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May 15, 2008  RSS feed

The cause of last week's explosion at the Louisiana- Pacific oriented strand board mill is still under investigation, said state and company officials. Three of the four employees injured in the accident are still in the hospital, but are recovering well, said plant manager Steve Doffitt. More...

Anticipating continued budget troubles from state and local sources, the Thomasville City School board eliminated 17 positions from its rolls last week. More...

PHOTO BY ARTHUR MCLEAN Julie Dozier, Jeff Shewmake and Caleb Clardy perform in the THS production of Schoolhouse Rock Live Junior Friday night at Thomasville High School. More...

Retired educators meeting The Clarke County Education Retirees Association will hold its final meeting for the 2007- 2008 year, at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, May 15, at Gaston's Grill in Thomasville. Hostesses for the meeting will be Lena Carol Bishop, Alberta Dixon, Betty Heaton, Arengia Knight and Mirkerline Talley. Officers for 2008-2010 will be installed. More...
OUR VIEW
With Memorial Day right around the corner, we know that grills will be firing up all around the south for many holiday get-togethers. Please remember these following safety tips when you get ready to break out the grill this summer. More...
The Pine Hill and Lower Peachtree Volunteer Fire Depart - ments will be joining forces again as they participate in the Muscu - lar Dystrophy Associa tion's Fillthe Boot Campaign. The MDS's Fill-the-Boot Campaign raises money to help local families and children with neuro muscular disease. More...
Spiritual Reflections
"The Horse Whisperer," is about a man who had a gift with horses. We don't have a horse whisperer here, but we have someone whose fame is rapidly spreading as a worker of magic with other animals. During the dry season here, the sheep and goats, free-range in order to find enough food to stay alive. More...
The Thomasville High School Lady Tiger Softball team saw their hopes of winning a 4A State Championship dashed in the second round of the Sub-State Series this past Saturday, May, 10, when they lost two games to the St. James Lady Trojans. More...
Eldean P. Burge Eldean P. Burge, 90, of Linden, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis. Mrs. Burge was born July 15, 1917, in Fayette County to Blanche Eugenia Barley Peaton and Edward Gray Peaton. She was a beautician for more than 40 years and was a member of Linden Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for 12 years. Mrs. More...