Thomasville Times

Saturday, Willie and I were headed to Mobile to pick up horse and cattle feed. It was one of those beautiful South Alabama mornings when there wasn't any reason to be in a hurry. We were talking, enjoying the drive and doing the speed limit. Every so often I'd notice we might creep a few miles per hour over, but for the most part we were taking our time. Sitting in the passenger seat, I...

I don’t know whether I am mad or just disappointed in our mayor. I believe he has not been forthcoming with the people he represents. Word started leaking around the community that he was trying to bring a data center to our small town. When word started getting around about the possibility, people started posting about it on Facebook. He responded that it was all just gossip, and he publicly chas...

Dr. David Bronner is revered by Alabama government employees, especially retired state workers. Dr. Bronner has overseen the administration and investments of the Retirement Systems of Alabama for 53 years. To say he has done a spectacular job would be a pronounced understatement. Dr. Bronner has been a genius as an investor and innovator. However, his most innovative venture was the creation of t...

July 23 A Back-to-School Community Resource Fair will be held at 4 p.m. at the Clarke County Courthouse. The free event will include community resources and school supply giveaways while supplies last. For more information, contact April Williamson-Rocker at 251-360-9415. JULY 16 A history presentation featuring guest presenter Mike Bunn will be held at 4:30 p.m. July 16, at White Smith Memorial L...

July 23 A Back-to-School Community Resource Fair will be held at 4 p.m. at the Clarke County Courthouse. The free event will include community resources and school supply giveaways while supplies last. For more information, contact April Williamson-Rocker at 251-360-9415. JULY 16 A history presentation featuring guest presenter Mike Bunn will be held at 4:30 p.m. July 16, at White Smith Memorial L...

Jackson defeated host Leroy 9-8 in the championship game of the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 tournament on July 8. Participating teams also included Escambia County, Washington County, Clarke County, Millry, Fruitdale and B.C. Rain. Aggies first-year coach Ryan Little was pleased with his team's performance but said there is still work to be done before the regular season op...

Jackson defeated host Leroy 9-8 in the championship game of the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 tournament on July 8. Participating teams also included Escambia County, Washington County, Clarke County, Millry, Fruitdale and B.C. Rain. Aggies first-year coach Ryan Little was pleased with his team's performance but said there is still work to be done before the regular season op...

THOMASVILLE — Hundreds of residents gathered July 3 at American Legion Post 112 as Thomasville’s annual American Legion BBQ continued a community tradition that has brought families together since 1947. The event, hosted by American Legion Post 112 in partnership with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the City of Thomasville, featured barbecue pork, chicken halves, baked beans, potato salad and bre...

Thomasville native and U.S. Army Maj. Andrea Bagley Bynum had one of the best seats for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Bynum observed the festivities from the cockpit of an Apache helicopter as she participated in a military flyover of the July 4th event. Bynum grew up in Thomasville and attended Clarke Prep School in Grove Hill, where she graduate...

Former journalist, teacher and U.S. Navy sailor Jay Russell has been selected as the new assistant principal at Thomasville High School. “My philosophy on education has always been that a truly successful school teaches the whole child, addressing academics as well as character development,” Russell said. Russell began working for the Thomasville City Schools in 2025, teaching sixth-grade social s...

It wasn’t unusual to ride by the Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill on a Sunday afternoon and see a lone car parked at its base, which meant Judge Hardie B. Kimbrough was working. Kimbrough, who died on June 30 at the age of 88, left a legacy of dignified service and was the district attorney in 1971 when 10 members of the Allman Brothers Band were arrested in Jackson with illegal drugs. Kimbr...

Deacon Jimmie Sullivan of Saint Union Baptist Church in Jackson hosted a book signing at the Thomasville Public Library on June 23 featuring his book “Kingdom Language: The Language of the Believers.” The book is a spiritual dictionary that helps readers better understand the biblical contexts of certain words. Sullivan, 92, believes if people learn the correct way to interpret the Bible, it will...

Thomasville High School alumnus Abigail Thompson is returning to her alma mater this fall, this time as a member of the faculty. Thompson, a 2022 THS graduate, will join the school’s mathematics department for the 2026-27 school year after recently earning bachelor’s degrees in mathematics education and mathematics from Auburn University. Thompson said she is excited to begin her teaching career i...

The following students at Thomasville Elementary School had perfect attendance in the 2025-2026 school year: Rising fourth grader Reinys Rodriguez Perez, rising second grader Kenzie Gaines, rising second grader Carter Lewis, rising third grader Chayse Harris and rising fifth grader Gray Wiggins. Article Link

Children attending the Thomasville Public Library’s Summer Library Program heard stories from local firefighters on July 2 during Local Legends Story Time. Charlie Dixon and Fred Culpepper of the Thomasville Fire Department shared stories with children and families before giving attendees an up-close look at a fire truck parked outside the library. The Local Legends Story Time series is held each...

THOMASVILLE — The Thomasville Police Department welcomed its newest certified K-9 team after Corp. Danny Andrews and K-9 Fin successfully completed training at the Alabama Canine Law Enforcement Officers Training Center in Northport. “This accomplishment is a testament to your hard work, discipline, dedication and countless hours of training,” the TPD said in a statement. “The bond between a K-9 h...

When we first bought our property six years ago, it was filled with trees. It was basically a thick forest and we had to do a lot of clearing before we could build our house. Fast forward to today. We have taken out quite a few trees, but we have also left a lot. In my backyard was a young magnolia tree. Next to that magnolia was a holly tree. On the side where the holly tree stood, the magnolia h...

Last week I went to see Disclosure Day. It’s Steven Spielberg’s new movie about aliens from other planets. Spielberg is a master storyteller. He brings thought-provoking ideas just when the world seems ready for them. He did it first with Close Encounters of the Third Kind. That movie got us thinking about life beyond Earth. Then he did it again with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He showed us an ali...

I t is apparent that many Alabamians are confused by all the furor and hullabaloo surrounding the continuous federal litigation. The shifting of decisions, new election dates, counting of election results, and which congressman or congressional candidate is in which district has created ongoing uncertainty. I have been around Alabama politics a long time and I have never seen a scenario or so much...

July 11 The City of Jackson is sponsoring a paper shredding event July 11 from 9 a.m. until noon at the parking lot across from Pine City Farms on Kimball Avenue in Jackson. JULY 16 A history presentation featuring guest presenter Mike Bunn will be held at 4:30 p.m. July 16, at White Smith Memorial Library. Bunn will present “Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During the Revo...

The Honorabl e Hardie Bradford Kimbrough, 88, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026. Hardie was born in Selma on Jan. 4, 1938. Raised in Thomasville, he graduated from Thomasville High School in 1955 before attending the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Hardie was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1959. He marrie...

James “ Rudolph” Thompson, 81, passed peacefully from this life on June 30, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Rudolph grew up in Hobson, where he built a life rooted in faith, family, hard work and community. It was there that he married the love of his life, Bertha, and together they raised their three daughters. Hobson was always home in his heart, and he spent many years serving and i...

Thomasville High School will be without one of its key returning players this fall after running back and outside linebacker Troy Davis underwent knee surgery last week. Tigers coach Clint Anderson confirmed Davis (5-8, 170 sophomore) will miss the 2026 football season because of a pre-existing knee injury that required surgery. Thomasville will get a first look at this season’s offense and defens...

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JACKSON — Several former Jackson High School football standouts will take the virtual field after being included in the newly released EA SPORTS College Football 27 video game, which is scheduled for release on July 9. Five former Aggies have been confirmed or are expected to appear in the game, representing their respective college programs. Those are Vanderbilt tight end Walter Taylor III, South...