Three people in one vehicle died as a result of a two-vehicle wreck June 14 on Highway 84 in the Whatley community. The accident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. More...
In addition to Fincher, here’s the other candidates who have announced: Quin Hillyer of Mobile, a conservative columnist and former editorial writer for the Mobile Press-Register. State Rep. More...
The Wilson Hall High School Alumni Reunion will be in Grove Hill Friday, July 26, Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28. During the reunion the Wilson Hall High School Classes of 1962 and 1963 will be recognized for their 50th Year Class Annive More...
Julie Wright reads to kindergarten and first grade students during the Summer Reading Program June 12 at the Grove Hill Public Library. There will be two more sessions of the summer program, 9 a.m. More...
The Hometown Celebration will be held Saturday June 29 in downtown Thomasville. Activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a Kid’s Parade, sponsored by Family Security Credit Union. More...
Clarke County High School filled two of their empty vacancies as a new boys basketball coach was brought in and the volleyball coach was rehired. More...
The Grove Hill 9 & 10-year-old softball all-stars eliminated Gilbertown 15-5 on Saturday. Anna Elmore pitched.They beat Butler 7-3 in the championship game. More...
An iconic piece of college football culture, named for a Clarke County native, was recently vandalized. Howard’s Rock, mounted where the players touch it before running on the field at Clemson University was vandalized last week. More...
Alabama’s beleaguered budgets could receive some relief if congress passes legislation to allow states to collect the online sales taxes due them. More...
Wanna know the difference between $15 million and $6,183? One number. If I had that number I would be a rich man today. Let me explain. When I am in a Lottery state I always buy a ticket. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of June 11-18 include: Charles Edward Gates, 59, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana first degree, $15,000 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s D More...
Grove Hill Memorial Hospital’s multi-million dollar improvement project was approved by a state agency Wednesday in Montgomery, paving the way for the first major upgrade at the facility in over 40 years. The Alabama State Health Planning More...
The Grove Hill Arts Council and the Town of Grove Hill are seeking to clarify their relationship. Almost a dozen people came to Monday’s council meeting in support of the local arts council. The arts council/arts center currently ru More...
State Rep. Chad Fincher (R-Semmes) announced his candidacy Monday for South Alabama’s Congressional District One seat. Incument Congressman Jo Bonner is resigning Aug. 15 to take a job with the University of Alabama system. More...
There are no Clarke County schools on the list of failing schools released Tuesday morning by the Alabama State Board of Education. The list was mandated by the recently passed Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. More...
Travis Nelson Fuller, 51, of Grove Hill died June 20, 2013. He was born July 3, 1961. He was a member of the Asbury Baptist Church. He was a truck driver with Silver Creek Logging. More...
David Jackson Gaddy, 79, of Thomasville died June 22, 2013 at his residence. He was born Feb. 17, 1934 in Sunny South. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was a retired lineman with Alabama Power Company. More...
She learned to wrap Christmas presents at the age of nine and by the time she was a teenager she was driving a pickup in the hay field. “You do a lot of things when you work at City Drugs,” laughed Daphne Brantley Middleton. More...
A significant eventone considered improbable at that time and place-occurred in 1940. Addie Lee Farish became the first female superintendent of Alabama banks, retaining the position until 1947. More...
Governor Robert Bentley has designated June 16-22, 2013 as Small Business week in Alabama. The proclamation recognizes that small business owners and workers should be commended for their contributions to our state’s prosperity and for r More...
Violin Lessons are being offered by Jonathan Williams for students 6 years of age to adults in Studio 122. Lessons begin Thursdays, June 20, 27 and Monday, July 1, Thursday, 11, 18, and 25. More...
Pineview Baptist Church of Thomasville’s Vacation Bible School, “Colossal Coaster World,” will end Thursday, June 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. Grove Hill Baptist Church will host a gospel singing Saturday, June 22 from 6 until 10 p.m. More...
Boating, camping, history highlighted along Tombigbee
Southwest Alabama received worldwide publicity recently on National Geographic’s website in an article entitled, “Tombigbee River-Scenic Fossil Hunting, Wildlife Watching in Alabama’s Black Belt”. More...
The Grove Hill Afterschool Summer Program began the first week in June at Grove Hill Elementary School. One of the summer activities that students participate in is archery. More...