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October 21, 2004 / News

Rode 25 miles in bike-a-thon

The Jackson Police Department sponsored a bike-a-thon to benefit St. Jude Children More...

Clarke Co. criminal court begins Monday

Criminal court will begin in Clarke County Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 25. Judge Harold Crow has 58 cases listed on his docket and Judge Thomas Baxter has 94 cases listed on his docket. More...

McCann’s UMC youth celebrate by conducting morning worship service

The McCann More...

Bassett Creek welcomes ‘The Maharreys’ Oct. 30

Bassett Creek Baptist Church, three miles north of Grove Hill, will be hosting nationally known gospel group, More...

St. Luke Baptist reschedules services for Oct. 31-Nov. 3

St. Luke Baptist Church of Walker Springs has rescheduled their homecoming and revival services for Sunday, Oct. 31, 12 noon with Pastor James McGhee Jr. delivering the message. More...

St. Union hosting Adult Choir Day Sunday

St. Union Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson will be hosting an Adult Choir Day on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. More...

133rd session of Free Mission Dist. Assn. set for Oct. 22-23

The 133rd Annual Session of the Free Mission District Assn. and the 101st Annual Session of the Free Mission District Woman More...

Homecoming and revival at Old St. Matthew begins Oct. 31

Old St. Matthew No. 2 Baptist Church will be hosting a homecoming and revival. More...

Cases settled in Clarke County Circuit Court

Eighty-six criminal cases were settled in Clarke County Circuit Court Oct. 4-7 with two attempted murder cases nol prossed by motion of the district attorney. More...

Jackson resident injured in industrial accident at ARP

Jack Stephens of Jackson, a Recaust employee at Alabama River Pulp Company, received second and third degree burns to the lower half of his body on Friday, Oct. 8 around 4:30 p.m. More...

Clarke-Mobile Gas employees put in more than $14,000 worth of overtime

Clarke-Mobile Gas employees have put in more than $14,000 worth of overtime since Hurricane Ivan hit Sept. 16, Manager Jack Johnson told two of the utility More...

Chamber welcomes O’Reilly

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed O More...

Washington County Sheriff’s Report

The Washington County Sheriff More...

Drawing to benefit Lou Gehrig’s Disease victim

A drawing will be held for tickets to the Nov. 20 Alabama-Auburn game to benefit Lou Garrig More...

Millry Veterans Memorial Project asks for public’s help

Monument will pay tribute to veterans from the surrounding communities

The Millry Improvement Association, which is collecting funds for the Millry High School Area Veterans Memorial needs the public More...

Important local referendums on Nov. 2 ballot

By Jim Cox SA Publisher

While the presidential race may be the top draw in the Nov. More...

Leroy High School receives $280,000 learning center grant

Tilman Parnell, superintendent of schools was notified recently by the Alabama State Department of Education that Leroy High School has been selected to receive a three-year grant totaling over $280,000 to implement after school enrichment activities More...

NRCS announces fish-fry lunch at Stop Cogongrass Field Day Oct. 21

Cogongrass, an invasive weed with no known value, has made its way across half the state of Alabama and shows no signs of letting up. More...

No down-payment loans to Hurricane Ivan victims

Storm victims displaced by Hurricane Ivan may qualify for mortgage loans with 100 percent financing and no cap on liquid assets through the Alabama Housing Finance Authority More...

Grove Hill meeting next Tuesday will address Hurricane Ivan timber losses

In only a few hours, Hurricane Ivan transformed acres of healthy growing timber into acres of broken, splintered and uprooted trees. More...

Jobless workers in 65 counties eligible for unemployment assistance

Unemployed workers in 12 additional counties declared disaster areas as a direct result of Hurricane Ivan may be eligible for benefits under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program, according to Phyllis Kennedy, Alabama Department of Indus More...

OBITUARIES

Josephine Thompson Bueno

Josephine Thompson Bueno, 97, died Oct. 14, 2004 at Jackson Health Care Facility. She was a resident of Jackson and a homemaker. During World War II, she worked as a welder in a shipyard and was employed with Bemis Bag Company as a bag seamer. More...