruling
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Alabama State Bar Association couldn't discipline Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose for inappropriate actions he made prior to becoming a judge. The high court ruled 5-4 that any disciplinary action by the state organization that represents Alabama's lawy... More...
The cleanup of the demolished 1930s Clarke County High School is complete and work has started on the foundation for the new parking lot that will occupy the site. Visible from Church Street are the old library, portables, the old gymnasium and (at right) the new band room under construction. Could ... More...
Clarke County Mounted Sheriff's Posse first show set Clarke County Mounted Sheriff's Posse, a non-profit organization will have its first horse show of 2008 Saturday, March 22 at 6 p.m. at the Old Arena on the Allen Walker Road in Grove Hill. Admission is $2. Events will be judged, so bring your ... More...
Due to complications with airflight, Rev. Al Sharpton could not appear Sunday at the New Greater First Baptist Church in Thomasville. No matter, Mayor Sheldon Day (bottom middle photo) still proclaimed it Al Sharpton Day in the city. Frank Andrew and the church's Deacons (left photo) and the choir (... More...
Embattled Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose has two choices- either resign his position or face a trial before the Court of the Judiciary where he will surely be found guilty and removed from the bench. Neither alternative is appealing but resigning would save further embarrassment in what has become an... More...
The following arrests were booked through the Clarke County Jail over the past week. Kenneth Atkinson, 40, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. Kenneth Jerome Perry, 46, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. Latonya Denis Gibbs, 27, two counts bad checks, $1,000 bond, arrested by C... More...
Dan Scott Sr., 80, of Gainestown, died March 11, 2008 at Kindra Health Care Facility in Mobile. He was born Feb. 26, 1928. Survivors include his wife, Mary Scott, Gainestown; six sons, Daniel (Laura) Scott Jr. More...
The Clarke Prep School, ranked number seven in the AISA, jumped all over Taylor Road 14-1 last Friday in Hope Hull. Tess Ackerman led the Lady Gators at the plate by going 3- for-3 with a homer and double. Haley Hill went 3-for-3 with two doubles. Courtney Dunagan went 2-for-3. Jessica McKinley w... More...
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Good turnout to clean up Old Highway 5