Thomasville Times

Graduation season has a way of making you stop and reflect. As we were getting ready for my granddaughter’s graduation this week, we were going through her awards and scholarship. I was excited to hear about all of her accomplishments. Of course, we have been part of her journey since the day she was born, but there is something special about watching a child cross that stage at high school gradua...

Our much-anticipated 2026 primary elections are next Tuesday, May 19. Alabamians have awaited the election for months. This is a major year in Alabama politics. All constitutional offices and legislative seats are on the ballot. Most states elect governors during presidential election years. Alabama, along with several other Southern states, holds gubernatorial races during what is nationally know...

I am going on a Mediterranean cruise shortly. It will be my first international trip since COVID and a lot has changed since I last traveled abroad. Now we all obsess over luggage weight. If your suitcase weighs more than 50 pounds, you are in trouble. I am packing lightly and carefully editing my wardrobe. Thankfully warm weather means lighter clothes. I will also be wearing comfortable tennis sh...

MAY 21 The Clarke County Education Retirees will meet May 21 at 11:45 a.m. at Davids Catfish House in Thomasville. There will be a birthday celebration. Those attending are asked to bring can goods and paper goods. JUNE 1 White Smith Memorial Library, Jackson, will hold a board meeting June 1 at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. JUNE 6 Grove Hill Arts Council will host a Coffee Painting class Jun...

Mardie Carpenter, Valedictorian of the Thomasville High School Class of 2025, spoke May 5 to the Class of 2026 during “College and Career Decision Day” in the school gym. Article Link

Staff Members of the Month for April 2026 at Thomasville Middle School: John David Phillips, history teacher; and Angela Price, child nutrition program manager. They are with Renae Williams, TMS assistant principal; and Brad Elam, TMS principal. Article Link

Hannah Dozier (center), science teacher, has been selected as the “Staff Member of the Month” for May 2026 at Thomasville High School. She is with Eddie Armstead Jr., THS principal; and April Bouler, THS assistant principal. Article Link

Eddie Armstead Jr., principal of Thomasville High School, was honored May 1 in recognition of National School Principals Day. He is pictured with April Bouler, THS Assistant Principal. Article Link

Barry H. Hendrix (center), Marketing and Communications Manager for the Thomasville City Schools District, was recognized May 8 by Thomasville High School for National School Communicators Day. He is pictured with Eddie Armstead Jr., THS Principal; and April Bouler, THS Assistant Principal. Article Link

Candy Thompson (second from left), Lead School Nurse, was recognized for National School Nurse Day by Thomasville High School. She is pictured with Eddie Armstead Jr., THS Principal; Candace McConnell, Bookkeeper; April Bouler, THS Assistant Principal; Cindy Hare, Secretary; and Chelsea Doggett, THS Career Coach. Article Link

“Students of the Month” for May 2026 at Thomasville High School were as follows: Isabella Sepulveda, 10th Grade; Taylor Johnson, Ninth Grade; and Idrian Moore, 11th Grade. Not pictured is Charlie Nordan, 12th Grade. Thomasville City School regularly recognizes students of the month at all three school for Thomasville Elementary School, Thomasville Middle School and Thomasville High School each mon...

Camden Jones pitched a complete-game three-hitter and Clarke Prep put the game away with a six-run fifth inning as the defending champion Gators returned to the AISA baseball finals with a 9-3 win over Lowndes Academy on May 7 at Paterson Field in Montgomery. Clarke Prep (27-10) swept the semifinal series after winning the opener 6-4 in extra innings. The Gators meet Southern Academy in the AISA C...

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, Addie Hicks and Malli Gates. The games were played May 4 at Lagoon Park in Montgomery. Article Link

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 contest. Kianna Smith had two hits and two RBIs while Imani Brothers and Howard each had a hit and two RBIs. The Tigers advanced to the South Regional in Gul...

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 18 games —including 13 straight — to reach the quarterfinals. “I am incredibly proud of this group of guys,” Thomasville coach John David Phillips said. “W...

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Thomasville Elementary School Principal Melisa Washington was honored on Principal Appreciation Day with a coloring assignment for first-grade students using her image. Article Link

Thomasville Middle School Principal Brad Elam was honored on Principal Appreciation Day. Article Link

Thomasville High School Principal Eddie Armstead Jr. was honored on Principal Appreciation Day. He is pictured with THS Assistant Principal April Bouler. Article Link

More than 70 students ranging in age from 8 to 80 performed in the Wilcox Gallery Music Studio’s Spring Recital on April 25 at New Life Fellowship Church in Chatom. Now in its eighth year, the Wilcox Gallery’s music program continues to provide free piano and violin instruction to students across Washington County and surrounding areas. This year’s participants represented Washington, Choctaw, Cla...

On April 27, gifted students from Thomasville Middle School were involved in STEM activities, including programming drones. Dr. Chet Nicklas, director of the Black Belt STEM Education Institute from the University of West Alabama, and Gretchen Bowers, the instructional coach with Betabox Learning, brought the mobile unit to Thomasville Middle School. Pictured are Nicklas and Bowers with TMS sixth-...

Every year, the ladies of our church host a tea the week before Mother’s Day. It is a special tradition that brings everyone together for fellowship, a shared meal and a message that always leaves us with something to carry home. This year, however, the message began before our guest speaker ever stepped inside the church. On the Wednesday before Saturday’s tea, our scheduled speaker called our mu...

I have been watching a lot of YouTube and Facebook lately and the ads drive me crazy. So many of them feel fake and I often wonder if they are AI-generated. There are endless ads about losing weight. You would think everyone would be skinny by now. One minute there is a “Korean gelatin trick” and the next there is another ad explaining why it failed. According to them, it only didn’t work because...

A couple of years ago, Democratic Party legal groups found a sympathetic federal panel in the Northern District of Alabama, and that court created a new minority Democratic congressional district. That district came into existence a little more than a year ago. The Constitution gives state legislatures the power to draw congressional and legislative districts. For decades, Alabama’s Legislature cr...

MAY 10 Red Blood Cross Drive May 10 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Thomasville United Methodist Church in Thomasville. JUNE 1 White Smith Memorial Library, Jackson, will hold a board meeting June 1 at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. JUNE 6 Grove Hill Arts Council will host a Coffee Painting class June 6 at 11 a.m. led by local artist Karla Taylor. The class costs and includes supplies, with coffe...