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Runaway barge hits bridge! 1t2m71
COFFEEVILLE — The first of two barges that broke free from where they had been tethered on Thursday, May 29 and hit the Jim Folsom Bridge on U.S. Highway 84...
Clarke County’s ALPALS program looking good with state 1d3m46
Kick-starting the ALPALS (Alabama People Against a Littered State) again after years of it being dormant in Clarke County, the state has taken notice. Jamie Mitchell, executive director of ALPALS,...

City council launching nonprofit for hospital 22h5g
Thomasville’s new hospital group is in the process of establishing a nonprofit, which Mayor Sheldon Day said will open opportunities for its to receive grants and other matters. Day, while...

Vandals cause damage to Pine Hill Mission; police still working to, ID, arrest the culprits 3q6w6t
On Wednesday, May 21, the front glass doors and left window of Pine Hill Mission were damaged by vandals. At this time the motive for the break in seems unclear....

Fresh produce, anyone? 503s6r
The Thomasville Farmers Market begins its new season on Monday, June 2. The market will be held beside the Thomasville Community Garden on Nicol Avenue. The Farmers Market will be...

Fulton arrest from 2021 leads to prison sentence 4d3o44
In 2021, a routine vehicle check stop in Fulton resulted in one of the largest drug busts in the small town’s history, but not before a lengthy car chase ensued....
Another broadband proposal pitched to commissoners 1n531d
GROVE HILL — Another broadband internet provider addressed Clarke County Commissioners on Tuesday regarding the Alabama BEAD ( Broadband Equity, Access, and Development) program. Bright Speed Media Affairs representative Kent...
Aug. 26, municipal elections qualifying period to begin June 10, end June 24 162k13
Qualifying begins Tuesday, June 10 for municipal elections, which will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Fulton and Coffeeville will all have elections. There have been...

Florida woman convicted in the case of missing 14-year-old girl 2a2ly
GROVE HILL -- A Clarke County Jury deliberated for 33 minutes before finding Tasha Nicole Merrick guilty of interference with custody following a three-day trial. Merrick was charged following the...
Editorials 5nk1k
You never know what you may encounter 4t151u
In the spring of 2023, I was working for a local MOPAR dealer. On a random day at about 2...
ACCS is just what the doctor ordered for Alabama jobs 721w3m
The recently completed 2025 Regular Session has concluded successfully. Anytime you record solid balanced budgets, you have succeeded. Both the...
I came home with a car full of goodies 3544d
I just got back from a trip to visit family. It was the longest I have been away since I...
Don’t be afraid to pursue whatever you wish 452h21
This time 25 years ago as a new high school graduate, all I knew was that I was going to...
Train a child in the way he should go k3e2f
I am writing this from the parsonage across the road from Bassett’s Creek Baptist church. We sold our house in...
People 6n3g1k

2025 Virt Deas 60th family reunion 4y2b9
The annual Virt and Daisy Fendley Deas reunion was held on May 4, 2025, at the original Deas home on...

Wallace – Phillips to wed 2z306x
Patricia and Larry Wallace of Grove Hill announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jordan Elizabeth, to Mr....

Sandflat MP Church raises $3,000 for the Kingdom Builders 23213f
Patricia Jackson, president of the Women’s Missionary Society at Sandflat MP Church, presents check for $3,000 to the Clarke County...

Bush wins Best of The Bayou in Dauphin Island Art Contest 30491x
The Fifth Annual Plein Air Dauphin Island 2025 was hosted April 27. Over 60 artists from eight states were on...
Religion c5j4o

He will pour out a river of eternal blessing 342z6x
There is a framed quotation hanging on the wall above the TV in our living room. It has accompanied us...
If you feel alarmed today n1b3l
Recently we moved to a new house. After a four-year search, you’d think we would've found exactly what we had...
Longing for certainty 35218
In my 8-year-old daughter’s world, the pinky promise is the most binding of all promises. Each week, she demands that...
How to heal from this? 3b334o
A few years ago, I walked into an appointment with my counselor, Jim, wishing I’d canceled. So much felt unsettled...
Catch your breath 45161e
Standing on the edge of the pool, I looked over at my sister, who was maybe 4 or 5 years...
School 482a4x

Rotton elected into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi 4562d
Thomasville - Kaitlyn Rotton of Thomasville was recently elected to hip into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at...

IBC honored local graduates 1b2l6g
Sunday, May 25, graduates of the Independent Baptist Church of Sweet Water were recognized and presented graduate certificates with messages from the pastor, the graduates’ prayer from the and...
Numerous personnel actions approved by Thomasville school board 3c5m5a
A host of personnel actions were approved May 20 by the Thomasville City Board of Education: Resignations Asia Mosley, Child Nutrition Program assistant at Thomasville High School; Clint Anderson, teacher/coach...
Items approved by Thomasville school board 271w23
The following items were considered during the May 20 meeting of the Thomasville City Board of Education in the Thomasville High School Library: Anjelica Gibson, chief School Financial Officer,...

Retirees honored by Thomasville school system 4w3854
Employees retiring from the Thomasville City Schools District were honored last week for their many years of service. Wendy Thompson, Tracy Amos and Kathy Council were recognized at the May...
Obituaries 1y311y

Ronnie Milton Phillips f366p
Ronnie Milton Phillips, 72, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and...
For the Record 3e2v5x
Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 3c5n4s
Arrests booked in the Clarke County May 26 – June 1 include the following: Sharaina Dearmon, 38, probation revocation –...
Thomasville Arrests Reort 12681x
The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of May 19 - 25...
Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 3c5n4s
Arrests booked in the Clarke County May 19 - 25 include the following: Cedrick Demond Davis, 24, harassing communications, assault...
Clarke County Deeds 1z3m29
Marriage License May 19 - 23: Chad Andrew Bright Sr. to Leslie Nicole Edgar Nathan Lee Chapman Jr. to Sarah...
Clarke County Sheriff’s Report 3c5n4s
Arrests booked in the Clarke County May 12-18 include the following: Kelston Mykfrel Fikes, 23, assault third degree Deonte Cortez...