Thomasville Times

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is offering tips to help hummingbirds during their migration season in Alabama in late September and early October. Hummingbirds, like many birds, are a migratory species and travel approximately 20 to 25 miles per day. They head south for the winter toward Central America and Mexico to reach a warmer climate and search for food. Unlike other bird species,...

For nearly 30 years, Willie and I remodeled an old house built in the late 1800s. Looking back, I'm not sure whether we owned that house or that house owned us. We bought it when our daughter was 2 and our son, William, was 6. To say it needed a little TLC would be an understatement. We gutted it. There wasn't a wall, floor or ceiling we didn't eventually remodel. Ironically, about...

I t seems like I have been going to a lot of 80th birthdays lately. It really is a milestone to be celebrated. It means we have outlived the “threescore and ten” we were promised. It really got me thinking about old age. Next year, I will hit the mark of being 80. It seems hard to believe. It means we are in the final chapter of our lives. We are in the fourth act of our lives. I love to watch old...

Jamie “Red” Etheredge turned 94 years old on June 15. He has been one of the most outstanding and kindhearted leaders our state has seen this century. Red Etheredge was born June 15, 1932, in Marengo County. His distinctive Black Belt diction accentuates his Marengo County roots. He has been very successful in both business and government. Red founded Red E Mix Concrete Co. in Greenville in 1961....

OCT. 3 Fulton’s annual gospel singing will be from 4-9 p.m. at Morris W. Allday Station No. 1. A ceremony honoring military members and first responders will begin at 6 p.m. The event will feature gospel and bluegrass performers, food, concessions, a cake auction, door prizes and a split-the-pot raffle. Thomasville’s Hometown Harvest Fest will be held downtown with a classic car show, Trunk or Tre...

DEMOPOLIS — Eighth grader Tyson Davis rushed for 288 yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns to lead Thomasville to a 48-34 win over Demopolis on Sept. 25. Davis scored on runs of 34, 51, 11 and 38 yards for the Tigers (5-1). “It was definitely a special performance Friday night,” Thomasville coach Clint Anderson said. “Tyson is a very talented player.” Anderson credited offensive linemen Gunnar L...

Ross Messinger returned from injury to run for 108 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns but Clarke Prep battled from behind most of the night in a 32-20 loss at Morgan Academy on Sept. 25. Messinger scored on runs of 12 and 4 yards and Camden Jones added 76 yards on 19 carries, including a 9-yard scoring run, for the Gators (3-3). The Senators (4-2) briefly trailed 7-6 after Messinger’s 12-yard...

MILLRY — Peebo Pugh completed 12 of 22 passes for 274 yards and four touchdowns as No. 7-ranked Class 2A Clarke County rolled past Millry 32-0 on Sept. 25. Pugh threw TD passes of 36 and 56 yards to Isaiah Davis, 64 yards to Da’Marion Horn and 62 yards to Ja’Marion Jenkins. Davis capped the scoring with a 16-yard run late in the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs (5-0), who won handily despite commit...

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John Craig Milstead, 58, of Coffeeville, born on Sept. 4, 1968, to parents John Christopher Milstead and Mary Evonne Dungan Milstead, died Sept. 18, 2026. Craig worked at International Paper as a construction manager in Prattville. He loved Alabama football, repairing cars to sell, and when he had the time, he enjoyed going fishing and riding his motorcycle on the country roads. Preceding him in d...

Mr. Justin Eugene Overstreet, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Crowne Health Care in Jackson, leaving behind a lifetime of cherished memories and a family who loved him dearly. For 52 wonderful years, he shared his life with his beloved wife, Mrs. Sandy Campbell Overstreet, the love of his life and his faithful companion through the years. Mr. Overstreet was truly one of...

A lawyer for the company that holds the mortgage on the defunct Thomasville Regional Medical Center told a local judge last week that the facility’s sale appears imminent and the hospital could reopen by the end of the year. After the hospital defaulted on a million loan and closed in 2024, North Avenue Capital, the Florida-based mortgage holder, asked that the property be placed in receivership t...

