2022-09-01 E-Edition

Artemis 1 engineers have local ties

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Artemis 1 is the test flight that will serve as the vanguard of NASA’s program to return astronauts to the moon by 2025. Artemis 1 was scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center Monday morning. However, it was scrubbed because of a fuel leak. It is scheduled to launch on Friday or next Monday, if weather permits. Among those […]

Driver who left fatal wreck scene arrested

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A man who left the scene of an accident that was fatal for a woman turned himself in Friday, Aug. 26. William Corey Autery, 41, surrendered to Clarke County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Donnie Floyd. He is charged with failure to aid with injury and death in an accident. His bond was set at $15,000 with a cash component of $5,000. […]

With Borden Dairy plants closing, school systems seek new sources of milk

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Public school systems in Alabama are among more than 100 across the state that will be adversely impacted by the closing of Borden Dairy plants in Dothan and Hattiesburg, Miss. next month. School systems are seeking new vendor sources so as to not miss providing milk for school breakfasts and lunches. Emily Thornton, CNP director for the Thomasville city school […]

Thomasville High School field house to be named for late Coach Bill McNair

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The football field house at D.F. Anderson Field has been named in honor of late Thomasville High School Tigers football coach W.L. “Bill” McNair. The proclamation was approved by the Thomasville City Board of Education at their monthly meeting in the THS library Aug. 23. Daryl Drinkard and Ken Nichols of the Thomasville Quarterback Club attended the board meeting, and […]

Four indicted for attempted murder in Jackson, Thomasville

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Among a long list of criminal indictments by the Clarke County Grand Jury were four for attempted murder. Two were from Jackson and two were from Thomasville. Warlando Nagil Ridgeway and his son, Scottie Dasean Ridgeway, were indicted for attempted murder for the Feb. 24, 2022 shooting from a vehicle of a person who was not identified. The victim was […]

United Way to recognize Westervelt, others at kickoff event

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United Way of Southwest Alabama will kick off its Clarke County fundraising campaign on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the Grove Hill United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 104 Dubose Avenue. This is the United Way’s first in person event since the fall of 2019. “We are excited to host this […]

Cowan-Stewart

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Toni Rae Cowan-Stewart, 31, of Thomasville, passed away Aug. 22, 2022. She was born May 9, 1991 to parents Tony Cowan and Shelia Bender. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Fredrick Stewart; sons, Kiandre Cowan and Randall Stewart; daughter, Ashton Cowan; brother, Joseph C. Walker; sisters, Mary Reed and Hazel Cowan; […]

Criswell

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Margaret Louise Gates Criswell, 79, a homemaker of Thomasville died Aug. 25, 2022 at her home. She was born March 13, 1943 in Mobile to Harrison and Ruth Gates. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James William Criswell. She is survived by three daughters, Gwendolyn Newton, Vonda Overton, and Tanya […]

Criswell

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Mary Lou Criswell, 92, a homemaker of Pine Hill, died Aug. 28, 2022 at Jackson Health Care Facility. She was born Aug. 12, 1930 in Pine Hill to Houston and Elizabeth Pearson. She is survived by four children, Bobbie Lou Jones, Freddie (Jane) Criswell, Ronald (Sandy) Criswell, and Becky Criswell; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services […]