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February 4, 2010  RSS feed

Scare at daycare
Man kicks in window, struggles against police
Police were called to The Education Station Monday to subdue a man who appeared to be either deranged or under the influence of drugs and attempted to break into the daycare. Kelvin Tyrone Dixon was arrested after officers subdued the man after resisting arrest. More...
Pine Hill disputes water stories
By Arthur McLean Editor

Pine Hill Mayor Harry Mason and water superintendent Dusty McDanal would like to set the record straight. “People were pointing the finger at us, and we were running 24 hours a day to provide water,” Mason said. “I just don’t think there was anything else we could have done.” More...

College bound

Thomasville’s Jay Williams and Josh Jackson both signed letters of intent to play football under scholarship Wednesday. Williams will be a punter at the University of Alabama and Jackson will play at Samford University. More...

 Calendar
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community orchestra The Arts Council of Thomasville is beginning a community orchestra. All musicians in the area are invited to attend an organizational meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Harris Room at the Thomasville Civic Center. Jumping Frog of Calaveras County More...
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 Editorials
• OUR VIEW
What now and then what?
Fata and Hamas are fighting each other in Lebanon. Shiites and Sunnis are fighting each other and us in Iraq. The mix of religion, politics, power and money in the Middle East fuels a toxic, flaming cauldron that has been burning for decades and shows no sign of extinguishing. More...
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 People
• article has image Opine-Tallahatta Springs VFD appreciation dinner
On Jan. 16, the Opine-Tallahatta Springs Volunteer Fire Department held its first annual Firefighter Appreciation Dinner. The event took place at the fire station. All members and their families were invited to attend. More...
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• article has image Girl Scouts helping out
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 Religion
• article has image Spiritual Reflections
Pray and leave the rest to God
Notice, by the change in the lead in to my column, that officially Peggy and I are no longer “IMB Missionaries” to Ghana or anywhere else. Our last day on payroll with IMB was Sunday, January 24, 2010. So Peggy and I are now unemployed along with millions of our fellow Americans. More...
• article has image Thomasville Alive: A celebration of worship
• article has image CHURCH CALENDAR
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 School
• article has image Rawls is county’s top speller
Thomasville Elementary School fourth grade student Mark Rawls will represent Clarke County when he heads to Birmingham on March 6 to compete in the Alabama State Spelling Bee championship. Rawls won the Clarke County contest by out-spelling Thomasville Middle School eighth grader Jasmine Carter. More...
• MHS announces honor rolls
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 Sports
• article has image Tiger boys team improves to 11-9
The Thomasville High School Varsity basketball team picked up three key victories in a span of five days to improve their season record to 11 – 9 and their Area 3 mark to 2 – 4. Things would have been perfect during the short stint except for a heartbreaking two point loss suffered to arch rival Clarke County. More...
• article has image Taking Names Keeping Score
• Lady Tigers stay hot, move to 17-3
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 For The Record
• OBITUARIES
Garrick Herman Eugene Garrick, 59, of Grove Hill, died February 1, 2010. More...
• RECORDS
• Clarke County Sheriff’s report
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