2023-03-09
Would a bigger sign help?
This illegal dump off the public road in the Clarkesville area had been cleaned up at one time and a “no dumping” sign posted. Lately, dumping has restarted at the site and at others in the county. Citizens are reminded that it is illegal to dump household garbage and other items. Fines and penalities were increased with a new law […]
Spring Foward!
Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The Fulton town clock and others will be set ahead one hour for the summer months to give more daylight in the evenings. Some have advocated for converting full-time to daylight saving time, including Alabama where the Legislature passed a law to convert fulltime and Gov. Ivey signed it into […]
$2.15M bond issue inked for new fire station
The bond issue funding the new Grove Hill fire station wasn’t on the agenda for Monday’s council meeting but it was added and moved to the top of business so that the out-oftown bond attorneys could be on their way home. The issue, handled by the Frazer Lanier firm, is for $2.15 million. The average interest rate over the life […]
Jackson man gets three year sentence for bank fraud, mail and identity theft
A Jackson man was sentenced to three years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft relating to his repeated theft of mail and use of stolen debit and credit cards. According to court documents, Cary Letorle Wright, 44, was arrested on July 21, 2022, after law enforcement in Jackson located his fingerprints on several pieces of stolen mail […]
Woman dies when car runs off Hwy. 84
A one-vehicle accident on Highway 84 a few miles east of Coffeeville Friday evening, March 3 was fatal for a California woman. Traffic Homicide Investigator Kelly with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office said Sandra Jones was traveling east when her car ran off the roadway and struck some trees. The accident happened about 7 p.m. near Robinson Ridge Road in […]
Cuzz’s a dream job come true for Hazel Burge
They say the people who give you their food also give you their hearts. Hazel Burge agrees! Hazel cooks with love, and that’s the special ingredient that makes her food so amazing. Learned to cook early Hazel learned the art of cooking at the age of 16 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. She worked at a small deli-bakery, primarily in the […]
Black History highlighted at CACC
The Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum and Library presented a Black History Celebration program themed: “Remembering the Past to Push Us Further”, on Feb. 8 in the library. The program featured Charlie Dixon, Volunteer Fire Fighter for the City of Thomasville with Lifetime Membership status in the State of Alabama Volunteer Fire Association, and Marcus Gordon, Instructor for Coastal Alabama Community […]
Clarke Arrests
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail February 28 through March 6, 2023 include the following: Patrick Demario Thomas, 37, permit to carry pistol in vehicle or concealed- license required, unlawful possession of marijuana second degree, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. Justin Waldrep, 31, cruelty to animals, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. Jason Anthony Renner, 24, fleeing or […]
Clarke Records
Marriages Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 Rebecca Ann Andrews to Rodney Oneal Pearson Rose Ann Brown to Ricky Videl Robinson Tawanda Harris to Willie Agee Regina Jeanette McDole to Chad Sentell Culpepper Property deeds Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 Karen Turner- Other to Tommy Phillips Tayhay, LLC to McArthur Napper Helen P Stephens to John A. Stephens Helen P Stephens […]
