
A cold start for spring!
It happens every year, it seems. Just as flowers and trees start to bloom for the spring, a cold snap hits. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, it was down in the...
516 kids playing youth ball this year in Thomasville!
Thomasville may have the most youngsters ever playing in spring and summer city ball. The Thomasville Recreation Department reports that 516 youth are signed up to play ball this year....

Commissioners say more notice of railroad crossing closures needed
By Jim Cox Norfolk Southern needs to do a better job of informing the public as to closures of railroad crossings for maintenance, Clarke County commissioners said Tuesday. The comments...

Visiting prospects impressed with a clean, litter-free city
Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day offered council members his usual recap of the many businesses looking to locate in the city at the Monday, March 13 work session and council meeting....

Soccer big, too, in Tville!
People automatically think of football, basketball, baseball and softball when they think of sports but soccer is big in Thomasville, too. Thomasville High School has a team that plays at...
Ann Bedsole rescheduled to speak to Historical Society
Ann Bedsole, the first female state senator in Alabama history, will be the speaker for the Clarke County Historical Society meeting Sunday, March 26. Bedsole will be speaking on her...

From sports to radio and music, Trey Rowell’s a Natural at it all
In a family, known for their athletic prowess, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Trey Rowell would follow in the footsteps of his predecessors. His grandfather, Carvel “Bema” Rowell, was...

Longtime school board member is resigning
Marshall Pritchett announced Feb. 28 that he will resign from the Thomasville City Board of Education. He made the announcement at the end of the school board meeting in the...

Recording Thomasville’s history
The massive Linotype machine that recorded Thomasville’s news, now its history, for decades for The Thomasville Times was moved into the new Thomasville Public Library on West Front Street recently....
Is it global warming or Mother Nature?
If you have any doubts that spring has arrived, just look around you. I have been on the road a...
Disgraced, fraudulent con man blogs from prison
I am old and old-fashioned. I have been writing this column on Alabama government and political history for 20 years...
Bank closures have broader implications
The 24-hour period from March 9 to March 10 saw two significant bank closures. Both were in California with each...
Lies created a tangled web in Murdaugh trial
Did you follow the Alex Murdaugh trial? It wasn’t until Alex Murdaugh himself took the stand that I found myself...
Why do people disappear?
March 2, 1955 There was an article in one of the papers Sunday about the surprisingly large number of people...
2024 elections have begun
Next year is a big year nationally. It is a Presidential year. However, it is a down or off year...

Dravitan Civic Club recognizes Robinson
The Dravitan Civic Club is joining with the National Women’s Alliance to recognize noteworthy women in Thomasville and Clarke County...

Child Advocacy Ctr. benefit to honor Elaine Davenport
Elaine Philon Davenport of Chatom has been chosen as the 2023 Eddie Slayton Memorial Award winner, the Regional Child Advocacy...

Pryor recognized as Soror of the Year
Jacqueline Culpepper Pryor, a former Thomasville resident, was recognized Feb. 11 as Soror of the Year, Silver Star (25 of...

Fletcher to speak to Springfield MP Church WMS
Cynthia Fletcher will be the guest speaker at the Women’s Missionary Society meeting March 15 at 7 p.m. at Springfield...
ADPH now offers Alabama residents health demographic information
The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the launch of the Alabama Health Dashboard. The dashboard offers quick and easy...

Touch someone’s life today
I maintain residency in the state of Alabama and the state of confusion. Hang around long enough and you will...

Manage your time and be in tune with God’s will
If I make it to Wednesday, March 8, 2023 I will be 79 years old. My daddy told me several...

Have you had a heart checkup?
I noticed a heaviness in the area over my heart. At first it was occasional but then more frequent. It...

God declared all foods clean
This Friday evening at 6, Thomasville Baptist Church will host a culinary event aimed at hunters, fishermen and outdoorsmen in...

Be busy about what the Lord puts before you
Our son Christopher is many things. First and foremost he is a Christian. That has to be first if it...

‘Students of the Month’ chosen at TMS
"Students of the Month" have been chosen for February 2023 at Thomasville Middle School: Allen Smith, fifth grade; Bre'Lyntea Ruffin, sixth grade; Kinley Moore, seventh grade; and Marlen Jones, eighth...

THS assistant principal celebrated for completion of doctorate
Dr. Charlotte Parker (fourth from right - standing), assistant principal at Thomasville High School, successfully defended her final defense in the completion of her Education Doctorate at Liberty University and...

Nichols assumes new position with TCS
Brandy Jones Nichols recently took the position of Behavior Intervention Specialist with the Thomasville City Schools District. She previously served as a Parent Liaison at Thomasville Middle School. In January...

Larrimore chosen as THS ‘Staff Member of the Month’
Kay Larrimore (right), Career Coach, has been selected as the "Staff Member of the Month" for February 2023 at Thomasville High School. She is pictured with James Sims, THS Principal.
THS drama program to perform Disney’s ‘Aladdin Jr.’
The THS drama program will perform Disney's "Aladdin, Jr." at Thomasville Civic Center. Performances are April 14 (school show at 9 a.m.); April 14, 7 p.m.; April 15, 2 p.m....
Thomasville Crime report
The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of March 6 -12 is...
Clarke County Records
Marriages March 6 - 13 Chandler Matthew Long to Carys Mage Autrey Jesse Noah Bouler to Autumn Lorene Chancey Property...
Clarke Sheriff’s Report
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail Feb. 28 through March 6, 2023 include the following: Travis Stubbs, 41, unlawful...
Clarke County Records
Marriages Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 Rebecca Ann Andrews to Rodney Oneal Pearson Rose Ann Brown to Ricky Videl Robinson...
Thomasville Crime report
The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of Feb. 27 – March...