April 15, 2004 RSS feed / News

Student Police Academy graduation

Graduation ceremonies were held at the Fish House in Jackson, April 6, for the second Student Police Academy sponsored by the Jackson Police Department. More...

National Telecommunicators Week observed

The city of Jackson and the Jackson Police Department are currently observing National Telecommunicators Week, which has been designated for the week of April 11-17. More...

Military News

Admiraal

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Admiraal, whose wife, Mary, is the daughter of Sharon and Aaron Williams of McIntosh, and fellow sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge, recently returned to their forward deploy More...

UAB to present percussion ensemble and ‘King Lear’

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Bellingrath Gardens annual rose show planned April 24-25

On Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, the Mobile Rose Society will present its 49th Annual Rose Show titled, "Walking Through Bellingrath Gardens," in the Bellingrath Gardens and Home Cafe. More...

Registration for summer reading program at library

April 19-23

The summer reading program at White Smith Memorial Library registration is April 19-23 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. More...

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Commission votes to honor soldiers after returning home with 1166th

It was a good day Tuesday as Clarke County Commission Chairman Patricia DuBose and county employee Rachel Lindsey removed yellow ribbons from a wall of the courthouse because some county employees have returned from military duty in Iraq. More...

Equipment sales and purchase focus of WashCo Commission

Buying and selling heavy equipment was the main order of the day Monday when the Washington County Commis-sion met. More...

ADPH observes National STD Awareness Month

April is National STD Awareness Month, a time for the Alabama Department (ADPH) of Public Health to encourage the public to learn about sexually transmitted diseases and about ways to prevent their spread. More...

Smith Jewelers has been serving the Jackson area since 1947

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CCHS student arrested for December burglary

A 17-year-old Clarke County High School student was arrested April 5, for burglarizing a home in December. More...

WashCo criminal jury week begins April 19

Criminal jury week begins Monday, April 19, in Circuit Court of Washington County, and several suspects face multiple charges. More...

Jackson Rotary Club makes donations to local organizations

The Rotary Club of Jackson held their annual Giving Meeting March 17th at the Jackson Steakhouse. Representatives of many of the organizations receiving donations were in attendance. More...

Outdoor Alabama announces 2005 amateur photo contest

Outdoor Alabama magazine announces its 2005 photo contest, with winning entries to be published in the February 2005 issue. More...

Hail storm wreaks havoc

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Grove Hill council earmarks more money for Hudson Park

The Grove Hill Town Council agreed, during its April 5 meeting, to kick in an extra $6,200 to ensure that the new ballfield at Hudson Park will be fully sodded and not sprigged. More...

Too Late To Classify

HOUSE FOR SALE - 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, workshop, 2-slot boat shed, playhouse, large screened porch, on two lots. Located at Edgewood Subdivision, Jackson. Call (251) 246-7580. More...

Marks announces re-election bid

Robert Marks has announced that he will seek another term on the Jackson City Council. More...

Jackson Police Dept. reports increase in vehicle accidents

The week of April 5-11 found an increased number of vehicle accidents in the Jackson area. More...

Public invited to tour new water treatment facility

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Chef Scott Wilson to sign books April 20

The Clarke County Museum will host "Tablescapes" Tuesday, April 20 at the Helms House in Grove Hill from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tablescapes features a variety of tables decorated by local gift shops and florists. More...

Scogin accepts plaque

The Clarke County Chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni Association recently completed the endowment of its newest scholarship, the "Clarke County Kenny Stabler Endowed Scholarship", which will be awarded for the fall semester of 2005 More...

Reserve booth space now for ‘Multicultural Festival’ May 1

The "Multicultural Festival" is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. More...

Stork Report

Moseley

Mr. and Mrs. George Moseley (nee Teri Hammock) of Barnsville, Ga., announce the birth of a son, Robert Levi, April 9, 2004, 8:45 a.m. at Spalding Medical Center in Barnsville. He weighed 7 lbs., 9 ozs. and was 20 inches long. More...

State’s musical heritage kept alive through annual bluegrass festival in Frankville

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1166th welcomed home by townspeople

After nearly 14 months away from home, members of the 1166th Military Police Company of the Alabama National Guard returned home to Thomasville and Greensboro last Wednesday. More...

Antics fail for two women found guilty of robbery

A pair of women were upset at their bonds being revoked after they were found guilty of robbery by a Circuit Court jury Tuesday. More...

Millry student one of two big winners at 19th Bryant-Jordan awards

Daniel Sullivan of Millry High School and Mike Warren of Piedmont High School were the big winners at the 19th Annual Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Awards Banquet Monday night in Birmingham as 96 honorees were awarded more than $400,000 in scholarshi More...

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Bobby Carpenter honored for 400th career win

"It seems like a million years ago when I got started in this business," Jackson Academy Head Baseball Coach Bobby Carpenter said. "That first win came in 1973 in Millry and we went 8-6." More...

WashCo BOE addresses marked test booklets

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Wagarville softball to get under way

The Wagarville Softball Association will be forming men More...

Leadership Class of 2004

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Washington County Sheriff’s Report

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DuBose: Power failure left county vulnerable

A power failure in the Clarke County E-911 department left the county, as described by Commission Chairman Patricia DuBose, "very vulnerable," a few weeks ago. More...