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January 25th, 2007
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Making room for growth
Crews demolish the former location of Gunter Towing on West Front Street in Thomasville Tuesday morning. The building originally served as a livery stable. More...
Wet petition signature counts challenged

Thomasville will be seeking an opinion from the state Attorney General clarifying what election numbers should be used to determine the number required on the certified petition seeking an alcohol sales referendum in Thomasville. More...

DuBose takes issue with change

Commissioner Patricia DuBose took issue with a proposal suggesting eliminating the current rotation of the commission chairmanship among the five commissioners and offered a written statement at Monday's work session detailing her opposition. She said she was not aware of any problems in the diffe... More...


Drinkard retires after 28

"It's been a great 28 years," Helen Bagley Drinkard said during a reception in honor of her retirement from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System in Grove Hill. Drinkard grew up in Leroy and remembers being active in 4-H Club work during her time in school. "I grew up in 4-H at Leroy High Schoo... More...


Commission gets economic development information

The Clarke County Commission attended to several items relating to industrial development Tuesday, including the naming of the new access road going into the North Clarke Industrial Park where the new Louisiana Pacific plant is being built and the setting of prices for the remaining acreage in the ... More...


Allen making drainage a hot topic at council

Council member Charles Allen again took the opportunity at Monday night's council meeting to raise the issue of storm water drainage. Allen presented a letter complaining about drainage on Noble Avenue and other parts of the city that was mailed to city officials in 2001. "We still haven't respond... 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. Sign up for T'ville Jr. Golf Program The Thomasville Junior Golf Program is in full swing......sign up now. See or cal... More...
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 Editorials
•Let's get on with it already
If there's one thing the wet and dry forces in Thomasville can agree on, is that it would be far better for this community to avoid dragging out the debate over going wet. More...
•OPINION
•Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
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 People
•Sen. Shelby to address Clarke County residents Feb. 10
U. S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) will join the residents of Clarke County for a county visit on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. The county visit, which is open to the public, will take place at Gloria's Café', located at 135 South Jackson Street in Grove Hill. More...
•Bradford, Ross gets RSVP awards
•Pine Hill native reaches number one on Website
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 Religion
•CHURCH CALENDAR
Bassett Creek holds singing Bassett Creek Baptist Church will be hosting their first singing of the New Year on Friday, January 26 at 7PM. Special guests will be the "Tribute Quartet" of Nashville, Tennessee. Formerly known as the "Monument Quartet", the Tribute Quartet has developed a national r... More...
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•SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
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 School
•SWHS first semester honor roll
Sweet Water High School first semester honor roll includes: First grade all A's: Rebekah Arnold, Nykeria Bettis, DeShawnterion Blanks, Lindsey Carey, Jakayla Coleman, Luke Davis, Demarius Gailes, Brandon Henderson, Sara Irvin, Jakeria Johnson, Bryan Lewis, Lydia Lewis, Natalie Luker, Hannah Patri... More...
•MHS second quarter honor roll
•MHS first semester honor roll
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 Sports
•Baseball pros come to T'ville
The annual Thomasville Winter Baseball Clinic, which was held this past Saturday, January 20, proved to be one of the best yet in the eighteen year history of the event. Not only was there a good turn out with some 160 kids participating, but the weather which was sunny with temperatures in the mid... More...
•Taking Names and Keeping Score
•Lady Tigers improve to 12-3 on season
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 For The Record
•OBITUARIES
Frances Burnett Armstrong Frances Burnett Armstrong, 80, of Fairhope died Sunday, January 14, 2007 at her home. Memorial services were held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Thomasville on Friday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. with Dr. James Best officiating. More...
•CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS
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