Shawna and Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square preform the headlining act at this year’s In The Pines Music Festival held Saturday in Chatom. For Shawna, it was homecoming to her native community. See ad- More...
The annual Relay For Life of South Clarke will be at 6 p.m. on May 17 at the fairgrounds in Jackson. Proceeds from the program benefit the American Cancer Society. More...
JPD .Click It or Ticket' campaign The Jackson Police Department will be conducting a “Click It or Ticket” campaign May 20 to June 12. Officers will be checking for seat belt usage as well as any violations. More...
Annual Youth Day announced at Walnut Grove Missionary The Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Morvin will be celebrating their Annual Youth Day on Sunday, May 19 at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Clayton Davis Jr. More...
People will know disciples of Christ by the love that they show one another
Minister Vicki Moore
Love, one of the most profound commandments given to mankind... Love, just a small four- letter word that carries great weight. In this passage of Scripture, Jesus teaches on lLove and discipleship. More...
I’ve been to Christmas parades, homecomings, Fourth of July and scores of others, but the Accelerated Reader’s Parade held Monday in Jackson was a first for me. And I love it. More...
Every year when the Legislature comes to town it becomes “crazy season” in the state’s capital city. It’s been a little more bizarre than usual this year and the final day of the session next Monday should be interesting. More...
Older Americans Day was held at Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House last Wednesday. The annual event drew around 300 senior citizens who competed for prizes for best dressed, most authentic and most creative costumes. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stephens of Opelika announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Somyr Catherine, to Edward Todd Waller, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Waller of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. More...
Jacob Scurlock of Jackson was awarded a bachelor’s degree from the Sorrell School of Business with a major in accounting from Troy University on May 10, 2013. His academic distinction was summa cum laude (highest honors). More...
The Jackson City Council is considering an ordinance that will penalize individuals for wearing baggy pants drooping below the waistline. The matter was presented to the council Tuesday night by Mayor Pro-Tem Paul South. More...
The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to not approve a resolution in favor of reinstating a fall turkey season. Harris Oppenheimer, an attorney from Mobile, asked the commission for support of the resolution. More...
For the second time, the use of McIntosh High School as a polling place has been on the Washington County Commission agenda, and on May 13, it resulted in strong differences of opinion in the combined work session and commission meeting. More...
Grove Hill Police Officer Chris Whitfield may have not been given the credit he deserves via one sentence in the write-up last week of the theft ring breakup. More...
Kendall Bush, environmental officer with the Clarke County Health Department, addressed the County Commission Monday regarding the progress of solid waste collection and enforcement. More...
CCERA to meet The Clarke County Education Retirement Association will meet Thursday, May 16, 11:45 a.m., at David’s Catfish Restaurant in Thomasville. Clarke Educators’ Federal Credit Union will present the program. More...
The Faculty Administration and Graduating Class of Troy University announce that Krishae Lanae Baldwin and Krishan Lashae Baldwin are candidates for the degrees of Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Commencement Exercises on Monday, May 2 More...
Students that earned 100 points or more in the Accelerated Reading Program for the year received awards at Awards Night and walked in the AR parade. The JHS Honor Society also walked in the parade. More...
Students from Gillmore Elementary, Jackson Intermediate, Jackson Middle and Jackson High schools who participated in this year’s Accelerated Reading Program celebrated their success with a parade through downtown Jackson. More...
JA concludes spring practice with scrimmage against Kingwood, South Montgomery Christian
By Trey Wilson
Jackson Academy’s football team hosted a threeteam spring jamboree last week. The visiting teams were 3A Kingwood Academy from Birmingham and South Montgomery Christian Academy. More...
The Leroy Lady Bears softball team battled out of the losers’ bracket last weekend in the South Regional in Gulf Shores to earn the second qualifying spot to the state tournament tonight through Saturday in Montgomery. More...
Jackson Academy’s golf team finished in second place in a three-team match hosted by Escambia Academy in Atmore recently. The Eagles shot a seasonbest overall 363 in the 18- hole tournament. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of May 7-14 include: ffi Lamarcus Demond King, 34, probation violation-felony, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
ffi Scott Anthony Collins, to Lisa Taylor Horsley. ffi Danny Lemaris Pickett, to Candrea Na’Sha Welch. ffi Darren Kenneth Calhoun, to Vanecia Levon Lewis. ffi Luther E. Bridges Jr., to Eleanor R. Dyess. More...
April 30-May 8 ffi Shirley L. Sheffield, to Alabama Power Company. ffi Ethel Mae Tolbert, to Alabama Power Company. ffi Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to Natalie Wood Sims. ffi Sylvester Baldwin, to Joe L. Merida. More...
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