May 23, 2013 RSS feed / News

Relay For Life

Jackson’s Relay for Life gathered more than $47,500 this year to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Survivor Walk held Friday night at the fairgrounds in Jackson attracted more than 20 teams participating to help raise money. More...

JA retires veteran lawnmower

Jackson Fire Department responded to a call at Jackson Academy Monday morning to extinguish a fire-engulfed lawnmower. It is believed that the fire started due to a leaky gas line. More...

Correction

The Jackson City Council article in last week’s issue of The South Alabamian gave an incorrect date for the next meeting as May 23. The meeting will be Tuesday, May 28. The Jackson City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. More...

Election officials recommend moving McIntosh polling place

A May 20 letter to the Washington County Commission signed by Washington County election officials, Probate Judge Nick Williams, Circuit Clerk Valerie Knapp and Sheriff Richard Stringer, recommended that the McIntosh polling site be moved from McInto More...

ClarkeCo AD position sparks school board discussion

Clarke County School Board Member Thamus Douglas questioned May 16 whether someone other than a football coach could become an athletic director. His comments were made at the regular meeting of the Clarke County Board of Education. More...

Jackson PD responds to two Sunday incidents

The Jackson Police Department continues to investigate an incident of aggravated assault Sunday morning that sent a Mobile man to Jackson Medical Center. More...

County unemployment drops

Unemployment in Clarke County improved in April to 10.2 percent, falling more than a full point from March’s 11.7 percent according to data released by the Alabama Department of Labor. More...

USDA-NRCS and ALA-Tom RC&D to conduct workshop

A community outreach workshop for agricultural producers to explain programs that can benefit farming operation for 2013. Conducted by the USDANRCS and ALA-TOM RC&D, the workshop will be June 6, from 6-8 p.m., at the Mackey Baptist Church No. More...