Looking for something to do this weekend that’s fun and family friendly? Look no further than right here in southwest Alabama! Local organizers, Cliff and Chasity Walker and Jared Hudson, will host Jesus in the Park Saturday, April 26, starting at noon at the city park in Grove Hill. There will be a car and bike show, huge lineup of Christian musicians, vendors, testimonies, and much more. Cliff Walker said, “The goals for this event are to show that our community can come together and enjoy the event, to see souls saved, and to advocate that addiction can become recovery....

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Annual Women’s Day will be hosted at Spencer Chapel AME Church April 27 at 2 p.m. The musical "Annie" is coming to Thomasville this week. Performances featuring students from the Thomasville City Schools District will be presented to the public at 7 p.m. on April 26, 2 p.m. on April 27 and 7 p.m. on April 28 in the Thomasville Civic Center. Admission is . Call 334-637-3384 for tickets. Two morning performances for student audiences will be presented on April 25 and 28. The Arts Council of Thomasville will present Annie The Musical. Show times will be April 26 at...

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The Clarke County Lady Bulldogs (2-11, 2-4 2A Area 1) dropped two games this week; one in area play and one against a county foe. “I think we took a step back from the progress we had been making,” said CCHS Head Softball Coach Desmond Pritchett. “We’ve got to get back to practice and get some things figured out before the area tournament.” Jackson 14, CCHS 0 The Lady Aggies topped CCHS in Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Shadrika Pritchett had the Lady Bulldogs only hit. Jayla Horn recorded the loss for CCHS. She pitched three innings and surrendered three earned runs...

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GROVE HILL – Clarke County Schools Superintendent Ashlie Flowers made special mention of a fallen student at Clarke County School and his mother, both whom succumbed to gunshots allegedly fired by Edward Raine in a murders suicide on Sunday, April 6. Jayden Howell, 8, was a student at Grove Hill Elementary. His mother, Ashley Howell, 39, was also killed by Edward Raine, 43, before he turned the gun on himself in an apparent murders suicide. Raine had also shot 11-year-old Jayln Howell, a student at Wilson Hall Middle School in Grove Hill, but she was found alive when Clarke County...

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In a statistical oddity, Clarke County had the state’s fifth-highest unemployment rate of 5.7% in February despite the available jobs increasing by 3.7% from 2019 to 2024 and continued strong numbers from the forestry and timber industry. In reality, that indicates fewer people are seeking jobs and a population shift that Clarke County needs to stop, according to Clarke County/Washington County Economic Development Director Rosalyn Sales. The number of jobs in Clarke County modestly increased in that five-year span from 9,121 to 9,454 but the county is bleeding workers to Mobile County and other counties, Sales said. With a population...

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Young men and women today seem less eager to start families than they were even 10 or 20 years ago. Dr. Glenn Sharfman, professor of History at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, sees this trend clearly in his students. In addition to concerns about debt acquired while continuing their education, he said they often worry about finding affordable housing. That worry is well-founded: in cities like Atlanta, prices have soared beyond the reach of many young people. Listening to Dr. Sharfman recently, I thought of rural communities. After all, I have spent much of my life in two of them: Orrville...

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Arrests booked in the Clarke County Jail April 14 -20 include: Charles Douglas Godwin, 51, probation violation new charge – felony Alexis Santana Paige Long, 27, here for court, unlawful distribution of controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute Derrica Lasha Johnson, 37, here for court, retail theft third degree, theft of property second degree Termaine Senteria Nickerson, 62, here for court Jihad Rauf, 68, here for court Kylyn Debroderick Taylor, 25, here for court Kelly Kay Stoudenmire, 55, unlawful possession or receipt of controlled substance Renny Jermar Scott Jr., 27, public intoxication Ladravian Law, 44, unlawful distribution of controlled...

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