
Thomasville Lions Club makes local donations
Thomasville Lions Club President Tyler Montana Prescott attended the City Council meeting Monday night where he talked about the club and gave donations to various groups in the city. Receiving...
Gov. Ivey wins GOP nomination without runoff
Gov. Kay Ivey won a majority vote over eight challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary to win and avoid a runoff. With some 82% of the votes tabulated statewide Tuesday, Ivey...
Moss put on leave; Morris takes over
The Thomasville City Board of Education voted May 23 to place school superintendent Garth Moss on administrative leave, effective immediately, pending an investigation. Vickie Morris, who had previously been chosen...
Tiffany Shamburger appointed to Thomasville City School Board
The Thomasville City Council appointed Tiffany Shamburger to the Thomasville City Board of Education Monday night. Shamburger has children in the school system and had expressed an interest in the...

Artist exhibits work
A large crowd attended the Christi Phillips Bunn Art Exhibit Monday at the Thomasville Civic Center. Sponsored by the Thomasville Arts Council, the exhibit featured the works of Thomasville native,...

Congratulations, THS Grads of 2022!
It was a bright sunny evening Friday, May 20, perfect for commencement at D. F. Anderson Field for the Thomasville High School Class of 2022.
Community Calendar
Historical Society meets this Sunday The May meeting of the Clarke County Historical Society will be a “show and tell” session with members and guests asked to bring antique and...

Clarke County DYW
The Distinguished Young Women (DYW) of Clarke County 2023 program was Saturday, May 14 at the Thomasville Civic Center. From left: Emalee Thomas of Jackson Academy, second runner-up; Meredith Wright...
U.S. Attorney indicts former Sheriff Norris
Back in March it looked like former Clarke County Sheriff Ray Norris’ troubles with the law may have been over as a state circuit judge dismissed indictments brought by the...
We need to support authors and celebrities from Alabama
I’ve met many famous people throughout my career – presidents, movie stars, authors, Miss Americas, singers, athletes, politicians and more....
Wish Shorty were alive and running in governor’s race
The governor’s races of bygone years were a lot more fun and colorful than today’s. We would have 10 to...
Inflation affecting all segments of the economy
Inflation is eating into the fabric of the nation. After rising 8.5 percent in March, prices fell slightly to 8.3...
Disinformation is how you hide a lie
Nina Jankowicz, the executive director of the Disinformation Governance Board resigned Wednesday. She explained in her resignation letter that it...
Only way things will get better is for all of us to do our part
It is Election Day in Alabama. Thinking of it, makes me pause and wonder where we are headed as a...
I have always voted for the person not the party
With the politics of the day so in the forefront of our lives, I wonder how we as individuals came...

RSVP participated in VITA/TCE Program
Southwest Alabama RSVP participated in the VITA/TCE Program during the 2021 tax season. VITA/TCE is a free tax return preparation...

Ribbon cutting ceremony for More Than Scrubs hosted May 18
More Than Scrubs opened May 18 in McConaghy Home Medical on Wilson Ave. in Thomasville. The owner Tina Wimberley has...

Springfield WMS raises $1,300 for Child Advocacy
Mary English, Director of the Regional Child Advocacy Center in Grove Hill, accepts a check from Trish Jackson, president of...
Final wedding plans
Kelley Nicole Byrd and Landon Eugene Casey will exchange marriage vows on May 14, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Springfield...

Newsom-Buckner to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan Grey Newsom of Grove Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Hannah Newsom, to Frank...

Things are not always as they seem
A parable is a story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson or truth. Jesus often used parables. To...

Cast your vote as God leads you
Next week on May 24 in Alabama, we hold Primary elections to determine who will be on the ballot in...

A woman who fears the Lord shall be praised
To me, Mother’s Day is a special day of the year, surpassed only by Christmas and Easter. So it is...

Turn the matter over to God
Sometime last week between Tuesday and Thursday something was removed from the back of my pickup truck by person or...

Jesus died for the individual sins of us all
Easter had come and gone and I was moved Sunday morning by something Brother Ty said as he was delivering...

THS students honored during Senior Honors Awards program
The annual Thomasville High School Senior Honors Awards program was May 10 in the Thomasville Civic Center. Carson Scholars Fund was awarded to Abigail Coopwood. D.F. Anderson Sports Award went...

TES school nurse recognized
Dianna Steadham, school nurse at Thomasville Elementary School, was recognized for the recent National School Nurse Day. Above are Sharon Owes, TES Counselor; Terry Norton, TES Assistant Principal; Steadham; Sheila...

TCS head school nurse honored
Candy Thompson, head school nurse with the Thomasville City Schools District, received appreciation gifts May 6 from the employees of Thomasville Middle School and Thomasville High School. Above are Brandy...

Bishop named ‘Employee of the Week’
The Work-Based Learning Program at Thomasville High School announces that Dylan Bishop, left, has been selected as the “Intern of the Week”. With Bishop is Coach Ryan Anderson, Information Technology...

THS students chosen as new Chamber Ambassadors
The following students from Thomasville High School have been chosen to serve as Thomasville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors 2022-2023. From left are Chase Dickinson, Justin McCreary, Morgan Blackmon, Marli Davis,...
Thomasville Police Report
The Thomasville Police Department filed the following charges during the week ending May 22: Katina M Love – Possession...
Clarke Sheriff’s Report
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail the week of May 10 -23 include the following: Exzavier Jamal Pritchett, 25,...
Thomasville Police Report
The Thomasville Police Department filed the following charges during the week ending May 15: Charles Douglas Godwin – Possession...
Clarke Sheriff’s Report
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail the week of May 10-16 include the following: Jimmy David Shepherd, Jr., 50,...
Clarke County Records
Marriage Certificates Davis Wayne Henson Jr., to Chasity Ann Ballinger. Taylor Andrew Sturdivant, to Adrianna Lockley West. Property Deeds Dated...