
He’s worked to make the world a better place
There are those who risk their lives every day to protect others and make the world a better place. When called to do what is right, they run toward danger...
T’ville teachers working together credited for improved scores
Thomasville Elementary School’s improved test scores were detailed at a recent Thomasville City Schools Board meeting. However, former Superintendent of Education Garth Moss, whose contract was not renewed in 2022,...
Ex-Supt. Moss has different opinion
This was a great article about the improvements at TES and TCS. I have tried to be professional and stay out of this but I cannot continue to sit by...
Cut to state grocery tax will mean $150 savings first year
There had been discussion for some time about eliminating Alabama’s tax on groceries. The issue was tackled this legislative session and a reduction approved, perhaps the biggest single tax break...
Highway 10 resurfacing will cost $1,944,185
Highway 10 between Dixons Mills and Sweet Water is slated for resurfacing. Bids for the 5.73-mile project were opend recently and S. T. Bunn Construction Company of Tuscaloosa was the...
Watermelon Festival to be in Thomaston Sat., June 24
If you’re looking for something to do before Thomasville’s Hometown Festival on the evening of Saturday, June 24, ride to Thomaston and attend the Watermelon Festival. It will be from...
GD Copper job fair Tues. at Civic Ctr.
A job fair seeking workers for the GD Copper plant in Sunny South will be held at the Thomasville Civic Center Wednesday, June 14. The event will be hosted by...

On a road less traveled…
In his poem, ''The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost talks about decisions that everyone must make along the road of life. When the path diverges into two different directions, a...
Still no arrests or leads in May 20 fatal shooting
Thomasville Police Chief Mitchell Stuckey said this week there have been no new leads in a May 20 shooting that resulted in a fatality. Andy Crawford, 39, was shot in...
Car charging stations increasing
There is something that should be on all our minds. Are we ready to accept a world where all the...
Flynt’s ‘Afternoons with Harper Lee’
Renowned Alabama historian Dr. Wayne Flynt has chronicled and penned a marvelous book appropriately entitled “Afternoons with Harper Lee”. This...
Americans’ debt is highest ever
Many Americans are mired in debt. And they struggle to find ways to extricate themselves. The Census Bureau has just...
We were 30 miles and a world apart
It all started with a simple question. I asked her what kind of toys she had played with when she...
As a gardener, you never quit learning
Isn’t it funny how fast time moves these days? May is leaving and it seems to have just arrived. I...
Girls State has had a profound effect
The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders for generations. It...

Midway Baptist sponsored Women’s Conference
Midway Baptist Church sponsored a Women’s Conference this past Saturday, featuring Kayla Friday as the guest speaker. Friday is the...

THS Class of 1958 hosts reunion
Thomasville High School class of 1958 meet recently for a class reunion. From left are, Francis Smyly Dixon, Roselyn Harrison...

Virt and Daisy Fendley Deas family recently hosted reunion
The annual Virt and Daisy Fendley Deas reunion was Sunday, May 7 at the “Deas” homeplace near Coffeeville. Virt and...

Bingo prizes presented to THRC from WWC
Marie Slade, left and JoAnne Mack, right, from the Worthwhile Club, recently presented bingo prizes to Burnette Wimbley, center, the...
The Thomasville Library Foundation seeking historical photos and items
The Thomasville Library Foundation is currently working on a piece for the museum in the new public library and they...

Keep your eyes on God
For the last several weeks our family has been focused on the Regional and Super Regional Tournaments that lead up...

We are all children of God
Friday, May 26, 2023 our family tree put on two new blossoms. Our granddaughter, Rebecca Ozment Hirsh presented her husband,...

Only God can bring us through
If you are interested, here is what is rattling around in my mind and heart this morning. Yesterday Peggy and...

Every perfect gift is from above
This week Peggy and I loaned our Subaru Outback to our daughter Julie and our granddaughter Grace Anne Coley for...

Encourage one another and build one another up
Sunday was decoration day at Old Liberty Cemetery in the Nicholsville Community, and homecoming at Nicholsville Baptist Church. It is...

THS Seniors are awarded scholarships
The 2023 Thomasville High School Senior Awards Night was May 9 in the Thomasville Civic Center. Photos by Stephen Nichols

Retirement reception hosted for four TES teachers
A retirement reception was hosted May 25 in the Thomasville Elementary School library for four members of the TES faculty: Tracey Downey, kindergarten teacher; Denita Hankins, AMSTI math coach; Natalie...
Coastal Alabama introduces night classes
Coastal Alabama Community College is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 launch of its new Night Term, providing a dedicated opportunity for working professionals and parents to pursue higher education...

United Way donates books to Thomasville Elementary
The United Way of Southwest Alabama donated books May 19 to Thomasville Elementary School. Pictured are Melisa Washington, TES Assistant Principal; second grade students Hailey Norwood, Mackenzie Hinson, Sadie Barnes...
Clarke County Records
Marriages May 30—June 6 James Fredrick VanDee, III to Jessica Furr Parker Caitlyn Sharlene Sutton to Tyler Harris Gates Property...
Thomasville Crime Report
The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of May 29, 2023 –...
Clarke Sheriff’s Report
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail May 30, 2023 through June 5, 2023 include the following: Glover Devonte Jackson,...
Thomasville Crime Report
The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of May 22 – 28...
Clarke County Records
Property deedsMay 19 - May 30 Regina K. Howell to Michael Christian Johnson Michael Croom to Lori Ann Roberts Living...