Hospital probably won’t change hands until November 1



THOMASVILLE – Work on getting Thomasville Infirmary sold is continuing but the deadline for getting the transaction completed has been pushed back, this time until Nov. 1. Mayor Sheldon Day said Mobile Infirmary, the group selling the hospital; the City of Thomasville and Resurgence Health Group of Georgia, the company that will buy the hospital, have all just about agreed […]

State group recognizes two county businesses

Dozier Hardware, Clarke County Democrat recognized as Centennial Retailers

TUSCALOOSA – Two Clarke County businesses were honored last week by the Alabama Retail Association as being Alabama Centennial Retailers – retailers with 100 or more years in business in Alabama. The two county businesses include Dozier Hardware, which was founded in 1903, and The Clarke County Democrat in Grove Hill, which was the oldest business recognized, having been founded […]

Lower Peach Tree man killed in Demopolis accident



Lower Peach Tree man killed in Demopolis accident DEMOPOLIS – Last Wednesday, Sept. 24, an accident at a Demopolis paper mill resulted in the death of a Lower Peach Tree man. According to a press release issued by Gulf States Paper Corporation, Terry L. Cheeseboro, 19, of Lower Peach Tree died after he became entangled in a bark conveyor where he […]

Volunteer Firefighters Converge On City



Wilcox lawmen file murder charges in beating death



Wilcox lawmen file murder charges in beating death CAMDEN – Alcohol and anger are the alleged causes of a beating death that occurred in Camden early Sunday morning. According to the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Department, Bennie Austin Gordon, 41, and John Andrea Harris, 41, both of Camden, were drinking alcohol at Gertrude Knight’s residence in Camden Saturday night when they […]

High workless rates continue to plague southwest Alabama



MONTGOMERY – Clarke County’s unemployment rate was basically unchanged from July to August, dropping only slightly from 8.9 percent to 8.5 percent. The state rate remained constant at 5.7 percent. Converting Clarke’s percentage into real figures, that’s 1,060 jobless individuals out of a total work force of 12,500. Clarke County’s neighbors to the north and south, Wilcox and Washington counties, […]

Fulton VFD Gospel Singing is Saturday



FULTON – Fulton’s Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Fall Gospel Singing on Saturday, October 4 starting at 5 p.m. The event will be held on the baseball field at the Old Fulton School. Signs will be posted around Fulton to point out-of-town guests in the right direction. Local talent includes Bridgett Shewmake, Wayne Campbell, Kerry Knight, Brandy Beech, […]

Sweet Water Homecoming Court



Sweet Water Homecoming Court Members of the Sweet Water High School Homecoming Court are, left to right: Adriane Lockett, Freshman Maid; Christina Curtis, Freshman Maid; Ganae Dixon, Junior Maid; LaShondra Tate, Junior Maid; Emily Worthy, Queen; Reconda Marx, Senior Maid; Shannon Greene, Senior Maid; Brandy Hurst, Sophomore Maid; and Ashley Anderson, Sophomore Maid. The Court will be presented Friday night at […]

High speed chase lands three motorcyclists in jail



GROVE HILL — A high-speed chase led to three motorcyclists being arrested and two motorcycles destroyed Sunday. Deputies Ron Baggett and Robert Hyde were in Gosport following up on a night hunting call when they heard a loud noise. Baggett said he recognized it as motorcycles traveling at a high rate of speed. The bikes were clocked at 91 miles per hour. […]

TPD works 31 complaints last week



THOMASVILLE – Thomasville Police worked 31 complaints from Sept. 22 through Sept. 28, resulting in four felony arrests and three misdemeanor arrests. The TPD arrested Sabrina Nicole Evans on three felony counts or possession of a forged instrument. She was taken into custody on Sept. 22. Also on Sept. 22, the TPD arrested Tiffany M. Clark on a felony probation […]