Dollar General has announced it will be closing 100 stores across the nation the first quarter of the year. They will also shut 45 of their Pop-shelf stores. The company will change the former ...

Clarke County’s softball team had its best output at the plate this season but still fell short in a pair of games last week against Washington County and Southern Choctaw. “We played hard and ...

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians have a proud history of supporting youth in livestock. Each year, two young people from each of Alabama’s 67 counties are awarded a scholarship from the tribe to aid ...

Local musician James “Winky” Hicks of Clarke County recently won second place in the Banjo and Fiddle Competition playing with his 1930’s Gibson pre-war flat head Granada. The Banjo and Fiddle ...

Change is not always easy, but it is inevitable. In working here, for over 10 years, I've seen lots of people come and go, but I must say our recent departure of our reporter Eduardo Magana will be a ...

I enjoy reading a good book. I think that began when I was a child. I had a grandmother who read to me. I a m sure that she was not the only one but I have distinct, early memories of sitting in Nanny ...

I bet there is none among us who cannot tell what they were doing last Saturday. We were all waiting on the big storm to hit. I was supposed to go to my son’s house near Birmingham to help him ...

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries recently received reports of unsolicited tomato and onion seeds being delivered to residents across the state through the U.S. Postal Service. The ...

Clarke County was spared the worst of Saturday night’s severe weather but other parts of the state and nation were not as fortunate. At least 42 people died across multiple states as a powerful storm ...

J.U. Blacksher swept Clarke County 14-4, 14-3 and 20-5 in the first 2A Area 1 series of the season on March 13 and 14.  J.U. Blacksher 14, CCHS 4 In the series opener in Uriah on March 13, the ...

In moments of uncertainty and chaos, finding peace in the assurance of God’s sovereignty is a source of strength and comfort. Whatever our life circumstances may be, God is in control, guiding our ...

Sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the American diet. People who often drink sugary drinks are more likely to experience health problems. These problems include weight gain, ...