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Thomas D. Few passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at his home in Jackson. Born Oct. 28, 1949, he was a dedicated electrician who proudly served for many years at AEC, retiring after decades of commitment to his profession. As a member of Jackson Church of Christ, Thomas held strong values and built lasting relationships within his community. He was also a lifetime member of the NRA and had a deep passion for firearms and gun safety, which he shared with family, friends and others who showed an interest in hunting. Known affectionately as “Evergreen Flash” on CB radio, he...

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Coleman Pilkington was 3 for 3, Hunter Norwood had two hits and four RBIs and Christian Draper threw a two-hitter to lead Thomasville to an 11-1, five-inning romp over visiting Dallas County on April 7. Pilkington tripled in the fifth inning and singled in the second and fourth. The Tigers scored twice in the first and added five runs in the second, including RBI singles from Pilkington and Draper. Thomasville stole 11 bases in the game and played errorless defense. The Tigers (12-8) claimed the 3A Area 4 title and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs after...

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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. Demopolis will host Rooster Day April 11. Vendors may reserve booth space while available, with a early registration rate through March 3. Grove Hill Arts Council will host a cherry blossom painting class April 11 at 11 a.m. at the Grove Hill Cultural Arts Center. Cost is and includes supplies. CCARC Foundation in Jackson will host its 26th annual Spring...

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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-Attorney General Troy King that was intended to break up the backroom dealings of the state's government agencies, from city hall to Montgomery. Of course, it being Alabama, the Legislature at the time exempted so-called coalitions or legislative caucuses from the law that required meetings to be "open." Holmes was an early critic of the law. "I think they...

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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.

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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 come back to lead 9-6, then pulled away in the seventh. “There have been times we have struggled at the plate, especially early in the year and against high velocity,” said Clarke Prep coach J.D. Powell, whose team has won eight of its last 10 games. “I credit the players for making the adjustments they needed...

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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 her dad’s life. Everything he did, everything he worked for, was focused on what was best for his little daughter. But then a catastrophic day came. It was a day when the man’s entire beloved hometown, where he had lived his entire life, was put in the laser focus of certain unavoidable disaster. At the last possible moment,...

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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 closing. Public Citizen, a progressive nonprofit group, released a report of hospitals in danger of closing due to cuts to Medicaid as a result of the Big Beautiful Bill. Those are in are Grove Hill, Hill Hospital in York and Hale Hospital in Greensboro. “We are better off financially” than when the Public Citizen study numbers were complied,...

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