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2019-06-27 E-Edition

Two charged with murder of Fletcher



CAMDEN – Wilcox County Sheriff Earnest Evans confirmed Monday that two teenagers from the Red Creek Community north of Pine Hill have been arrested and charged in the murder of John Timothy Fletcher, 20, of Pine Hill. Fletcher was killed late Friday afternoon on Wilcox County Road 162 when he was shot in the back while riding his motorcycle outside […]

Electrical fire closes Walmart for a day



A fuse box fire caused the Thomasville Walmart to shut down Sunday evening. The store was reopened at 9 a.m. Monday morning. Damage from the fire was limited to the fuse box near the electrical station outside the store. “The first was in the central panel box,” said Thomasville Fire Chief Richard Pugh. “It burned up the fuse box pretty […]

Hometown Celebration here Saturday



Saturday will mark the 10th Hometown Celebration that will be celebrated in downtown Thomasville. And the 10th celebration will be the biggest to date, according to Thomasville Alabama Chamber of Commerce Director Amy Prescott. Prescott said Tuesday that more vendors have requested to participate in this year’s celebration that will officially start at 6 p.m., but expect the aroma from […]

LifeTech monitors now at site



The ankle monitoring devices are now on the legs of the 154 parolees at the Alabama Pardons & Parole’s LifeTech Transition Center in Thomasville. Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day confirmed the report in a message received from AP&P Chairman Dr. Lyn Head at Monday night’s Thomasville City Council meeting. “The GPS tracking devices, or ankle monitoring bracelets, were installed Monday on […]

More construction on way for city



More construction is on the way for Thomasville. The Thomasville Regional Medical Center, fresh off receiving the $2.9 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, is more than 80 percent complete. Work crews have been seen building the water and sewer pipe installation for the facility, along with the mapping out of the proposed parking lots. The Westervelt Company […]

Alford

James Alford, 80, of Thomasville, died June 18, 2019 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born Aug. 10, 1938 in Coffeeville. He was a former carpenter. He was a member of Magnolia Methodist Protestant Church and a US Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his sons, infant Myron Neal Alford and Dwayne Alford; great-grandson, Cayden Nall. He is survived […]

Gaddy

Mary Louise Gaddy, 94, of Linden died June 18, 2019 at Bryant Whitfield Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1924 in Rembert Hills to Julius Erving and Saran Burchie Poellnitz. She was a retired seamstress with H. A. Satin Company and a member of Linden Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Bradley L. (Mary) Gaddy Jr. of […]