Organizers of Jackson’s 44th annual Forestry Festival are seeking artists to design the event’s official logo, with submissions due July 31 and inspiration drawn from Clarke County’s timber heritage.
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Jackson’s Library Wants to Teach You How to Build a Bluebird a Home This Month
White Smith Memorial Library in Jackson is hosting a bluebird conservation and birdhouse-building workshop July 23, part of an Alabama Cooperative Extension System program.
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A Grant Is Getting Books Into Clarke County Homes Before Kids Ever Set Foot in a Classroom
Clarke County’s Parents as Teachers program is reporting a year of literacy gains after an Ala Tom RC&D Council grant expanded book access and home-visit coaching for families with young children.
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The Clarke County DA’s Office Is Turning the Courthouse Into a Back-to-School Resource Fair for a Day
The Clarke County DA’s Office is hosting a back-to-school community resource fair at the Grove Hill courthouse on July 23, offering free school supplies and family support resources.
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Thomasville Residents Living Near a Proposed Data Center Want Answers. The Mayor Says the City Can’t Legally Stop It Yet.
Residents near a proposed Thomasville data center pressed the city council for answers this week, but Mayor Sheldon Day said the city has limited legal authority to block the project outright.
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A Grant-Funded Home-Visit Program Is Quietly Reshaping How Often Clarke County Kids Get Read To Before They Turn 5
Clarke County’s Parents as Teachers program says AlaTom RC&D Council grant funding has driven a measurable rise in early reading habits among local families with children under 5.
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Clarke County Residents Could See Their Garbage Bill Drop by Nearly a Third After a New Low Bid From Waste Management
Clarke County commissioners reviewed competing solid-waste bids Tuesday, with Waste Management’s low offer of $22.82 a month promising residents a roughly one-third cut to their current garbage bill starting Nov. 1.
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Oversized ‘Superloads’ Rolled Through Clarke County Overnight, Escorted Mile by Mile From a Jackson Barge Landing
Oversized industrial ‘superloads’ moved overnight through Clarke County on July 8 and 9, escorted from a Jackson barge landing to a site near Claiborne under ALDOT and emergency management supervision.
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A Thomasville Couple Took Grieving Families’ Money for Memorials That Never Arrived. They Just Pleaded Guilty.
Anthony Kirven Williams and Teresa Cobb Williams, operators of Williams Granite Memorial in Thomasville, pleaded guilty to theft charges and must pay more than $50,000 in restitution to grieving families.