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May 5, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

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Recycling center returns to town

By Arthur McLean Editor
As early as next week, recycling could be back in Thomasville after a two-year absence. More...

More than 300 turn out

By Arthur McLean Editor

Thomasville More...

End of an era: Junior Miss pageants to stop

As the Clarke County More...

Jax wet vote Tuesday

It has been a rough-and-tumble four or five weeks. The issue, as it always has, brings out strong emotions in people. More...

Special Sections

Editorials

A lot to be proud of this time of year

Our View

Congratulations Thomasville. Everyone, pat yourselves on the back. This year More...

Call me the answer man

From the Editor
Arthur McLean

Finally we have an elected Iraqi government sworn in. Of course, the next question is, will they be able to get anything done? More...

A future of cars and bills

Ramblin
The late Earl Tucker

May 4, 1955 The President of the Chrysler Motors, Lester C. Colbert, surely did paint a rosy picture of business conditions for the next 20 years at the annual meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held this week in Washington. More...

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Religion

Deborah Jo White to perform in Thomasville

Deborah Jo White will be at Thomasville Church of God on May 14 at 7 p.m. and May 15 at 10:45 a.m. White was a member of the popular More...

Abundant life - Got it?

Spiritual Reflections
Scott Myers

Could it be that so many of us who call ourselves Christians simply miss the point? I believe it to be so. So many true believers have fallen prey to the lie that being a Christian only means having everlasting life and having their sins forgiven. More...

Calendar

Camden set to observe National Day of Prayer The Camden - Wilcox area observance of the National Day of Prayer has been set for Thursday, May 5 with a special service at 7 a.m. at Camden Baptist Church. The service is set to conclude at 7:40 a.m. More...

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Sports

Tigers on the prowl in state playoffs

By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer photo by arthur mclean photo by arthur mclean

The Thomasville High School Tigers literally blasted their way through the first two rounds of the state baseball playoffs this past week as key homeruns proved to be the big plays in each of their three playoff game wins. More...

THS basketball awards

The awards for the 2005 boys basketball team were given to Daril Jackson - Assists; Jarmin Rothchild - Free Throw Percentage, Rebound and Captains Award; Marshall Knight - Most Improved, James Spinks - Field Goal Percentage, Academic Award and Eric C More...

Lady Bulldogs even record

By Charlie Anderson Contributing Writer Charlie Anderson

The Sweet Water Lady Dogs evened their season record at 7 and 7 after picking up a pair of wins this past week. More...

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Parents key to kindergarten success

By Martha Gramelspacher Contributing writer

From the first More...

Relay surpases goal

photo by arthur mclean

Jen and and her husband, cancer survivor Charlie Bethea, take to the track for the survivor More...

New rail crossings

Norfolk Southern crews are in the process of installing new rail crossing lights and arms at the rail line More...

Windham signs, gets degree

photo by tonya joyce

Two women known throughout the state will be honored during spring commencement exercises at the University of West Alabama. More...

Calendar

Area Calendar

AL-ANON Meets AL-ANON meets every Thursday night at 6:30 at Pineview Baptist Church (enter door at Moore Street entrance behind church). For more information call 636-9985. More...

Front Porch Tour set for May 29

The seventh annual Front Porch Tour will be held in Pine Apple on Sunday, May 29. New this year you can spend your Sunday afternoon browsing exhibits of art, photography and pottery in the town park. Live entertainment will be featured on the gazebo. More...

THS music, arts display

Thomasville High School Art and Music students will showcase their talents on Thursday, May 5, 2005. The Visual Arts exhibit will be held in the Thomasville Middle School Gymnasium from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. More...

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People

Junior Miss program is Saturday night

The Clarke County Junior Miss program will be held Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. at Sage Auditorium. Fourteen young women from all over the county will compete for the Clarke County Junior Miss title. More...

Taite, Ingram exchange vows in Nashville

The marriage of Tara Terrell Taite and Jelani Adofo Ingram took place on Dec, 4, 2004 at three o More...

Osborn, Rogers plan June 11 wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Osborn of Thomasville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Allison Brooke Osborn to David Louis Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Rogers of Tallassee. More...

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School

Locals receive honors at UWA

Alabama State Treasurer Kay Ivey was the guest speaker for the annual Honors Day Luncheon at the University of West Alabama. Among the honorees were four students from Thomasville. More...

Catching the vision seeing the invisible

School News
Ashley Broadus

For many students on campus, art is simply another required course to complete before the anticipated graduation; however, for many other students, art is a deep outward expression of an inward emotion. More...

Kindergarten registration set for May 10 at TES

Parents of children who will be attending Thomasville Elementary School kindergarten in the fall of 2005 can register in the TES gymnasium Tuesday, May 10 from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. More...

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For The Record

Obituaries

Imogene K. Irvin Imogene K. Irvin, 74, a resident of Nanafalia died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 in Rush Hospital in Meridian, Miss. Funeral services were held at O More...

Clarke County Public Records

Marriage license applications Hodrick Vaccarro Dotson, to Sholanda Lyndell Leggett; Richard Leonce Hutcherson, to Theresa Jean Knight. More...

Sheriff’s Reports

Several drug arrests were made in Grove Hill last week following lengthy investigations by officers in the Clarke County Sheriff More...

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