The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
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113 episodes
Snapper now 7 days a week
Anglers who fish in Alabama waters will now gain more access to American red snapper, effective the Friday before Memorial Day. The 2026 season for private recreational anglers and state-licensed charter boats opened May 22 and will run seven d...
Predator bites the dust
I have always believed if you kill something, there needs to be a reason for it. Deer and turkeys provide food. Coyotes hunt and kill those deer and turkeys. If coyotes are constantly hunting the same deer and turkeys you hunt, you will have mu...
Community Calendar
JUNE 1 White Smith Memorial Library, Jackson, will hold a board meeting June 1 at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. July 3 American Legion will host its annual barbecue July 3. Dine-in service will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and takeo...
Can kindness help save a marriage?
Sinking ship marriages — if you are in one, it’s a scary thing … with a lot of anger, defeatism, anxiety and damaged pride as shipmates. But maybe you still feel that you would rather patch the holes that are rapidly taking on water, rather tha...
June 16 runoffs promise Alabama's next political test
The dust has settled from the momentous May 19 primaries and there were very few surprises in the statewide results. The turnout was low, which has become the norm for midterm election years in Alabama. The 23% turnout was about what it was fou...
Before we criticize, consider the heart
Sometimes the smallest moments teach us the biggest lessons about grace. When my son William was about 5 years old, we had beautiful pink azaleas blooming along the sidewalk in front of our house. One afternoon, William came to the door carryin...
GES recognizes perfect attendance
Grove Hill Elementary School recognized Bentley Strong, Michaela Johnson and Skylar Walker for perfect attendance in the 2025-26 school year. Arti...
Two local teachers honored as master teaching fellows
Two Clarke County School District teachers were selected as master teaching fellows in the NSF-funded Cultivating Elementary Mathematics Specialists project. Celena McCormick of Gillmore Elementary School and Tiffany Singley of Grove Hill Eleme...
Tigers win 3 before falling, 6-3
Thomasville won three games at the Class 3A softball South Regional in Gulf Shores before being eliminated by a 6-3 loss to T.R. Miller on May 14. Losing pitcher Mary Lindsey Drinkard gave up five runs on nine hits in four innings while Kianna ...
Lyric Thompson signs with CACC
Thomasville three-sport standout Lyric Thompson signed to play volleyball for Coastal Alabama Community College in Bay Minette on May 15. Thompson, who was also a basketball and track star at THS, said she is ready to get started at CACC. “I’m ...
Clarke Prep girls end as state runner-up at 32-12
Clarke Prep’s softball team finished as the Class AA AISA softball runner-up after falling to Bessemer Academy in the finals on May 2. Bessemer swept the Gators 10-0 and 6-0 but coach Haley Thorpe said the season and her players were defined by...
Gators take it to the limit
MONTGOMERY — Clarke Prep’s bid for back-to-back Class AA AISA baseball titles fell short in a 2-0 loss to Southern Academy in the deciding game of the finals on May 14 at Paterson Field. Southern’s Mason Turner won a duel with the Gators’ Camde...
Community Calendar
JUNE 1 White Smith Memorial Library, Jackson, will hold a board meeting June 1 at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. July 3 American Legion will host its annual barbecue July 3. Dine-in service will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and takeo...
The return of Mo Brooks
Mo Brooks, a former six-term congressman, was aiming to win a seat in the Alabama Legislature. Such a move is unprecedented, going from one of the world's most exclusive clubs as a member of Congress to likely being relegated to a backbencher i...
Faulkner rises
The 2026 regular legislative session has concluded. This is an election year in Alabama. In election years, lawmakers often introduce bills that generate favorable headlines but do little to improve the health and welfare of their constituents....
It is time to ask why this keeps happening
In nearly 45 years in the media business — including 33 years in newspapers — one thing I have always dreaded is covering tragedies in our communities. As our newspaper group has grown across South Alabama, I now find myself covering painful st...
Anna Grace Johnson
Anna Grace Johnson, 22, passed away far too soon, leaving behind a world that was brighter because she was in it. A 2022 graduate of Fairhope High School, Anna Grace was fearless in the way she lived and loved. She proudly served in the United ...
Thomasville ends fine season with 21-11 mark
Thomasville saw its season end with 20-1 and 10-1 losses to No. 8-ranked Lee-Scott Academy in the third round of the Class 3A state baseball playoffs in Auburn on May 6-7. The Tigers (21-11) captured the 3A Area 4 title and won 15 of their last...
Clarke Prep All-Stars
Fresh off a runner-up finish in the AISA finals, six Clarke Prep players were selected to participate in the AISA Softball All-Star event. Selected were seniors Drue Flint, Kelsen-Ann Davis and Kady Thomas along with juniors Brooke Brasell, Add...
Tiger girls surge to Area 4 crown
Zakiya Pritchett had three hits and drove in five runs to lead Thomasville to a 24-0 win over visiting Dallas County on May 4 to win the 3A Area 4 softball tournament. Winning pitcher Zion Howard allowed one hit in the three-inning mercy rule c...
