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THOMASVILLE, Ala. — Thomasville City Schools canceled classes Tuesday after a water main ruptured on the campus shared by Thomasville Middle School and Thomasville High School. Mayor Sheldon Day said…
A Jackson man will spend more than a decade in federal prison for selling drugs out of his Clarke County residence, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Marco Antonio…
CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. — Keeping up with daily changes has been a struggle in Clarke County as COVID-19 cases continue to climb, officials say. Roy Waite, the county’s EMA and…
A Thomasville police officer was taken to the hospital Saturday after what police describe as a violent encounter with a man who had warrants dating back to 2013, closing a…
JACKSON, Ala. — The City of Jackson has taken a major step in expanding its public utilities, announcing that the Jackson Waterworks and Sewer Board has acquired the McVay Water…
FULTON, Ala. — A Thomasville woman has been arrested following a vehicle pursuit that ended in what Fulton police are calling the largest drug bust in the small Clarke County…
Clarke County Sheriff William Ray Norris has resigned, days before he was scheduled to answer impeachment charges before the Alabama Supreme Court. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that Norris…
CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. — With a heightened risk of severe weather forecast this week, emergency management agencies across the Gulf Coast are urging residents to prepare now, and the warnings…
CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. — Clarke County Schools said students would learn remotely every Wednesday in March so employees who want the COVID-19 vaccine could receive both doses, turning a scheduling…
JACKSON, Ala. — Two men currently jailed in Montgomery are persons of interest in the murder of a 72-year-old trucker found shot to death near Jackson, Jackson Police Chief Jerry…