March 4, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Benefit auction a huge success

The annual benefit auction hosted by the Friends of the Washington County Library, was held at the Chatom Community Center last Friday night. The event raised over $39,000 and was attended by approximately 250 people. More...

Special Sections

Church

FirstBaptist St. Stephens

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Directory of Area Churches

U.S. Hwy. 43 North, Jackson
Center Point Baptist Church
Hwy. 154 - Coffeeville
Cliff Scarbrugh, Pastor
First Baptist Church - Jackson

214 College Ave. More...

OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES
Louis Agnue Ferguson

Louis Agnue Ferguson, 89, died Feb. 24, 2004 at Katherine More...

Education

Betty Brackin writes grant for LHS, receives $4,000 for software technology

Betty Brackin, media specialist at Leroy High School, was recently notified that the grant proposal she submitted to Premier Assistive Technology Inc., has been selected for funding. More...

Photo

Spelling bee winners The 20 students above, recently participated in the Leroy Elementary Spelling Bee. Below, (L-R) are Paul Strickland, first place and Ryne Harrison, second place. Sponsor is Mrs. Marina Smith. More...

New

Word
oeuvre
A substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, artist or composer
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Sports

Leroy and Jackson host Tombigbee Classic

Tigers only block to Bears

The Tombigbee Classic got off to a late start last week, with Tuesday More...

Lady Aggies rolling on tight schedule

Davidson 6 - Jackson 5

The Lady Aggies (0-1) got the season started in the Fairhope Freeze Tourney Friday night. More...

Photo

A Thomasville runner scores against Millry on a base hit made by one of his teammates during action Saturday in Jackson. (SA photo by Evan Carden) More...

Chattanooga Star to make port of call in Jackson March 11-20

Area residents have unique opportunity to ride authentic side-paddle wheel riverboat

The Chattanooga Star riverboat is coming back to Jackson to offer a relaxing and educational experience for all ages as part of the non-profit RiverTrek program. More...

Old St. Stephens Historical Park reopens for the season

SA Editor

Old St. Stephens Historical Park opened for the spring and summer months this past Friday and is ready for people to come enjoy what it has to offer. More...

News

Merchants Bank temporary location open

Craig Scruggs, President, Merchants Bank (left) and Stephanie Etheredge, Public Relations, Merchants Bank (right) recognized Mrs. Barbara Dalhaus (center) Tuesday with a gift from Merchants Bank for being the first customer at the modular building. More...

Grove Hill mayor waives arraignment

Grove Hill Mayor Willie Welch waived arraignment before Circuit Judge Tom Baxter Tuesday. More...

Aggie Journal receives All-Alabama Award

The Aggie Journal, Jackson High School More...

Coming Events

Annual Spring Jubilee

The Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens (CCARC) has set March 20 for its annual Spring Jubilee. The Spring Jubilee is CCARC More...

Editorials

Editor’s Notes

By
Evan
Carden
SA Editor
Greed is the motive for many murders

Most of you out there probably have heard by now the sad news about the missing family from Mississippi who were found murdered this week. Suspected is a cousin, who was reportedly left out of his adoptive father More...

Congressional Report

By
Rep. Jo Bonner
First Congressional District
Greenspan comments reported out of context

The front pages of countless national newspapers and the top stories on the network television news recently were screaming with the headlines "Fed Chief Urges Cut in Social Security;" "Greenspan: Cut Social Security"; "Fed C More...

Alabama Scene

Syndicated Columnist
Legislative session at
name-calling stage

The current session of the Alabama Legislature has already reached the name-calling stage. More...

People

Bates - Tompkins to exchange vows April 3

Sheila and Phillip Bates of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenny Nicole, to Christopher Charles Tompkins, son of Jean and Robert Bozeman Jr. of St. Stephens and the late Robert Tompkins. More...

Stork

Report
Report
Barnes

Tabitha Andrews and Joe Dan Barnes Jr. announce the birth of a son, Joseph Daniel Barnes, Feb. 16, 2004 at USA Children More...

Sally Stanley to celebrate 90th birthday March 13

Sally Martin Turner Stanley of Sunflower will be honored at a reception at the Turner House in Sunflower in honor of her 90th birthday on Saturday, March 13, 2004. More...