Clarke County High School senior Sarah Kate Slayton will represent Clarke County High School at Girls State on the campus of The University of Alabama!

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Marriage License May 19 - 23: Chad Andrew Bright Sr. to Leslie Nicole Edgar Nathan Lee Chapman Jr. to Sarah Katriona Harkless Deeds May 19 - 23: Hybard Maurice Paul, John Newsom Revocable Trust A of 2005 to Hybard Maurice Paul (Warranty) Victor B. Driver to Victor B. Driver, Nancy J. Driver; Victor B. Driver to Victor B. Driver, Nancy J. Driver; Victor B. Driver to Victor B. Driver, Nancy J. Driver (Survivorship) Johnson Boys LLC to Tiesha S. Burroughs, Za- ’Layaa Tarvin; Paul Gregory Dungan, Michael Wayne Dungan to James Roney (Warranty) Blanch Starks, Alisa G. Moss to Deborah...

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Arrests booked in the Clarke County May 19 - 25 include the following: Cedrick Demond Davis, 24, harassing communications, assault third degree Jonathan Bettis, 45, sex abuse – child less than 12 years of age Latrice Lachelle Boykin, 40, theft of property third degree Tasha Merrick, 48, interference with child custody Christopher Harwell, 54, disorderly conduct/disturbing the peace, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful receipt/possession of controlled substance, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of marijuana second degree James Baretta Washington, 49, theft of property first degree Edward Dale Dickinson, 51, probation violation – new charge – misdemeanor Cardel Hickenbottom, 43, unlawful possession...

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Town Hall Meeting will be hosted in Linden at the Marengo County Economic Development Authority May 29th at 5:30 p.m. about the impacts of federal cuts and tariffs. Speakers will include Rep. A.J. McCampbell, Rep. Thomas Jackson and Sen. Bobby Singleton. The event will also be live streamed on Soom and Gumptown News. The Marengo County Economic Development Authority office is located at 2400 E. Coats Ave., Linden, AL 36748. Elam Baptist Church will be celebrating homecoming and decoration day Sunday June 1 beginning with Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11 and lunch at noon. The Rev....

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Attention all Clarke Prep pee wee, junior varsity and varsity athletes and cheerleaders there will be sports physicals at the Grove Hill Healthcare Clinic on Wednesday, June 4 at 1 p.m. Any male or female that will be participating in any pee wee, junior varsity, or varsity athletic/cheer program during the 2025-2026 school year will need to attend. A current physical must be completed and on file at school before any student is allowed to participate in any athletic/cheer programs (this includes summer camps). Forms are available outside the Clarke Prep school office. Forms should be filled out, signed and...

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Patricia Jackson president of the Women’s Missionary Society at Sandflat MP Church, presented a check for ,000 from the annual WMS plant sale to the Clarke County Kingdom Builders. From left are with the Clarke County Kingdom Builders are Ken Knight, Bret Wildrick, Thomas Schultz and Patricia Jackson with Sandflat MP Church.

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The bill, which is intended to combat inner city gun violence, includes: 1. New firearm possession prohibitions. It will now be a class C felony for someone to possess a firearm if he or she has been convicted of (a) any felony offense within the past five years or (b) three felony offenses at any time. It will now be a class C felony for someone to possess a firearm while out on bail awaiting trial for certain prescribed offenses (e.g., a violent offense). 2. Increased penalty for shooting into occupied dwelling. It will now be a Class A felony—not...

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When Republicans finally took control of the Alabama Legislature in 2010, they put a conservative stamp on Alabama’s legislative process and lawmaking. They have made sure that Alabamians, and for that matter the rest of the country, know that Alabama is a ruby red Republican state, both socially and fiscally. A good bit of the social posturing has been for show, rather than governing. However, the real impact and resonance has been with the conservative approach to budgeting and the fiscally prudent stewardship of Alabamians tax dollars. Prior to 2010, the Democrats in Alabama spent money just like the Democrats...

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The fifth annual BLACK BELT BIRDING FESTIVAL will take place on Aug. 1, 2 and 3. Highlighting the birds, history, and heritage of Alabama’s Black Belt region, the festival brings together the joy of birding with the benefits of ecotourism to a region of profoundly important ecology and civil rights history. “We are super excited about this year’s festival given that participation has surged over the past two years. Nowhere else can you see Wood Storks, Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, and Swallow-tailed Kites against a backdrop of bountiful grasslands and epic civil rights history.”— Dr. Scot Duncan, Executive director of Alabama Audubon...

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GROVE HILL -- Another broadband internet provider addressed Clarke County Commissioners on Tuesday regarding the Alabama BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Development) program. Bright Speed Media Affairs representative Kent Ward noted his company was requesting the commissioners to provide a letter of support to include with Bright Speed’s grant application to ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) for BEAD grant funding. A representative of Mediacom addressed commissioners at the May 13 meeting. “ This will bring broadband and internet access to Clarke County areas currently under-served as determined by the FCC and ADECA,” Ward said. The areas of...

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