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January 8, 2009  RSS feed

Junior Miss wishes
PHOTO BY ARTHUR MCLEAN Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day and Chamber of Commerce director Marlo Anderson give Thomasville's Julie Dozier a send off as Dozier leaves Thomasville to compete in the state Junior Miss competition to be held in Montgomery next weekend. Talent competition will be held Jan. 16, fitness and self expression competitions Jan. 17, and final judging Jan. 18 at Frazer United Methodist Church. Dozier will be competing with 52 other girls for the chance to represent Alabama in the upcoming national Junior Miss competition. Dozier is the second Thomasville native in three years to make it to this level, following Hannah Etheridge in 2007. More...
Teens go on shooting rampage
By Arthur McLean Editor

More than a dozen youths from Thomasville and Clarke County were arrested after going on a shooting spree in and around Dixons Mills just after Christmas. Marengo County Sheriff's deputies arrested 14 teenagers riding in four different cars on Dec. More...

Job fair is today at civic center
From Staff Reports

Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Authority is sponsoring Regional Job Fairs in partnership with Remington College and its Mobile campus. More...

 Calendar
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
CCHS class of 73 The Clarke County High School class of 1973 will meet at 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, at Grove Hill City hall. For more information call Carolyn J. Pugh at 334-636- 9595 or Emma S. Bettis at 33-636-9294. More...
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 Editorials
• Work to prevent house fires
OUR VIEW
Forecasts show colder weather is again right around the corner, which means the chance of a house fire increases. A house fire is undoubtedly a tragic a traumatic event for an entire family. More...
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 People
• article has image New chairs for nursing home
COURTESY PHOTO Diane Gatlin (standing center) was overwhelmed when she was presented a large check from the Southwest Alabama Medical Center Auxiliary to purchase chairs for Thomasville Nursing Home's new dining room. Sandra Crow and other auxiliary members were thrilled to be able to present this check to the nursing home. More...
• Morgan named Assistant D.A.
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 Religion
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Spiritual Reflections
In Northern Ghana, the waters of the White Volta and the Black Volta form one river, and flow all the way to the Gulf of Guinea, the waterway to the Atlantic Ocean, which lies on the Southern shore of Ghana. At Akosombo there is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta that forms the largest man made lake in the world. More...
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 School
• Healthcare scholarship deadline approaching
The Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is now accepting applications for scholarships for those pursuing a career in healthcare. "We actually began accepting scholarship applications back in September, said Brenda Parr, auxiliary president. More...
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 Sports
• SPORTS QUIZ
1. Who was the first pitcher to win a Cy Young Award? 2. Four major-league players played in all four decades from the 1970s to the 2000s. Name two. 3. Rice's Chase Clement and Jarrett Dillard set an NCAA record in 2008 for touchdowns by a quarterback receiver tandem. Who had held the mark at 39? More...
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 For The Record
• OBITUARIES
Penn George F. Penn, 61, died Monday, January 5, 2009 at his home in Mobile. Mr. Penn was a native of Lower Peachtree. The funeral will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, Jan. 10 at Spencer Chapel AME Church in Fulton. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery. More...
• MLK program, march set in T'ville
• Marriage license applications
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