2020-10-15 E-Edition

Revamped Ghost Walk is Saturday



The annual Kathryn Tucker Windham Ghost Walk will be this Saturday evening, but the format has been changed in order to provide a safe experience due to COVID-19. Because of ongoing concerns with the virus, there will be no hayride for the 17th KTW Ghost Walk this year. “We will still be able to tell stories inside the theatre, but […]

Tuesday Trailer Fire at Boykin Park

Thomasville Volunteer firemen responded to a Tuesday morning fire off Highway 43. The trailer home was unoccupied at the time. The property, whose landlord is Robert Boykin, suffered fire damage.

Jack’s asks for 7-7-2 hearing on incentives



The Thomasville City Council approved a public hearing for the Oct. 26 meeting in order to weigh a 7-7-2 tax incentive for Jack’s Restaurant. Jack’s has settled on a site in Thomasville but in order to proceed, the company wants a tax incentive to build the restaurant. The incentive would be a two percent reduction of the city’s sales tax. […]

SW, MHS Homecoming Queens

COVID numbers spike up in county



After about a six week respite, COVID-19 numbers are increasing again in Clarke County and in Thomasville. Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day and councilman Roy Waite, who is also the Clarke County Emergency Management Agency Director, addressed the situation at Monday’s Thomasville City Council meeting. “We’ve seen COVID-19 has started to spike again in the county,” Day said. “It seems to […]

Baswell

Donnie Ray Baswell, 64, a pipefitter of Thomasville, died Oct. 4, 2020 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born Aug. 5, 1956 in Thomasville. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil M. Baswell. He is survived by son, Donnie L. Baswell; daughter, Tonya L. McGuffee; daughter, Diana M. Ellis; son, Charles […]

Brasell

James Shelton Brasell, 69, a retired truck driver of Thomasville, died Oct. 8, 2020 at Providence Hospital. He was born May 30, 1951 in Thomasville to Rile Tennyson Brasell and Thelma Brasell. He is survived by his son, Tennyson (Shelley) Brasell; brother, Larry Brasell; sister, Barbara Jean Tyler; five grandchildren, Tensley Brasell, Paige Brasell, Kayla Brasell, Cody Brasell, and Christan […]

Huckabee

Coleman “Cole” Huckabee, 20, of Pine Hill, gained his angel wings on Oct. 1, 2020. He was born March 22, 2000 in Selma. He was employed with Assurance Services in Thomasville. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Eunice Halbrook; great-grandparents, Bruce Cogle and Audrie Janice Huckabee; great-grandmother, Hazel Kelley; and aunt, Cindy Autrey Bergeron. He is survived by […]

Reid

Napoleon Pawhatten Reid Jr., 85, of Thomasville, died Oct. 5, 2020 at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1934 in Tallahatta Springs to Napoleon and Annie Mae Reid. He was a retired auto mechanic with Crow’s Alignment Service and a member of Elam Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gracie Reid; his parents; and sister, […]