The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
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Pauline D. Hudson
Mrs. Pauline D. Hudson, age 94, passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026 at her home in Mexia. Mrs. Hudson was born in Clarke County and had been a resident of Mexia for the past 51 years. She was a former employee of Northside Preschool in Selma and S...
Patricia Gray Turner King
Mrs. Patricia Gray Turner King, 74, passed away peacefully at her home Aug. 12, 2026. She was born Jan. 24, 1952, in Jackson to Thomas White Turner Sr. and Hattie Luisa Parnell Turner. Pat was a longtime resident of Sunflower. She loved her fam...
Deborah Jane Dees
Deborah Jane Dees, a beloved mother, devoted friend and cherished member of the Jackson community, passed away peacefully on Aug. 10, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on Jan. 22, 1950, to her parents, Johnnie Prewett and Nellie ...
Messinger, Jones carry Clarke Prep to win over Wilcox
GROVE HILL — Ross Messinger ran for 138 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns and Camden Jones added a pair of scores as Clarke Prep defeated Wilcox Academy 26-12 at Billy Hamilton Field on Aug. 28. “I was very pleased,” Gators coach Charlie T...
HERE GOES THE BOOM!
Thomasville running back C.J. Rowden (3) sprints 47 yards for a touchdown during the 34-6 Tiger victory over Sweet Water. Rowden scored three touchdowns in the Thomasville romp Aug. 28 at D.F. Anderson Field. See the game story on Page 1B. ...
Miscues leave Jackson 0-2
Key mistakes doomed Jackson to a 29-18 loss at Bayside Academy on Aug. 28 as the Aggies fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2005. The Admirals (1-0) scored off a busted coverage and a pick-six and the Aggies, trailing 22-18, converted a fake p...
Peebo Pugh prolific as Clarke rips Leroy
GROVE HILL — Quarterback Peebo Pugh ran for 121 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown and completed 7 of 11 passes for 87 yards as Clarke County scored 20 unanswered points in the second half for a 27-8 win over Leroy on Aug. 28 to drop the Bears...
Tiger runners cut loose for rout of Sweet Water
C.J. Rowden ran for three touchdowns to lead Thomasville to a 34-6 romp over Sweet Water on Aug. 28 at D.F. Anderson Field. Rowden scored on runs of 47, 16 and 7 yards for the Tigers (2-0) and Hunter Norwood added a 51-yard TD run. Jacob Rotton...
Dolly Parton was truly an American original
We lost an icon last week. Dolly Parton is dead. I heard about it in Faneuil Hall in Boston. A clerk in a shop remarked on it, and at first I thought I had misheard. But when we got back to the hotel, it was all over the news. It was as if...
Wilson gave us the bridge, Dolly gave it a name
It seems like every news channel I have watched this past week has featured interviews, stories and memories about Dolly Parton. I heard one interview that really made me stop and think about all the good Dolly did during her lifetime. The...
Timber growth outpaces rate of cutting
GROVE HILL — Clarke County and the rest of Alabama is growing timber faster than it is being cut, thanks to the state’s investment in forestry, retired foresters told the Clarke County Historical Society Sunday. However, the oversupply of timbe...
Clarke County transportation staff attend special training
The Clarke County School District’s new transportation staff recently attended specialized orientation and training. From left are bookkeeper Alison Furrow, director Craig White and assistant superintendent Jackie Daffin, all of whom attended t...
Foreign beef imports can harm local farmers
Former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt and the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association have expressed strong opposition to a Trump administration proposal aimed at lowering beef prices by allowing du...
Parton's legacy of giving continues
Dolly Parton is being remembered for her many charitable activities following her death on Aug. 25 at age 80, including her Imagination Library, a program that has provided millions of free books to young children. The program began in Parton’s...
Wreck at Fulton junction intersection
A collision involving a loaded 18-wheeler and a Chevrolet Traverse occurred Aug. 27 at the Fulton intersection of Alabama Highway 178 and U.S. Highway 43. According to preliminary information, the 18-wheeler was traveling from Alabama Highway 1...
Moye selected as vice president of statewide association
Clarke County Commissioner Tyrone Moye has been elected 2026-2027 Vice President of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA), the statewide association representing Alabama’s 67 county governments. Moye was elected to the positio...
Multi-agency pursuit ends in rollover crash on U.S. 43
A high-speed pursuit involving multiple Clarke County law enforcement agencies ended in a crash Monday evening after authorities attempted to stop a person in a stolen vehicle traveling on U.S. Highway 43, according to authorities. Decorius Coo...
Old Highway 43 to close for West Alabama Highway work
The conversion of U.S. Highway 43 and Alabama Highway 69 to four lanes between Thomasville and Tuscaloosa is progressing, with work on the lower end of the project requiring a two- to three-month closure of the north end of Old Highway 43 at th...
Clarke school board discusses attendance
GROVE HILL — The Clarke County Board of Education received updates on efforts to boost student attendance and Jackson High School’s plans to improve ACT scores at its Aug. 25 meeting. The school system’s Anna Traweek discussed the district’s ef...
Thomasville goes 2-2 for bronze bracket v-ball win
Thomasville finished 2-2 to win the bronze bracket of the Battle of Tombigbee volleyball tournament at Jackson High on Aug. 22. The Tigers lost to Excel 15-25, 15- 25 and to Southern Choctaw 16-25, 22-25. They beat Clarke County 25- 14, 25-18 a...
Penalties fatal for Jackson in loss to Citronelle
JACKSON — First-year Jackson coach Ryan Little didn't have to search far to identify one of his team’s biggest problems following Friday night's 22-13 season-opening loss to Citronelle at Legion Field. The Aggies were flagged 21 times for 160 y...
Thomasville wins a thriller with late heroics over Leroy
THOMASVILLE — Thomasville’s defense held Leroy out of the end zone as time expired and C.J. Welch's 25-yard field goal with 11:26 left provided the winning points in the Tigers’ 22-21 win over the No. 6-ranked Class 1A Bears Friday night in a w...
Bulldogs roll in opener to 29-0 shutout of WCHS
CHATOM — Clarke County’s Isaiah Davis scored on runs of 6 and 12 yards and quarterback Peebo Pugh added two big scoring plays on a 37- yard run and a 27-yard pass to Braylen Watkins as Clarke County shut down Washington County 29-0 Friday night...
