A man wanted by Clarke County authorities was arrested on Dec. 31 for probation violation on a felony murder charge by the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department. Jessie James Taite Jr. was wanted for ...

Clarke County residents will vote in four countywide and four district races in 2026. Incumbent Republican Sheriff DeWayne Smith has announced he is running for re-election after being appointed by ...

The following deeds and licenses were recorded by the Clarke County Probate Office: Marriage License Dec. 29 – Jan. 2 Henry Floyd Hunsinger to Yolonda Leighann Hester Matthew Sterling Phillips to ...

Willie Welch, a longtime timberman and a former mayor of Grove Hill, died Jan. 2 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. Welch, 76, had been ill for months. Welch owned and operated Welch Timber Company, ...

The Clarke County Kingdom Builders, a local nonprofit ministry dedicated to improving lives by building residential wheelchair ramps for those in need, are entering 2026 after a recordsetting year of ...

William and Vincent Colvin, students of Southern Karate Academy in Thomasville under the teaching of Sensei Neil Ballard, competed in the Mississippi Karate Association and the ProMac Karate Circuit ...

A Grove Hill man was found dead at his home on New Year’s Day and no foul play is suspected, authorities said. The body of James Parnell, 75, was discovered at his residence on North Jackson Street ...

Peggy and I did not plan to be where we were this Christmas, any more than Joseph and Mary planned to be in Bethlehem on that first Christmas. This was our 62nd Christmas together as husband and wife.

Whether you grew up here in the South or moved here from somewhere else, sooner or later, you’re bound to hear about superstitions. Most of us were raised on them. Somewhere along the way, an elder ...

As is my custom for the past 21 years, my year end column illuminates Alabama political luminaries that passed away this year. We lost some good ones. Former State Senator and Lt. Governor George ...

I remember when I was a little girl, my mama told me about my daddy coming home from work with nails stuck in his pants. He’d ripped them at work, but rather than miss a day, he grabbed a handful of ...

Lauren Mathews, right, attended Girls’ Day at the state Capitol, which is an annual event aimed at inspiring young women to become engaged in government. The participants had an opportunity to meet ...