Wreck claims the life of Dixons Mills man

Accident involves logging truck and a school bus

By Barry H. HendrixContributing Writer A multi-vehicle accident early Monday morning on the Marengo County side of the Nanafalia bridge on Highway 10 resulted in the death of a Dixons Mills man. At approximately 6:34 a.m., a Marengo County school bus was traveling southbound on Riverview Road and came to a stop at the intersection with Highway 10 at the […]

LIFE Tech center hits full stride



By Arthur McLeanEditor While still abuzz with construction activity, the LIFE Tech center in Thomasville has also quietly gone about the business of rehabilitating state prisoners prior to parole. The center, operated by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles educational opportunities, job training and substance abuse programs. The goal is to release these former prisoners back into their home […]

City’s water plant work moving forward



By Arthur McLeanEditor Plans continue to move along with Thomasville’s efforts to build a water treatment plant. Mayor Sheldon Day said that geological testing and other survey requirements are about two weeks from completion at the proposed site for a water intake along the Alabama River. Permitting has already been completed for the water plant site itself and the city […]

Thomasville’s treat



Kathryn Tucker Windham shares a story with six-year-old Thomas Bell and his mother Christina Bell of Pine Hill in the Ala-Tom RC&D building during Thomasville’s Ghost Walk Saturday night.

Fall cleanup starting



Thomasville’s fall cleanup is underway. Dumpsters will be located at the following locations for citizens to haul their debris cleaned up from October 28 through November 12: McFadden Park, Gates Drive Park, Wilson Avenue across from Old Deas Tire Building, Cemetery Road and Bashi Road at Choctaw Corner.

Talks start on regional airport plan



A recent meeting of towns and counties in this area has talk of a regional airport on the front-burner. Nearly a half-dozen towns, including Thomasville, Butler and Pine Hill, as well as representatives from Clarke County, Marengo County and Choctaw Count attended a meeting to discuss a possible regional airport. The meeting was organized by the Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission and […]

Sessions coming to town



Sen. Jeff Sessions will be appearing at Thomasville City Hall Thursday at 1:30 p.m. While the stop is essentially campaigning for Luther Strange, city officials said they would like to show appreciation to Sessions for his help in the city’s economic development work through a large turnout.

Area Calendar



AL-ANON Meets AL-ANON meets every Thursday night at 6:30 at Pineview Baptist Church (enter door at Moore Street entrance behind church). For more information call 636-9985. Extra spirit shirts for sale Thomasville High School has some extra spirit shirts for sale for only $10.If you would like one, contact Kay Larrimore at THS. CitiFinancial holds food drive CitiFinancial will be […]

Our View

Water plant banking on season

Could Thomasville’s delayed water plant derail economic development here? A growing contingent is worried that it very well could, while Mayor Sheldon Day maintains that it will all work out in the end. A recent meeting regarding the Louisiana-Pacific plant under construction here pegs its completion date in October 2007. The earliest possible completion date for the water plant is […]

Alabama Scene

Most state races are too close to call

Bob Ingram I have covered or been involved in more major state elections than most folks…15 in all…and I don’t recall one quite like the one which will be settled next Tuesday. We have a governor’s race where all the polls show that Republican Bob Riley will win by a landslide over Democrat Lucy Baxley. In fact the only thing […]