A suspect who used an aluminum baseball to beat a Thomasville man to death on Sept. 12 has been charged with murder, according to the Clarke County Sheriff ’s Department. Rickey Lee Harrell II, 56, was charged with killing Reginald Newton, 50, the CCSD said. Deputies responded to Round Hill Road in Thomasville around 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 12 and investigators said the incident stemmed from an argumen...

THOMASVILLE — A Camden policeman and former area law enforcement officer was killed on Sept. 8 in an off-duty motorcycle crash in Thomasville. Charles Michael “Bone” Andrews, 49, died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a ditch. Andrews lived in Thomasville. Andrews served with the Camden, Thomasville and Grove Hill police departments and the Clarke County Sheriff ’s Department. Andrew...

Local artist Christi Phillips Bunn, who specializes in architectural renderings, has been honored as September’s featured artist for the Alabama Art Supply store. Bunn, who graduated from Thomasville High School in 1983, does custom home sketches on commission from clients across the United States and the UK. She has also done portraits of people and animals, florals, landscapes and scenes from ev...

For decades, Dr. Sumpter Blackmon has been a familiar face in Camden, where he has practiced family medicine and cared for generations of patients in rural Wilcox County. For years, Blackmon struggled to find another physician willing to practice in a rural community, leaving him to carry a tremendous share of the area’s primary care workload. According to local accounts, he sometimes saw as many...

The Wilcox Historical Society, in partnership with Chris Pringle Construction, has begun a 0,000 restoration project at the historical society’s headquarters, the Wilcox Female Institute. As part of the restoration, the institute’s original solid-bronze bell, which dates to 1850, has been removed from storage in the basement of Camden Baptist Church, where it had been kept for approximately 50 yea...

Bus drivers for Thomasville City Schools in 2026-27 include (standing) Joyce Cunningham, Donald Knight, Melissa Murphy, Melvin Calhoun, Christy Knight and Terry Stifflemire, the director of transportation and bus safety services. Seated are Tina Blount, Anna Nall, Kellie Hudson, Kim Faust and Candace Cassity. Article Link

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Lathan Funeral Home provided free sack lunches to all Clarke County first responders in recognition of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Nearly 300 lunches were prepared by the Courthouse Square Deli in Grove Hill. “It is our honor to show our appreciation to all our first responders for your dedication to our community,” Lathan said in a statement. Article Link

Thomasville High School began offering a new modern manufacturing career tech class this academic year with 38 students registered. Burkes Mechanical Contracting of Thomasville is one of many area companies and industries that encouraged the school administration to develop the class. Burkes stepped up in the first month by dressing all the students in professional work equipment, including safety...

Have you ever had something wrong with your vehicle, taken it to a mechanic and suddenly it won’t do the thing you’ve been complaining about? You explain the noise. You describe exactly when it happens. You might even try to imitate the sound while the mechanic looks at you like he’s reconsidering every decision that led him to this particular conversation. He checks everything, drives it around t...

Sometimes it’s hard to focus on what we have to be thankful for. The past couple of weeks have been hard for me. I was returning from a trip to Boston where I had a wonderful time. I had seen all the sights on my bucket list and eaten all the local specialties. I had visited the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Botanical Gardens and even visited the place where “Cheers” was filmed. I sat at the tab...

The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, in which four innocent little Black girls were murdered, was one of the most horrendous and unconscionable events to occur in Alabama. These little girls were attending Sunday school at their church and were killed only because of the color of their skin. This horrific bombing shocked the nation and touched the souls of all Americans, especially white Southe...

SEPT. 1-30 Thomasville Public Library, 101 W. Front St., offers free library card registration throughout September. SEPT. 8, 15 and 29 Jackson Intermediate School will host Family Library Nights from 3-6 p.m. Students must have a note to stay after school. No phone calls will be accepted. SEPT. 18-30 Elementary-age children may pick up Little Fire Chief Mission Cards and complete fire-safety acti...