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January 11th, 2007
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Hannah Etheridge heading to state Junior Miss
Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day and Chamber of Commerce Director Marilyn Morgan wish Hannah Etheridge good luck at the Chamber office Tuesday morning. Etheridge will be leaving to go to the state Junior Miss competition Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. for a week of competition. More...
Final alcohol petition in

The petition requesting a vote on alcohol sales in Thomasville has been presented to city officials and enough signatures verified for a referendum to be called, Mayor Sheldon Day said at Monday's city council meeting. The petition contains 295 signatures and 251 of those have been certified as l... More...

No link seen between alcohol and industrial development

One of the reasons cited in many towns facing a wet vote, is improving economic development. While there's clear evidence of alcohol sales taxes making a positive impact on the budgets of formerly dry towns, More...


MLK Day activities planned

Residents in Thomasville are invited to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremonies Monday. Participants will meet at Johnson Shopping Center on Tallahatta Springs Road at 9:30 a.m. From there, the group will have a motorcade to New Hope Baptist Church. More...


Relay for Life kick-off Jan. 18

Thomasville's first Relay was held over 10 years ago. The event brought people together from all walks of life with the common goal of eliminating cancer. Relay For Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Ca... More...


Bradford asks for changes in chairmanship rotation

Clarke County Commission Chairman Paul Bradford told his fellow commissioners during Monday's work session that he thought it was time to "do something different about the chairmanship." Bradford noted that since the Louisiana Pacific project began they have had to work with four different chairme... More...


Drainage a hot topic at council

Drainage issues prompted sharp exchanges between Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day and council member Charles Allen at Monday's council meeting. Allen asked at the beginning of the meeting for drainage to be added to the agenda and when it came up Day acknowledged that recent heavy rains had caused wa... 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. Southwest Alabama Medical Center sponsors blood drive Southwest Alabama Medical Center will sponsor a Thomasville Commu... More...
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 Editorials
•Good to see civic center work
It was a very long and difficult road, but work has finally begun on the Thomasville Civic Center. It was good to see crews performing the interior demolition work that will eventually open up the space for multiple uses. While small, the building will hopefully be big enough to house the events ... More...
•OPINION
•Alabama Scene
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 People
•Truck wrecks near Sweet Water
The driver of a truck had to be rescued Jan. 3 after the vehicle went off the dangerous S-curve on Highway 10 East of Sweet Water. The truck was traveling west when the accident happened at approximately 5:55 p.m. More...
•Residents enjoy busy holiday
•Wetherbee, Davis to exchange vows
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 Religion
•Spiritual Reflections
Papa used to say "God never intended for man to get lower than digging tatters, or higher than pulling corn." Well for the next 24 hours or so Peggy and I are planning to be much higher than "pulling corn." We are, at last, finally, going to Ghana. Maybe, "finally" is not a good choice of words. W... More...
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•SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
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 School
•School News
Welcome back, students and faculty! The second semester has arrived and students, as well as teachers, are hard at work. Many exciting events will take place this semester including the THS Beauty Review, Freshmen Night, Prom 2007, and, of course, graduation for the senior class. With so many event... More...
•UWA names fall honors list
•Troy announces honor students
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 Sports
•Lady Tigers win first area games
The Thomasville High School Lady Tiger basketball team traveled to Monroeville on Tuesday, January 2 and defeated the Lady Tigers of Monroe County High School 35-22 to move to 1-0 in Area One competition. In the win the Thomasville Ladies put forth one of their best defensive efforts of the season. More...
•Taking Names and Keeping Score
•Winter clinic part of success
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 For The Record
•OBITUARIES
Wesley Irvin Atkins Wesley Irvin Atkins, 29, died December 6, 2006. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. at New Hope No. 1 Baptist Church in Thomasville with Rev. James G. Curry officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. More...
•CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS
•Thomasville Police report
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