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May 28, 2009  RSS feed
Special state senate election Tuesday
District 22 State Senate voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill the vacant seat. The longtime incumbent, Pat Lindsey, died suddenly in January necessitating the special election. District 65 State Rep. Marc Keahey of Grove Hill is the Democratic candidate. Greg Albritton of Range, in Conecuh County, is the Republican candidate. More...
A QUIET, RAINY MEMORIAL DAY

The World War I monument in front of the courthouse looked forlorn and forgotten Monday, Memorial Day, against a darkened sky. Monday was a national holiday to remember those who have given their lives for their country but there were few observances in Clarke County. As usual in recent years, no observance was held in Grove Hill. More...

Federal stimulus money going to new bridges across Bassetts Creek
By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

Clarke County Commissioners voted Tuesday to apply all of its federal stimulus transportation dollars to replacing bridges across Bassetts Creek on County Route 15 in Jackson. County Engineer Danny Overton recommended spending the money on the bridges. He said he had met with Boise representatives on the project. Boise's Jackson paper mill complex is very near the bridges. More...

 Community
• Clarke receives FEMA funds for food, shelter
Clarke County has been awarded Federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program. Clarke County has been chosen to receive $9,173 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area. More...
• Packers Bend man gets 20 years for killing dad
• Public furor nixes Jackson gas tax talk
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 Business
• United Security drops dividend to 11¢ per share
United Security Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: USBI - News) announced last Friday that it has declared a cash dividend of 11 cents per share payable on July 1, 2009, to shareholders of record on June 12, 2009. The dividend was reduced from 27 cents per share paid in the most recent quarter. More...
• article has image Jackson and M'ville VF plants to close Aug. 21
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 Calendar
• Community Calendar
THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY of Baldwin, Escambia, Clarke, Monroe and Conecuh Counties is sponsoring a meeting Thursday, May 28 at 10 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Center in Grove Hill to address local concerns about how our economy is affecting poor, disabled and elderly people within the five counties that are served. More...
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 Church News
• article has image Elam Baptist to celebrate 175th anniversary June 7
Elam Baptist Church will celebrate its homecoming and the church's 175th anniversary Sunday, June 7. Services will begin with Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship at 11 and lunch during the noon hour. There will be a singing in the afternoon featuring the Dixie Disciples and the Ellis Singers. There will be no night services. Rev. Danny Ellis is the pastor. 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
• article has image Elect Marc Keahey to State Senate
I'm going to vote for Marc Keahey for the District 22 State Senate seat Tuesday and I hope you will vote for the Grove Hill resident too. He's the better of the two candidates plus he is one of our own. Many of us have watched Marc grow up. More...
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• article has image A test for teen-agers
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 Records
• Arrests booked through Clarke Jail this past week
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of May 19-26 include: Warlando Nagill Ridgeway, 35, improper tag lights, unlawful distribution of alcohol, $875 bond, arrested by Coffeeville Police Dept. Robert Earl Jones, 58, distribution of contolled substance/ cocaine, $10,000 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff's Dept. More...
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 Schools
• article has image Evans receives medical degree from Morehouse and promoted to captain in the U.S. Air Force
Kendrix J. Evans, son of William and Eunice Evans of Thomasville, graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. on May 16. Upon graduating he was also upgraded to the rank of Captain in the United States Air Force. He will be starting a residency in general surgery at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss. on June 8. More...
• Lindsay Scogin receives 2009 Mathews Scholarship
• article has image CCHS senior signs Boise scholarship
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 Sports
• article has image State's dog deer hunters get reprieve
Alabama's dog deer hunters gained a shaky reprieve from a county-by-county ban on the practice when the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board voted last weekend to approve a permit system in those problem areas where dog deer hunting is currently open before any additional areas can be closed. More...
• article has image Memorial Day heroes remembered
• article has image Area players headed to Birmingham for all-star finale
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