Relay captains' kick-off meeting During the 2007 Thomasville American Cancer Society Relay for Life, volunteers raised more than $109,000. Former Relay for Life team captains and anyone interested in starting a 2008 Relay for Life team are urged to meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. More...

Will the U.S. Economy really fall into a recession as many fear? Certainly the implosion of the mortgage industry is sending large ripples throughout the rest of the economy, but what does that ultimately mean for us here in Thomasville? More...

The Southwest Alabama Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the newly opened offices of Dr. Nina E. Tocci doing business as Midsouth Psychological Services, Inc. The office is located on Wilson Avenue in downtown Thomasville. More...

When we recently returned from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast we discovered that something else had returned. It is called the "Harmatan." It is a great cloud of dust that moves across most of West Africa like a brown shadow covering everything. At times it blocks out the sun, and it brings with it c... More...

Ninth grade All A's: Shontyeria Burks, Crystal Calhoun, Taylor Gilchrist, Belinda Jackson, Michael Newton, Mary Beth Nichols, Lindsey Overstreet Chloe Rush, Brett Skelton, Kristen Slade, Kenneth Van Wyck and Rachel Wright. More...

Seven and a half-year old Easton Thibodeaux killed this spike on Jan. 5 while hunting with his dad at the foot of Rock Hill at his Paw Paw's old place. More...

Samuel Edward Barr Samuel Edward Barr, 89, of Mena, Ark., died Sunday, January 13, 2008, at Rich Mountain Nursing Home and Rehab in Mena. Mr. Barr was born Jan. 24, 1918 in Nanafalia. He was a retired rural mail carrier. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18, at Geneva Presbyterian C... More...