Summer enrichment



Soapstone dust dropped on the table and went flying with puffs of breath at the Boys and Girls Club in Thomasville Tuesday as a group of youngsters worked to turn soapstone blocks into sculptures. Watching, offering guidance and a helping hand when needed was Angelia Martin. The Thomasville native is back home after several years in Atlanta, and working as […]

Chamber moving back to old home



The City of Thomasville has reached a year-to-year lease agreement with Southwest Alabama Chamber of Commerce to move into the Wilkerson Building. The chamber will use the portion of the building, which was once the home of the city planning and development office. The chamber will pay one-third of the monthly water and sewer bill, the phone bill for two […]

Sweet Water native serves spiritual duty in Iraq



Often times, we Americans may place the Iraqi War at the bottom of our priority list. We may discount the notion that we should even be concerned about the war at all. It is not until something enters into our lives, such as rising gas prices or maybe the possibility of a loved one having to serve in Iraq, and […]

Megginson running in District 1



Thomasville councilwoman Grace Megginson has announced her candidacy for reelection to District I of the Thomasville City Council. She feels her experience, dedication and love for Thomasville are some of her best qualifications for reelection. In making her announcement, Megginson stated her appreciation to the citizens of her district for their past support and cooperation. “I just enjoy being on […]

DuBose’s lawyers can’t agree over his sanity



The lawyer representing ousted Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary argues that his client is entitled to a new trial because of DuBose’s mental deficits but another lawyer who is representing him on federal firearms violation charges says he is sane and should be released from a federal hospital. E. Farley Moody, II, in a […]

Tiny turnout in state run-off



Only 333 Clarke County voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s run-off. The only races on the ballot were two Republican statewide contests. The turnout amounted to less than two percent of the county’s approximately 17,700 regsitered voters. In two polling places, Winn- Zimco and Morvin, no votes were cast all day. Three others recorded only one vote at each location. Twinkle […]

T’ville CDC starting up



After months of talk, research and pounding the pavement, a community development corporation is taking shape in Thomasville. Monday members of the board of directors for the Thomasville Revitalization and Community Development Corporation held their first meeting. Board members included members of the educational community, government and local industry, all gathered to begin their training and to get to work […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR



Dance instruction Anthony Ezell of Ezell’s Contemporary Dance Studio (a part of the Cultural Arts Center) will be giving instruction to students at the Boys and Girls Club in Thomasville. The program is made possible by the Alabama State Council of the Arts. The dance students will perform for parents and friends on July 24. Meeting for proposed countywide animal […]

OUR VIEW

We all need to get unstuck sometimes

It’s easy to get stuck. Think about your routines, your day to day mind set. Are you stuck? You probably are, and you might not even know it. It’s easy to get stuck in the same old way of doing things, the same of way of thinking about things. Sometimes, that may not be so bad. If it ain’t broke, […]

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