2015-06-04 E-Edition

Shots hit homes near MLK Street




A dispute that erupted in gunfire led to two men being charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling. Demetrius Jermaine Williams and Sterling Wykeith Grayson were both charged this week with shooting into an occupied dwelling by the Thomasville Police Department. The dispute took place Friday, May 22 near the intersection of Martin Luther King Street and Trawick Avenue at […]

Library activities taking flight



Hometown Celebration is June 27




Thomasville will hosts its annual Hometown Celebration June 27 this year. The day will start with the Firecracker 5K Color fun run and walk at 8 a.m. in downtown Thomasville. The children’s parade, water slides, hotdog eating contest, ice cream eating contest, food and craft vendors all return this year. The Clarke County Idol singing competition, Flying Brick patriotic concert […]

NLRB certifies GD union vote




The National Labor Relations Board certified the union vote at Golden Dragon last week. Employees at the Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube plant in Sunny South voted last November to form a union at the plant and join the United Steel Workers. The vote was successful by one vote, 75-74. The USW also represents workers at other mills in the […]

T-SLATE meeting tonight



The Thomasville City Schools District will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, Thursday, June 4 in the Thomasville Civic Center to review its T-Slate One–to-One laptop computer program. Laptop computers are made available to students in the fifth grade and they keep the devices as they move into high school.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR



Dixons Mills School Reunion set for June 6 The annual Dixons Mills School Reunion will be Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gaston’s Grill in Thomasville. For more information, call Natalie C. Arrington 636-2302. Public library has full schedule planned in June The Thomasville Public Library will sponsor a series of free events designed to entertain children […]

Angelos



Mary Aletha Angelos, 90, a homemaker of Sweet Water, died May 22, 2015 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Mo. She was born Oct. 13, 1924 in Beaver Creek, and was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Ann Carlson of Daytona Beach, Fla.; sister, Janie Turley of Nicholsville; brother, Henry Milstead […]

Linn



Alpha Young Lewis Linn, 85, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., died May 23, 2015 at Ft. Walton Beach Rehabilitation Center. Born Oct. 5, 1929 in Marengo County, she was a retired elementary school music teacher. Survivors include four sons, Robert L. Linn of Greenville, S.C., Ivan Y. Linn, John R. Linn and Daniel R. Linn, all of Ft. Walton Beach; […]

Property deeds listed



Property deeds listed Dated May 21-27 Nuell Wayne Foshee, to Ronald K. Rivers. The Carolyn Jane Woodson Trust, to Myong S. Roberson. Amanda K. Wilkins, to James King Wilkins. John Elo Willman, to Alton G. Wilkerson. Wallace E. Jones, to Travis R. James. Judson W. Lambard, to Judson W. Lambard-As Trustee. Judson W. Lambard, to Judson W. Lambard-As Trustee. Judson […]