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Not guilty plea in Allied Credit Union case
From the Mobile Press-Register Monday, April 14
      A Jackson woman pleaded not guilty last week to federal fraud charges alleging that she siphoned money from a credit union where she served as manager from 1991 to 2005. Pamela Fogelman Gwin, 67, allegedly took about $60,000 from Allied Credit Union. She pleaded not guilty April 9.
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Pickup flips but driver unhurt
     Cornelius Davis, 30, appeared to be uninjured after he got out of his overturned Dodge pickup Tuesday. The pickup ran off Highway 43 and overturned just south of Kelley Flat south of Thomasville around 6 p.m. Davis said he worked at the Louisiana Pacific OSB plant and was headed home to Grove Hill. ...
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     Area officials turning out to welcome U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby Saturday included three mayors. From left Grove Hill Mayor Lamar Hudson, Jackson Mayor Richard Long, Shelby and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day. Photo by Barry H. Hendrix
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Program honors not just CSA soldier but Friendship community
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher
      A cool wind rustled the tall pines and flapped the Confederate flags posted around the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery Sunday. Members of the Pvt. James Carlos Anderson Camp 1489 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans gathered at the remote church and cemetery northeast of Coffeeville to honor th...
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Public hearing expected soon on T'ville intersection
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      Officials at the Grove Hill office of the Alabama Department of Transportation say a public hearing should be held in the next several weeks to present the design for the intersection of Highways 43 and 5 in Thomasville. ALDOT plans to four-lane Highway 43 north to the Marengo County line.
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T'ville mayor asking HUD for rural hospital funding
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day traveled to Washington this week to address officials at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He is seeking a special loan guarantee intended for new rural hospitals. "We have met the first criteria," Day said Saturday. "We have been invited t...
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Johnson encourages region to capitalize on new opportunities
By Barry H. Hendrix Managing Editor
      "This is the best time ever for this region to capitalize," said Bill Johnson, director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).
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Local students chosen for Boys State, Girls State
     Students from Clarke County High School and Clarke Preparatory School have been chosen as delegates and alternates for Boys State and Girls State. Boys State will be held June 1-7 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Girls State will be held June 8-13 at Troy University.
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Dubose graduates from Remington College
      Benita Renee Dubose graduated from Remington College in Mobile on Friday, April 11. Dubose is a 1992 graduate of Clarke County High School. She received her degree in Medical Insurance & Coding. Among her honors while attending Remington College was making the Dean's List.
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HIPPY plans for May fundraiser
     The advisory committee for the county HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents and Preschool Youngsters) program met April 4 to set plans for a May 17 fundraiser at the community house in Jackson. There will be a silent auction at 5:30 p.m. and a live auction at 6 p.m. Photo by Barry H. Hendrix
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Correction
      A Cub Scout's name was listed incorrectly with a photo of derby winners in the April 10 issue. The second place winner was Robert Bradley.
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Chamber and PALS plan spring clean up Saturday
      The Grove Hill Area Chamber of Commerce along with Alabama PALS (People Against A Littered State) and the Clarke County Citizens Against Litter Committee will be conducting a spring clean up campaign during the month of April. This annual event was kicked off with the massive clean up on Highway 5...
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Miss Senior ATRC visits Lavaca
     Jimmie Rose Bryant of Thomasville, Miss Senior ATRC, attended the semi-annual meeting of the Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission April 9 at Ezell's Fish Camp in Lavaca. Pictured are Alberta Dixon of the Thomasville City Council, Bryant, and Sulynn Creswell, director of Black Belt Treasures in Camd...
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Theft at Clarke Mobile Gas
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      The Jackson Police Department is investigating the report of two missing projectors from the new Clarke Mobile Counties Gas District building on Ocre Avenue. According to Jackson Police Investigator Richard Harvey, the projectors, valued at $3,500, were reported missing Monday, April 14 and were ...
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Clarke County E-911 holds open house
     Clarke County E-911 held an open house Monday morning in the county courthouse. E-911 Coordinator Becky Neugent (right in the above photo) is shown with County Administrator Annie Deloise Morris. Dispatchers pictured (in top left photo) include Cedora Wright, Paula Jones, Lauretta Garraway, Rhonda H...
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County health dept. worker honored by state association
      Four outstanding public health employees were selected as Public Health Social Workers of the Year for 2008.
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Jackson Nutrition Center to host health fair April 22
By Evan Carden Special to The Democrat
      The Jackson Nutrition Center will host its annual health fair Tuesday, April 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. The event will feature a large number of booths and various health checks for participants.
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E-911 statistics presented
From Staff Reports
      Statistics from March were presented by the Clarke County E-911 at its April 7 board meeting in the county commission chambers. E-911 answered 1,086 incoming 911 calls. There were 244 outgoing 911 calls.
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