Coach Tommy Tuberville’s decision to leave his safe U. S. Senate seat to run for governor in the upcoming 2026 election cycle has shifted all the excitement and attention away from the governor’s race and turned the focus towards who will be his replacement for the open Senate seat. Our May 19, 2026, Republican primary is tantamount to election. Therefore, the Senate race, which will be our marque 2026 event, is essentially right around the corner. The candidates will officially qualify in January, and we will see a four-month sprint to the finish line. The two apparent front runners are...

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Lauren Gregory, 32, theft of property x3 Larry Kimble, 51, alias warrant Jakira Pendleton, 19, alias warrant x2 Elexis Gladney, 21, alias warrant Andriene Bryant, 37, domestic violence, interference with a domestic violence call Pedro Toto, 28, DUI Roderick Pernell, 58, theft of property, resisting arrest Calls for Service Alarms: 1 Ambulance needed: 3 Animal call: 1 Assault: 1 Assist citizens: 7 Case follow-up: 2 Close patrol: 1 Diabetic problem: 1 Discharge of a firearm: 2 Disorderly person: 2 Domestic: 6 Fight: 1 Lost/found property: 1 Four-wheeler on roadway: 1 Gas theft: 1 Harassment: 3 Hit and run: 1 Illegal...

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Friendship Baptist Church in the Vineland community will host a "Cantata and Candlelight" Christmas service on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. A fellowship will follow. Pastor Clay Davis invites all to attend. Spencer Chapel AME Church will host Sunday morning worship Sunday, Dec. 14 with special guest speaker. The guest speaker will be Bishop David Nduati of Methi Pentecostal Evangelistic. The church pastor is the Rev. Ladarrell D. Thames, Sr. Sandflat Methodist Protestant Church will host Singing in the New Years Dec. 31 from 6-9 p.m. Musical entertainment will feature The Revelators, River of Praise, Brother Warren Huggins and...

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"Staff Members of the Month" for November 2025 at Thomasville Middle School include Janice Butler, fifth-grade English language arts teacher; and Angi Dixon, fifth-grade math teacher. They are pictured with TMS Prinicipal Brad Elam and TMS Assistant Principal Renae Williams.

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The information for the Thomasville Police Department released by Chief Mitchell Stuckey for the week of Dec. 1- 7 is listed below. Accidents: 4Traffic Tickets: 15Warning Tickets:35Merchant Checks:286 Arrests Reported: Darren L. McCaskey, attempting to elude, triminal Trespass Jarvis D. Stubbs, bench warrant Complaints Reported: Miscellaneous incident, Highway 43 Death investigation, Old Highway 43 Miscellaneous incident, Adams Avenue Miscellaneous incident, Highway 43 Theft of loss property, Adams Ave Verbal altercation, Gates Drive *All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law*

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Judge Donald Anderson, 87, of Florence, departed this life on Dec. 5, 2025. He was born in Sunny South, on Dec. 28, 1937. He graduated from Pine Hill High School in Pine Hill. Following graduation, he served a tour of duty with the United States Army in Germany. He retired from UPS after 30 years, and then relocated to Florence in 2002. Don had a heart for lay speaking, having spoken in more than 30 churches prior to his move to Florence. While living most of his life in Thomasville, he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher at...

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Alton Lee Hudson, Jr., 81, a former auto mechanic of Thomasville, died Dec. 4, 2025 at Crowne Health Care of Thomasville. He was born May 26, 1944 in Fulton, to Alton Lee Hudson, Sr. and Beatrice Fendley Hudson. He is survived by three brothers, Tommy Hudson, Sr., Rabe Hudson, and Rebe Hudson. Graveside funeral services were held at Finley Crossing Cemetery on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at 10:30 am with Branch President Sam Etheridge officiating. Arrangements by O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home.

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Bluegrass musician and artisan Winky Hicks died on Dec. 6 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack, sending shock waves from Clarke County to Nashville. He was 72. James Leonard Hicks, whose nickname was bestowed upon him in childhood by an uncle, had not been sick but apparently suffered a heart attack at his Asbury home. Hicks — who had no formal musical training — picked a mean banjo and could make one, as well as guitars, mandolins and fiddles. His instruments were known and coveted not only by up-and-coming musicians but by bluegrass and country music...

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Ann Bedsole, a trailblazer for female politicians in Alabama who had deep ties to Clarke County and was an advocate for the arts, conservation efforts and historical preservation, died on Dec. 1 at the age of 95. Bedsole moved from Selma to Jackson when she was 5 and attended elementary school and junior high in Jackson. Her father, M. White Smith, owned the M.W. Smith Lumber Company and the White Smith Memorial Library in Jackson is named for him. In 1978, Bedsole became the first female Republican elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, then made more history in 1982,...

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When the weather gets grey and damp, I start getting the Christmas spirit. When I think back to the Christmases of my childhood, I think of the weather being cloudy and cold. We never had a white Christmas, but we had plenty damp weather like this. We started planning for Christmas when the Sears and Roebuck catalogue rolled in about the middle of October. Later, we added the to J C Penney catalogue to the mix. Now Amazon has fulfilled the same mission as the Wish Book used to. We just go to our phones and punch in the name...

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