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07/25/2024

Looking for a Delivery Driver!
Every Wednesday
Call The Democrat for details 251-275-3375

07/17/2024

OKLAHOMA! Come enjoy the Show🎉

General Admission $15
Preferred Setting First 7 Rows $20

07/17/2024

Follow the link to sign petition for women’s health and labor services at Grove Hill Hospital.

https://chng.it/nZZk9Cmz4y

07/10/2024

Tickets available at Champions Treasures bait shop.

07/10/2024

07/01/2024

Mattie Gwin 251-769-0921

04/11/2024

In the April 11 edition of the Clarke County Democrat, a press release from the Alabama Forestry Association was erroneously titled as “Alabama Forestry Commission endorses Caroleene Dobson.” The Alabama Forestry Commission did not endorse Dobson. We apologize for any inconvenience or misunderstanding the error might have caused.

03/21/2024

The Clarke County Commission Office has NOT Approved Good Friday as a Holiday, There was a Miscommunication,we apologize for any inconvenience the error might have caused.

02/15/2024

Woodworker and artist Bud Rogers of Jackson, Alabama, will receive statewide and national exposure with a feature on Simply Southern TV.

The show will premiere locally on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 6 a.m. on WPMI-TV 15 and will be rebroadcast on national cable network RFD-TV on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. Central time.

“Bud Rogers has the unique ability to turn a piece of wood into a work of art. A lifelong woodworker, he took up wood turning about 15 years ago when he taught himself the craft,” said Simply Southern reporter Melissa Bowman. “At his lathe, he produces a variety of items, including his popular multi-colored Christmas ornaments that combine different types of wood.”

Those interested in seeing Bud’s work can find a selection of his items at Black Belt Treasures in Camden.

In 2024, Simply Southern TV is celebrating 10 years with special reflections throughout this season.

Every week, viewers can catch the show on the following channels:

WSFA-TV 12 in Montgomery on Saturdays at 5 a.m.

WPMI-TV 15 in Mobile on Sundays at 6 a.m.

WBMA-TV 33/40 in Birmingham on Sundays at 6:30 a.m.

WAFF-TV 48 in Huntsville on Sundays at 9 a.m.

RFD-TV cable network on Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

Simply Southern TV is a 30-minute show that celebrates Alabama’s farmers, gardeners, makers, rural communities and one-of-a-kind destinations. Episodes are also available on the show’s website at www.SimplySouthernTV.net.

Simply Southern TV is presented by the Alabama Farmers Federation, but it’s made possible through sponsorships. Those include major sponsor Alabama Farmers Cooperative; supporting sponsor Alfa Insurance; sustaining sponsors Alabama Catfish Producers, Alabama Soybean Producers; and Alabama Wheat & Feed Grain Producers; and contributing sponsors Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation and Sweet Grown Alabama.

02/15/2024

Mid-Central and Fulton Utilities Customers: Due to maintenance on the Liberty Water Tank today, Thursday, February15th, customers on both utility companies may experience discolored water and/or lower water pressure for a few days. We appreciate your understanding while this required maintenance is being performed. Thank you!

02/10/2024

Please join Alabama Extension as we host our Very Berry Garden-to-Pantry workshop.
We will have agents from the Home Grounds team discuss blueberry and strawberry production, maintenance, and pest management. The Food Safety and Quality team will guide participants as they make their own blueberry jam and taste-test dehydrated strawberries. To finish off the class our Human Nutrition, Diet & Health agent will provide nutritional/health programming and a refreshing very berry treat! Space is limited. Cost is $12.00. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.aces.edu/go/g2p to register!

02/06/2024

10PM UPDATE… SpaceX has officially scrubbed (cancelled) the AX-3 splashdown originally scheduled to happen Tuesday evening off Pensacola Beach due to unfavorable seas/weather conditions. Details on the rescheduled splashdown have not yet been announced.

Cancelled: LOOK NORTHWEST AROUND 5:15PM TUESDAY TO POTENTIALLY SEE A FIREBALL... The SpaceX AX-3 mission is slated to return to Earth on Tuesday evening around 5:15PM CST. You may be able to step outside and see a long-lasting red or white fireball entering the atmosphere high in the sky and streaking toward Earth as the Dragon capsule moves from northwest to southeast toward its splashdown point south of Pensacola, FL in the northern Gulf. A brief sonic boom may also be possible. Look toward the northwest horizon starting around 5:10PM Central Time on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The splash down is tentatively scheduled to happen around 5:26PM CST.

Clear skies tomorrow evening should make this a great opportunity for south Alabama and northwest Florida to witness space history! Good opportunity for kids across the area to see modern spaceflight in action.

Here is the SpaceX website for the specific mission: https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=ax-3

02/02/2024

𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! Come join us this Sunday, February 4 between 11am and 2pm.

02/02/2024

Please Share!

Our students are in need of substitute school nurses! If you are an RN or LPN
and interested in working in our schools as a substitute nurse, please contact Ashley Baugh at the Clarke County Board of Education at 251-250-2155.

02/02/2024

We hope you are getting started on decorating those bikes, wagons and strollers! We are excited to partner with the Grove Hill Area Chamber of Commerce & Thomasville Alabama Chamber of Commerce in hosting the first "Krewe of Kids" Mardi Gras Parade in Clarke County. This year the parade will be in Grove Hill. We can't wait to see you there!

02/02/2024

Valentines Day is on its way!!show your special someone you care with a valentine day card in The Clarke County Democrat give a wonderful keepsake💕

02/02/2024

Our county health departments will be unable to provide immunizations or certificates of immunization on January 31, February 1, and February 2 due to upgrades in our Immunization Registry System. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding!

County health departments will be open during their regular hours on these days, and other clinics and services will be available to the public.

01/19/2024

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261 North Jackson Street PO Box 39
Grove Hill, AL
36451

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+12512753375

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Videos

Singing get at Easter sunrise service, Grove Hill.

Kenneth Ray Reeves' sugar cane mill in action. He recently had a kidney transplant but is doing well. See the story in the Nov. 22 Democrat.

Here's a video of Auctioneer Doak Lambert of Coppell, Texas in action at the Compton Charolais sale in Nanafalia Oct. 14. The sale moved steadily with quality bulls and heifers moved through the ring.

CCHS Powder Puff Football

It is homecoming week at CCHS. Thursday afternoon there was a parade followed by a powder puff football game between the high school girls. The sophomores/juniors won 22-20 over the seniors/freshmen but some questionable penalties by the refs (CCHS coaches) may have helped tighten the score. We figured the refs were from the NFL. The male cheerleaders had some good moves and some of the girls ought to go out for the varsity team. Here are a few video clips from the game. Tonight the Bulldogs host Wilcox Central. The homecoming court will be presented. Go Bulldogs!

Fire Threatens Hopewell Baptist

A woods fire Thursday afternoon, June 7, threatened Hopewell Baptist Church on Highway 154 in Chilton. The fire, in a pine plantation, burned up to the edge of the church lawn and if the grass had not been as green as it was, might have burned the church. The wind was gusting and blowing smoke and debris across the church. Fulton firefighters, Alabama Forestry Commission and Scotch equipment fought the blaze. See next week's Democrat for more.