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April 3rd, 2008
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Youth Day, the annual kickoff for the youth baseball and softball seasons will be held this Saturday at Gates Drive Park. The day-long event kicks off with a parade down Front Street starting at 9 a.m. and opening ceremonies will be held on the field at 10 a.m. Games and food will be in abundance... More...

Some of you may have noticed a strange collection of equipment just beyond the softball fields near the Nathan Stephens Sports Complex. The equipment is a brand new, automated weather station installed by the National Weather Service. The station replaces the human observers who've been working i... More...

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday to allow any municipalities in the state- regardless of population- to vote on the sale of alcoholic beverages. The vote was 46-38 with Rep. Marc Keahey, D-Grove Hill, and Rep. Thomas Jackson, D-Thomasville, voting for the bill. More...

There's a bill pending that could require judges must have at least five years and in some cases, 10 years of experience practicing law before they can be judges. Maybe we also need an intelligence test for our state lawmakers before they can be allowed to vote on legislation. More...
Mary Badham, known internationally as the child actor who played Scout in the film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird," will be in Monroeville for the first-ever event, "A Day in Maycomb," which will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 17. More...
We came home to our house in Tamale, and saw a big, black, SUV parked under a shade tree out back. It belonged to Mustafa, who is a Ghanaian Baptist pastor and church planter from Yendi, 60 miles southeast of Tamale. Mustafa is known as "Moose" though they don't spell it that way. More...
Under the direction of drama teacher Lisa Newton, the Thomasville High School Drama Club recently participated in a drama competition held in Montgomery. The group brought home many awards. More...
The Thomasville High School varsity baseball team picked up three wins in the annual Pizza Pro Classic held here in Thomasville this past week, but saw its much anticipated match-up with the UMSWright Bulldogs fall victim to the rain. More...
Statewide cleanup month The Clarke County Citizens Against Litter Committee has asked every citizen in Clarke County to help pick up litter during April, which is the statewide cleanup month. Citizens are asked to take one large garbage bag and fill it with litter from their area. If anyone need... More...