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April 23, 2009  RSS feed
Here's the church, here's the steeple
Repairs to the Grove Hill Baptist Church steeple were completed last Friday as J & B Construction, owned by Joel and Brian James of Coffeeville, set the top part, despite swirling winds, early Friday morning. The roof that holds the steeple had to be replaced because of rotting wood. The entire project took about a week to complete. Here Brian James, on the scaffold machine, helps set the final piece as GHBC building and grounds chairman Charles Guy holds one of the ropes guiding the project. Photo by Ross Wood More...
Jury hits RR with almost $11 million in wreck case
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

A Clarke County Circuit Court jury awarded Friday five plaintiffs nearly $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages stemming from a 2005 accident involving a log truck and a Norfolk-Southern Railway train at the Walker Springs crossing. More...

Logging accident fatal for local man
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

Wood workers sat silently at a logging site west of Grove Hill early Tuesday as law enforcement officers and paramedics investigated the death of a coworker. Garner "Bug" Martin was killed when a falling limb hit him in the head before 8 a.m. Tuesday. He was said to be 54- years-old. More...

 Community
• article has image Paving at new sports complex
Craig Butts of Pine City Contracting watches as asphalt is spread in the parking lot of the new Gerald Stephens Sports Complex, home for the Clarke County High School's baseball and softball teams next to Grove Hill Elementary School. The work has been repeatedly delayed this spring due to rain and bad weather but is finally being completed. Photo by Terry Stifflemire More...
• article has image Earl Hilliard Jr. running for dad's old seat
• Jackson High School cheerleader selection and process upheld
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 Calendar
• Community Calendar
THE CLARKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OLD TIMERS will meet Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. in the CCHS cafeteria. The honored class will be the Class of 1959. Please bring a covered dish and pay $2 each at the registration table. If you attended CCHS for a short period of time - you are an old timer! (The CCHS cheerleaders will conduct tours of the new building after the noon meal. More...
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 Church News
• article has image GHBC Dixie League Days
Grove Hill Baptist Church hosted Dixie League Days Sunday afternoon at Sage Auditorium and saw over 500 attend, despite the rainy weather conditions. Several area churches were there to help as counselors for any of those there who wanted to make confessions of faith. The contemporary band Hello August performed to start the evening. They were followed by former major league baseball player Blake Mayo, who gave his testimonial, with a slant towards baseball. The movie that was scheduled for the football field was cancelled because of the weather, but church organizers saw the entire event as a huge success. Photos by Gary Horton and Ross Wood More...
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 Church Directory
• DIRECTORY TO AREA CHURCHES
ASSEMBLY OF GOD FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2410 Coffeeville Rd., Jackson 246-4736 FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Hwy. 43 S., Thomasville 636-9536 GRACE CHAPEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1 mi. E. More...
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 Editorial
• Political parties should pay for primary contests
Greg Albritton polled 59 percent of the vote cast in the portion of Clarke County in State Senate District 22 in the special April 14 Republican primary. He won by a similar percentage across the eightcounty district. But only 4,665 of the district's approximately 75,000 voters cast ballots in the primary. That's a pitiful 6.5 percent turnout. More...
• Overlapping and duplication possible
• Be careful crossing tracks
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 Lifestyle
• article has image Wilson takes top honors at fraternity banquet
The Upsilon Chapter of The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity (Pikes) at Auburn University celebrated Founders' Day on March 29 with a banquet and awards ceremony. Receiving top honors was Patrick Wilson, a junior majoring in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. More...
• article has image 'BoneyMobile' gets 75 miles to the gallon
• Grove Hill to get Gold Risk Management award
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 Records
• Arrests booked through Clarke County Jail told
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of April 14-21 include: Christopher Eugene Pugh, 22, theft by deception, third degree, $500 bond, arrested by Thomasville Police Dept. Anthony Lee Robbins, 19, parole violation, arrested by Life Tech. More...
• Clarke County Property Tax Sale List
• Clarke County Deeds and Marriage Licenses
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 Schools
• C'ville group offers college scholarships
People United for the Advancement of Coffeeville (PUAC) is offering a college scholarship to two qualified high school students who will graduate this year, live in the community and plan to attend college. More...
• Educating disadvantaged children means broadening the meaning of school
• article has image Welch graduates with Troy degree
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 Sports
• article has image Chance to race on Talladega Superspeedway in Grove Hill
Sports Scene Johnny Sales at Sales Ford Lincoln Mercury has an interesting attraction on the lot this week. Finish Line Promotions has their NASCAR race simulator and anyone going by the dealership will have a chance to try their hand on the Superspeedway of Talladega. More...
• article has image GH Opening Day a huge success
• article has image Bulldogs to host THS
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