The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
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Community Calendar
APRIL 11 Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Alabama will host the Hole Lotta Fun Scramble April 11 at Thomasville Golf Course. To register call 334-636-5402. Thomasville will host Youth Day Saturday, April 11. Details will be announced. Demopol...
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A love the world misread
A man, who had already lost his beloved wife to an illness that had taken her life a few months earlier, had only one child. An adorable blonde-haired, dark-eyed baby girl they had named Leslie Raynelle. Leslie was understandably the light of h...
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Goat Hill's hidden agenda
he late Alvin Holmes left an indelible T mark on Alabama politics. Some of it was good, some of it not so much. In 2005, the Democratic-led Alabama Legislature passed the state's Open Meetings Act, a long-sought law by the media and then-Attorn...
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The price decision
ack when my son was aboutB10 years old, he and one of his little buddies, Greg, decided the house was apparently the perfect place to play with a baseball bat. Let me be clear — we did not allow that. We did not allow ball playing in the house....
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Community Calendar
APRIL 3 Jackson Rotary Club and Interact Club will host Easter in the Park April 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. The free event will include an Easter Bunny visit, egg hunt, games and activities. Egg hunt for Grove Hill April 4 at 10 a.m. on Main Street in ...
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Is Alabama really the 'most conservative'?
While making the media rounds during an apparent image-repair tour in response to his leaked comments about the Alabama Republican Party, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter repeatedly highlighted the House's conservative record. He did it i...
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Black eyes and broadway shows
Whenever I go to New Orleans, somebody invariably says, “Be careful.” A lot of people think it’s a dangerous place. I think they may have put a curse on me. It certainly was dangerous for me, but not for the reason you may be thinking. Nobody d...
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Tractors, trolls and thinking for myself
I have had this column on my mind for quite some time. I started to write it more than once, then stopped. Finally, I decided I had toyed with it long enough. It was time to say it. Several weeks ago, I wrote a couple of political endorsements ...
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Give God your best Sundays
The cardiologist at my annual appointment asked if I’d ever had a sleep study. I said no. He suggested I do and see what we learn. What I learned is that you sleep very little during a sleep study. The kindly attendant wired me from head to toe...
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Gary Wendell Pruitt
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Gary Wendell Pruitt, who left us peacefully on March 11, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on Nov. 6, 1950, Gary lived a life filled with purpose, adventure and compassion. He resided in Jackson, where h...
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James Lamar Reid
James Lamar Reid passed away peacefully March 17, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born Dec. 4, 1943, in Grove Hill to the late William Vernon Reid and Essie Coats Reid. Reid is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Ann Brown Reid; his son, Ja...
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James O. Griffin
James O. Griffin, 85, passed away on March 21, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones at his home. He was born in Walker Springs on Jan. 3, 1941, to his parents W.J. Griffin and Gladys Few Griffin. James always put God first, family second, followe...
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Community Calendar
MARCH 29 Frisco City will host its Spring Sale Saturday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jones Park at the caboose. Tomatoes, peppers, vegetables, irises, daylilies and assorted flowers will be available. MARCH 30 White Smith Memorial Librar...
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