April 21, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Guntersville was state’s first wet city in dry county in ’84

While Jackson voters will go to the polls May 10 to vote in a city wet-dry referendum, Guntersville in north Alabama observed its 20th anniversary in 2004 as Alabama More...

Relay For Life luminaria ceremony to be in Jackson Friday, April 29

The luminaria ceremony will be conducted at New Era Cap Co. as part of this year More...

Special Sections

Church

FCC area-wide crusade begins on April 24

The Fellowship of Christian Churches will be sponsoring its annual area-wide crusade beginning on Sunday, April 24 and continuing through Wednesday, April 27 at the McIntosh High School football stadium. Music will begin at 6:30 p.m. More...

Directory of Area Churches

ASSEMBLY OF GOD First Assembly of God Coffeeville Road More...

Miller to speak at Thomasville Baptist Church conference on May 14

The Clarke County Associational Women More...

Education

Four-year-old kindergarten programs to begin this fall

Joe M. Gillmore Elementary School in Jackson and Grove Hill Elementary School will begin four-year-old kindergarten programs this fall. More...

Local students complete GED program

Cedrick Hunt of Gainestown and Joshua Coe of Jackson recently completed the General Education Diploma program at the Career Center in Jackson. More...

Alabama State Treasurer Kay Ivey addresses UWA honorees

Alabama State Treasurer Kay Ivey was the guest speaker for the annual Honors Day Luncheon at the University of West Alabama. More...

Sports

JHS tennis team opens season against Citronelle

The Jackson High School boys and girls tennis teams faced off with Citronelle on their opening day of the season. More...

Photo

JHS girls tennis team named

The Jackson High School members of the girls More...

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JHS boys tennis team competes

Members of the Jackson High School boy More...

WashCo man charged as ‘I-65 Flasher’

A Calvert man believed to be the More...

Jackson wet and dry committees file financial papers

Both the dry and wet committees in the Jackson issue on legalized alcohol sales have filed papers with Clarke County Probate Judge Becky Presnall as required by law. More...

Clarke municipalities to conduct cleanups

Special More...

Wet & Dry

Of Alabama More...

News

Man chased by deputies after holding girlfriend at knifepoint

County lawmen chased a man to Choctaw County after he held his girlfriend at knifepoint last week. More...

Officer Jackson completes mountain bike training

Jackson Police Officer Darrell Jackson recently completed an extensive mountain bike training course in Birmingham. More...

Georgia man arrested with drugs in Wal-Mart parking lot

A trip through Clarke County landed a Georgia man in jail early Tuesday morning after Jackson police officers found marijuana and an illegal handgun in his possession. More...

Coming Events

Mark Your Calendar

JMC offers diabetes classes Diabetes classes are offered at Jackson Medical Center on Tuesday nights. Please call 251-246-9021 for class schedules. More...

Health Fair Saturday at Jackson City Hall

The Bertha Mae Chapter No. 314 Order of the Eastern Star will be hosting their second annual Health Fair Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the grounds of Jackson City Hall. More...

Bluegrass gospel festival May 6-7 in St. Stephens

The Sullivan Family will be hosting the Springtime Bluegrass Gospel Festival at the Sullivan Family Homeplace Park on Friday, May 6, 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 7, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. More...

Editorials

Correction

In last week More...

Friendship started at newspaper 28 years ago

Publisher

SA Publisher The South Alabamian back in the 1970s, spoke on newspapers and their histories at a breakfast program. More...

Vote ‘Yes’ on May 10

Jackson residents have an important decision to make May 10: Whether or not to allow the legalized sale of alcoholic beverages within the city limits. More...

People

Payne - Acker united in marriage April 2

Miss Lesley Leatherbury Acker and Lawrence Frazier Payne exchanged wedding vows on Saturday evening, April 2, 2005 at St. Paul More...

Mississippi Pecan Festival accepting applications for arts and crafts booths

The Mississippi Pecan Festival is accepting applications for their arts and crafts booths for the festival to be held on the weekend of Sept. 24-25 in Richton, Miss. More...

Williams - Campbell to be united in marriage May 28

Mr. and Mrs. Geary (Renee) Williams of Jackson announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Carrie Leigh, to Adam Heath Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Durrell Wayne More...