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October 25, 2007  RSS feed

A little off the top: Leo Moore retires
When Leo Moore started cutting hair in Thomasville in 1935, Coca-Cola's were five cents a bottle and a cut at his uncle's barber shop cost 35 cents. Now, at the age of 91 and two-thirds as he called it, Moore has decided to hang up his clippers. Coca-Cola's cost about 50 cents and the last haircuts he gave were six dollars. More...
Rutherford trial begins, teens testify
By Jim Cox Co-Publisher

District Attorney prosecutors say charges against a former Coffeeville High School teacher isn't about the consensual sex she had with legal aged students and others but about her enticement of two juvenile students inside her CHS classroom in March 2006. More...

State officials praise CCDF
By Arthur McLean Editor

Former state Senator and current executive director of the Alabama Rural Action Commission Gerald Dial told the Clarke County Development Foundation members that, "you are doing exactly what governor Riley wants people to do across the state. More...

 Calendar
• AREA CALENDAR
Free prostate cancer screening A free prostate cancer screening for men will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 pm., Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Wilcox County Health Department. CC Historical Society meeting The Clarke County Historical Society will meet at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Grove Hill Town Hall. Guest speaker will be Shane Etheredge of Wilcox County. More...
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 Editorials
• Community events need you to show up
OUR VIEW
Events in any city or town never "just happen." They're the result of a lot of time planning, preparing, sweating and heavy lifting. So it is with the homecoming parade and pep rally downtown Thursday and the Ghost Walk Saturday. More...
• article has image Surprising computers
• Political writer Ingram dead
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 People
• Pioneer Day Nov. 10
The Clarke County Museum's Eighth Annual Pioneer Day is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clarke County Museum in Grove Hill. More...
• article has image Volunteers help TNH residents
• article has image 100th birthday
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 Religion
• article has image In Biblical times man was affected by the weather
Spiritual Reflections
We are approaching the end of the rainy season in Tamale, and it has been unusually wet. We have had measurable rain practically every day for several weeks, which is good because when it stops there will be no rain for about five months, and very little for several months after that. More...
• CHURCH CALENDAR
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 School
• article has image It's homecoming week at Thomasville High School
School News
"Busy as bees" describes our students at Thomasville High School this homecoming week. Monday our students flounced around school in tacky clothing to show off their school spirit. On Tuesday there were twins galore around campus, and Wednesday there was a bit of confusion when girls dressed as boys and boys dressed as girls. More...
• THS names honor students
• article has image Meeting with Sen. Shelby
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers take care of Southside
The Thomasville Tigers played host to the Southside of Selma Panthers this past Friday, October 19. When the final whistle had blown in the game, the Tigers walked off the turf at D. F. Anderson Field with a 31 - 20 victory. With the win the Tigers clinched the Region 1 title improving their season mark to 7 - 1 and their region record to 6 - 0. More...
• article has image Bulldogs brush aside South Lamar
• article has image Stabler starts on "Third Saturday"
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 For The Record
• OBITUARIES
Jean Cooper Edge Jean Cooper Edge, 73, of Foley, died Monday, October 15, 2007, at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley. Mrs. Edge was born Feb. 22, 1934 in Empire. She worked for 30 years in civil service before going to work for NASA in 1977. More...
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• TPD report
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