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Clarke County’s second and third graders increased their reading proficiency, according to the latest report from the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP). There was a report noted at last ...
GROVE HILL -- A representative of Mediacom addressed Clarke County Commissioners Tuesday morning regarding its interest in applying for the Alabama Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scotty Downey is a man on a mission. At 75, he has lived a life of ups and downs, but seven years ago, he changed in a way he never thought possible. As a child, Downey’s life was filled with loss and ...
GROVE HILL — A man known for his overwhelming kindness and joy, though gone in body, will forever be visible in Grove Hill’s memory after having the new fire station named in his honor. The Chris ...
Grove Hill officer Mario Puller (left) and Grove Hill Police Chief Daniel Gibson (right) watch as Clarke County Sheriff DeWayne Smith lights the flame at last year’s Special Olympics. Photo by Barry ...
Arrests booked in the Clarke County Jail April 14 -20 include: Charles Douglas Godwin, 51, probation violation new charge – felony Alexis Santana Paige Long, 27, here for court, unlawful distribution ...
Young men and women today seem less eager to start families than they were even 10 or 20 years ago. Dr. Glenn Sharfman, professor of History at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, sees this trend ...
Easter Sunday just came and went. It got me thinking about shoes. We always got a new pair for Easter. We only got two pairs of new Sunday shoes per year – one for Easter and one for fall. I grew up ...
At Monday evening’s Grove Hill City Council meeting, Mayor Ross Wood noted special needs students from here will not have to travel to Jackson for school beginning in the 2025- 2026 school year. Grove ...
Clarke Prep Varsity Gators won big over Patrician Academy Varsity Saints 13-3 on Thursday. The Saints opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two singles. Patrician first got on the board ...