2010-07-01

BBQ , fireworks and lots more in Thomasville



There’ll be the customary Fourth of July American Legion barbecue, fireworks and other activities in Thomasville but look for them Saturday since the Fourth is on a Sunday. A children’s parade and doggie parade will start the day on West Front Street downtown. Entrants will be judged and prizes awarded. A Miss Hometown Celebration Pageant will be held for girls […]

Gainestown river front lots draws lots of buyers




Twenty-four lots on the Alabama River at Gainestown were sold Saturday during a day-long show and sale that drew an estimated 250 people. Sandy Bottoms, LLC owns river frontage property to the north of Gainestown Landing and advertised the sale in daily newspapers, TV and on the Internet. Loren Dickey, one of the developers, confirmed that 24 lots out of […]

Candidate says Wal-Mart fired him



Ozelle L. Hubert, an independent candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives said in a news release Monday that he has been fired from his job as pharmacist-in-charge of the Wal-Mart Supercenter Pharmacy in Jackson. Hubert’s statement said that he was fired Friday, June 25 after having been placed on administrative paid leave pending an investigation of a work place […]