2012-06-07

Massey-Beavers to marry in Kentucky
John T. and Janis Massey announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacquelyn Aubreia Massey, to Michael Anthony Beavers, son of Charles and Linda Beavers. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mabel Coats of Brandon, Miss. and the late Marvin Thompson and Thomas and Mary Massey. The prospective groom is the grandson of Alene Hudson and Hugh Beavers and Vergile and […]

More All-stars named
Larrimore, Cole Pritchett, Dylan Robertson, John David Skipper, Tanner Smith and Jaylin Wright. They will be coached by Bubba Pritchett, Jason Anderson and David Skipper. 9 & 10-year-old All-Stars Angels All-Stars Coach Pitch All-Stars

Whatleys tour Whatley during annual reunion
The Whatley-Calhoun-Whatley Community reunion, an annual event for the 40th time, was a celebration of “togetherness” on June 2, 2012 at the Grove Hill United Methodist Church. Again this year the George/Ruby Whatley family observed their tradition with a Friday night dinner, again hosted in her home by Jean Whatley and her family where the family enjoyed a “shrimp boil” […]

What Where in Grove Hill
We were told it wasn’t fair to run the recent photo contest and then not list the answers. Well, here they are! Can you find them now?
Grant administrator Janey Galbraith found guilty of fraud charges
Janey Galbraith, a longtime grant writer and administrator who has handled numerous projects for local governments in southwest Alabama, was found guilty by a federal court jury in Mobile last week for defrauding the government and trying to cover it up in connection to grant projects in Bayou La Batre. Galbraith was found guilty on all five counts she was […]
Local dentist pleas guilty to fraud charge
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a Clarke County dentist today pleaded guilty to attempting to file a claim for payment with the Alabama Medicaid Agency for a dental procedure that was not performed. Victor Clarence Hawkins, 61, of Grove Hill, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon, June 5, before Montgomery County District Judge Jimmy Pool to one count of attempting to […]

Sports Scene
I am right where I want to beI have a lot of friends who work for daily papers around this fine state. The bulk of these folks cover high school sports, just like myself. So last week when the word hit that the state’s three largest daily papers were trading in their newsprint for the world wide web and then only publishing three times a week, it […]
ASCC offering baseball, hoops camps in June
Lady Eagles Basketball Camp The Lady Eagles Basketball Camp will be held Monday – Wednesday, June 11-13, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at The Cooper Center on the Monroeville Campus. Open to youth ages 8 to 17, the camp will focus on developing fundamental skills such as shooting, passing and ball handling. A variety of games, relays, contests and […]