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Roderick Pugh learned how to shoot guns while hunting with his uncle and cousin as a youngster in Clarke County but never imagined he would become a sniper in the U.S. Army targeting Iraqi fighters in ...
Arrests booked in the Clarke County Jail July 21 - 27 include the following: Jacob Scott Hochstetler, 32, driving while revoked Frank D. King, 65, organized retail theft Ty’rese Merritt, 34, organized ...
GROVE HILL — Clarke County Sheriff DeWayne Smith and Grove Hill police officer Haley Horton warned students to steer clear of drugs while addressing Clarke County High School’s band camp on July 25.
Jim Herod is a retired Georgia Tech mathematics professor. He and his wife, Martha, moved to her hometown of Grove Hill in retirement where they were active in the community for years. They are now ...
The 31st annual Clarke County National Wild Turkey Federation banquet will be Friday beginning at 6 p.m. at the Community House in Jackson. About 200 people attended last year‘s event and have had as ...
More than 100 athletes, about 350 volunteers, and an unknown amount of spectators are expected fill Legion Field at Simpkins Stadium Tuesday as the annual Special Olympics moves to Jackson High School ...
GROVE HILL -- The economy and tax revenue in Grove Hill have grown in the last four years but better infrastructure is needed for the trend to continue, according to Mayor Ross Wood. The city’s total ...
MONTGOMERY - Head Coach Taylor Clemmons had a feeling that this year’s Clarke Prep Gators’ baseball team had a chance to bring home the gold trophy. That proved to be true when the Grove Hill school ...
The following Clarke Prep players were named to the 2025 ASWA All- State Baseball team. Cooper Clemmons (center) - Hitter of the Year and 1st Team All-State Max Anderson (left)- 1st Team All- State ...
Nothing can make you feel old like a 60th class reunion. We had one of those last week. Out of a class of 52, there were 17 of us present including spouses. We didn’t have a program, just lunch at a ...
For decades, residents of West Alabama have waited for a highway that would connect them more efficiently to the rest of the state. The project promises to create a four-lane, north-south highway, ...
Jackson’s City Council took the first step toward the establishment of a new Jackson industry Tuesday. A resolution was passed at the council meeting seeking a tax abatement for CM Biomass d/b/a ...