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Thomasville’s softball team went 3-1 in the Northside tournament over the weekend, defeating Carbon Hill 6-5 and Sumiton Christian 9-0 and 10-2 and losing 10-1 to Northside. • Thomasville 6, Carbon Hill 5 On April 4, Mary Lindsey Drinkard, Iman...

John Allen Powell had two hits and four RBIs as No. 4-ranked Clarke Prep rallied to beat Bessemer Academy 15-11 on April 2. Powell delivered RBI doubles in the second and seventh for the Gators (16-8), who built a 6-1 lead, saw Bessemer Academy...

APRIL 11 Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Alabama will host the Hole Lotta Fun Scramble April 11 at Thomasville Golf Course. To register call 334-636-5402. Thomasville will host Youth Day Saturday, April 11. Details will be announced. Demopol...

The late Alvin Holmes left an indelible mark on Alabama politics. Some of it was good, some of it not so much. In 2005, the Democratic-led Alabama Legislature passed the state's Open Meetings Act, a long-sought law by the media and then-Attorne...

A man, who had already lost his beloved wife to an illness that had taken her life a few months earlier, had only one child. An adorable blonde-haired, dark-eyed baby girl they had named Leslie Raynelle. Leslie was understandably the light of h...

Back when my son was about 10 years old, he and one of his little buddies, Greg, decided the house was apparently the perfect place to play with a baseball bat. Let me be clear — we did not allow that. We did not allow ball playing in the house...

Stars and Stripes Auto Spa celebrated its grand opening and ribbon-cutting on March 28 at 3775 North College Avenue. The veteran-owned business welcomed the community to its new self-service car wash. The new business adds another service optio...

On March 31, a log truck headed southbound on U.S. Highway 43 in Jackson flipped over, causing a massive traffic disruption and an hours-long cleanup, authorities said.  

Two Clarke County students received scholarships from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in conjunction with the Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo. Charlotte Clarke of Jackson and Addie Claxton of Grove Hill were among students statewide ho...

GAINESTOWN — A Clarke County man was fatally shot on March 28 at a residence on Walker Springs Road, according to authorities. Marcus Robinson was found shot and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Clarke County Sheriff ’s Department...

The Dollar General store previously located on College Avenue in Jackson held its grand opening on April 4 at 125 West Cedar Street. The new store will continue providing shoppers with the same convenient and affordable access to household esse...

The administrator of the Grove Hill Rural Emergency Hospital said cutbacks on services that resulted in significant savings for the facility were not considered in a recent news story that reported it is one of the three in Alabama at risk of c...

Mrs. Betty Jewel Deese Moss departed this life peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at The Retreat in Mobile, Alabama. She was a gentle soul whose radiant spirit touched everyone around her. Mrs. Moss found immense joy in tending her garden,...

The first time I ever went turkey hunting was in 2025 when I went with my buddy, Cameron Dunn, on some land he had access to. We pulled the truck up, stepped out and didn’t even have our boots on yet when he hit a push call just to see if anyth...

Zion Howard had four hits and four RBIs to lead Thomasville to a 22-7 drubbing of host Dallas County on March 23. Imani Brothers had three hits and four RBIs and Kiana Smith added a hit and three RBIs for the Tigers. Winning pitcher Mary Lindse...

Ronald Johnson drove in four runs on three hits as Thomasville thrashed host Dallas County 20-0 on March 26. Johnson had a solo homer, a two-run double and an RBI single. The Tigers blew the game open with a 12-run second, keyed by Coleman Pilk...

A Washington County man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2023 killing, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. Jeffery Holley was sentenced after being convicted of murder and first-degree robbery in ...

The 50th annual Old Time Fiddler’s Convention on April 18 will also serve as a tribute to the life and legacy of local musician and craftsman James Leonard “Winky” Hicks. The convention, which will be held at W.N. Reynolds Lodge No. 900 in Fran...

APRIL 3 Jackson Rotary Club and Interact Club will host Easter in the Park April 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. The free event will include an Easter Bunny visit, egg hunt, games and activities. Egg hunt for Grove Hill April 4 at 10 a.m. on Main Street in ...

While making the media rounds during an apparent image-repair tour in response to his leaked comments about the Alabama Republican Party, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter repeatedly highlighted the House's conservative record. He did it in his...

Whenever I go to New Orleans, somebody invariably says, “Be careful.” A lot of people think it’s a dangerous place. I think they may have put a curse on me. It certainly was dangerous for me, but not for the reason you may be thinking. Nobody d...

I have had this column on my mind for quite some time. I started to write it more than once, then stopped. Finally, I decided I had toyed with it long enough. It was time to say it. Several weeks ago, I wrote a couple of political endorsements ...

Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the Trump administration approved Alabama’s final Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program proposal, which includes funds to Clarke, Washington and Mobile counties to provide high-speed internet. Under...