The South Alabamian News Podcast

GROVE HILL — The best thing about Micah Collins’ big birthday fishing outing on May 24 is how he and his mother and grandparents can tell the story about the fish that didn’t get away. There were moments when all four were in peril of not returning. Collins turned 9 on May 22 and his grandparents, Larry and Alice Tolbert of Salitpa, and his mother, Joanna Collins, wanted him to have a good Saturday of fishing at a friend’s pond in Grove Hill. Micah Collins hauled in several keepers which his grandfather put in a cooler. Around the end of...

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In the spring of 2023, I was working for a local MOPAR dealer and one day at 2 p.m., one of the salesmen took a call where the customer asked if we had any allocations for the new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170. Dealers can’t just get any vehicle they want. The manufacturer allows dealers to order certain numbers of certain vehicles based on the markets and sales in each particular dealership. As the day went on, we received more and more calls asking the same question. Some were from customers; others were from other dealers across the country. Little did...

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A recent ribbon cutting was held for the opening of Social Suede Clothing Company LLC, located at 216 Walker Springs Road, suite 100. Pictured at the women’s and children’s clothing store are, from left, Jackson Mayor Paul South, Jon and Susanna Few (parents of co-owner Hannah Powell), owners Dalton and Hannah Powell with their son Walker, store manager Claire Woodard and Jackson Chamber of Commerce representatives Katie Marshall and Courtney Clark.

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Kick- starting the ALPALS (Alabama People Against a Littered State) program after years of dormancy in Clarke County has the state taking notice. ALPALS Executive Director Jamie Mitchell credited Clarke County Commissioner Barry Chancey for bringing the program back to life in the area. “Barry has done a great job bringing the community together,” Mitchell said. “We’ve tried to get all of our counties on board to have cleanups and use our support in that effort. We have spoken to some schools down there and also at the commissioners’ court meeting.” Alabama PALS partnered with the Alabama Department of Transportation...

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On May 18, the Knights of Columbus from Sacred Heart Parish joined forces with Rebuilding Together of South Alabama to support RTSOAL’s mission to ensure safe and accessible housing for Clarke County residents. The group installed smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and grab bars in three households in Gainestown. RTSOAL will host service days on Fridays this summer and anyone interested in community service hours can connect with Trista Stout-Walker at [email protected].

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Circuit Court Clerk - Summer Scruggs Padgett 251-275-3363 Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm closed 12 – 1 for lunch. Probate Court - Judge Valerie Bradford Davis 251-275-3251 Revenue Commissioner - Tyler Montana Prescott, J.D. 251-275-3376 License Commissioner - Linda Goodman 251-275-4141 County Administrator - Christy Roberts 251-275-3507 County Attorney - Bruce Wilson 251-275-3221 County Commissioners - 251-275-3507 District 1 - Honorable Abbey Walker HaagDistrict 2 - Honorable Jackie Ray RushDistrict 3 - Honorable Barry ChanceyDistrict 4 -Honorable Tyrone MoyeDistrict 5 - Honorable Rhondel Rhone Sheriff - DeWayne Smith 251-275-4254 County Engineer - Lance Jordan 251-275-3366

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The following deeds were recorded by the Clarke County Probate Office: Marriage License May 26 - 30: Marcus Chase Dozier to Emily Brooke Freeman Christopher Glenn Dunnam to Krystle Rae Howard Deeds May 26 - 30: Wanda Fields, Wanda Piepho to Ralph Portis (Quit Claim) Johnnie Lee Jackson, Annie Jackson to Lavecchia Young; Patricia A. Harvey to The Patricia A. Harvey Trust (Warranty) Herbert Watkins, Vicky Watkins, Errica Watkins to Errica Watkins (Quit Claim) Michael Nelson, Kim Nelson to Colorado Johnson; Walgreen Co. to Community of Faith Methodist Church; Abby Jones, Jason Jones, Bryan Jones, April Jones to Freddrick Hunt...

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Officers with the Jackson Police Department reported the following activity for May 26 – June 1 arrests: Gequanzie Robinson, 29, drug trafficking, unlawful possession withintent to distribute, possession ofmarijuana first degree, certain person forbidden to possess a firearm,attempt to elude, possession of drugparaphernalia, stolen/sale of stolenpropertyJayceveon Randolph, 30, alias warrant Fredrick Steele, 53, theft of propertyfirst degreeAlphonso James Jr., 41, alias warrantKeyante James, 36, theft of propertyfourth degree, resisting arrest, threealias warrants, theft of propertyDecatur Goodwin, 32, possessionof a controlled substance, resistingarrest, possession of drug paraphernalia Latiki Williams, 43, domestic violence harassment, two alias warrantsErica Lofton, 41, alias warrantShaquita Taite,...

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Arrests booked in the Clarke County May 26-June 1 include the following: Sharaina Dearmon, 38, probation revocation – technical violation Fredrick O’neal Steele, 53, theft of property first degree Maurice Williams, 38, attempt to elude, trafficking methamphetamine, certain persons forbidden to possess pistol, unlawful distribution of controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute, unlawful possession or receipt of controlled substance, use or possession first offense drug paraphernalia, receiving stolen property second degree [post_excerpt],500 or more, probation revocation – technical violation Joseph Blakely Autry, 40, unlawful possession or receipt of controlled substance Kandice Hobson, 36, possession of controlled substance, possession of...

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What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? I searched for AI and my screen quickly filled with definitions from companies that make AI products: DeepAI, Google AI, Coursera, IBM, TechTarget, Microsoft Azure, and OpenAI the young granddaddy of modern artificial Intelligence. Britannica’s brief definition includes most of the elements of other definitions. “Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks that are commonly associated with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason.” Think about “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the 1968 science fiction thriller, or “The Terminator” the 1984 science fiction action...

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