The driver of an 18-wheeler that rear-ended vehicles stopped at a Thomasville red light in 2025, killing two people, has pleaded guilty to two counts of criminally negligent homicide.
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Clarke County
Clarke County Families Invited to Free Back-to-School Resource Fair in Grove Hill
The Clarke County District Attorney’s Office will host a free back-to-school community resource fair July 23 at the courthouse in Grove Hill, with school supply giveaways and connections to local family services.
Clarke County
Nearly 80 Years On, Thomasville’s American Legion Fourth of July Barbecue Still Packs the Post
Hundreds turned out at American Legion Post 112 in Thomasville for a barbecue tradition dating to 1947, where volunteers cooked 1,800 pounds of Boston butts to raise money for the high school marching band.
Clarke County
Navy Veteran and Former Reporter Named Assistant Principal at Thomasville High School
Jay Russell, a Desert Storm Navy veteran, former newspaper reporter and longtime English teacher, has been selected as the new assistant principal at Thomasville High School after a year teaching in the district.
Clarke County
Thomasville High Graduate Returns Home as a Math Teacher Four Years After Walking the Stage
Abigail Thompson, a 2022 Thomasville High School graduate, is coming back to her alma mater this fall to teach mathematics after earning two degrees from Auburn University.
Clarke County
Thomasville Firefighters Trade the Engine for a Storybook at Summer Library Program
Two Thomasville firefighters read to children at the public library’s Local Legends Story Time on July 2, then walked the crowd outside for an up-close look at a fire truck.
Clarke County
At 92, a Jackson Deacon Publishes a Spiritual Dictionary and Signs Copies in Thomasville
Deacon Jimmie Sullivan of Saint Union Baptist Church in Jackson signed copies of his book, a spiritual dictionary titled Kingdom Language, at the Thomasville Public Library.
Brewton
Judy Belk Entered the District 22 Senate Race as a Republican; Sheldon Day Stepped Aside
The special election to succeed the late state Sen. Pat Lindsey took shape in February 2009, with Citronelle’s Judy McCain Belk running as a Republican and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day declining to enter.
Clarke County
The Speaker’s Wallet: How More Than $1 Million Kept Alabama’s House in Democratic Hands
Campaign records showed House Speaker Seth Hammett moved more than $1.4 million to Democratic candidates across Alabama in the 2006 cycle, including several from Mobile and the southwest counties.