July 14, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Homecoming soured by second hurricane in 10 months

Dallas and Cameron Sullivan thought they had finally gotten over their storm related problems when the couple moved back into their home just north of Wagarville on Highway 43 only days before Hurricane Dennis hit the Gulf Coast. More...

Special Sections

Church

Area Obituaries

Atchison

James Thomas Atchison Jr., 66, a native and former resident of Jackson, died July 2, 2005. More...

Directory of Area Churches

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

Put God in the viewfinder

I have noticed that we often talk about God using passive statements, such as God watches, God sees and God knows. More...

Editorials

First up close experience with hurricane was scary

Southern Comfort

SA Reporter After living in prime hurricane country on the Gulf Coast of Texas for five years, you More...

Don’t get lulled into false sense of security

Hurricane Ivan was definitely More...

Good timing for special session as encouraging figures released

Alabama Scene

Syndicated Columnist The timing couldn More...

People

Top readers announced

Top readers for the 2005 White Smith Memorial Library Summer Reading Program were recently announced. More...

At 88 years old, Mattie Motes still entering exhibits at county fair

Eighty-eight-year-old Mattie Bozeman Motes of St. Stephens has been canning fruits and vegetables, needlepointing and sewing her whole life. More...

Jackson High School Class of ’95 reunion set

Jackson High School Class of 1995 reunion is planned for July 16. Family day activities will be at the Jackson Community House from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. The event will include the opportunity to win door prizes. More...

Jackson continues effort to rid town of unsafe buildings

The Jackson City Council took another step, Tuesday, to rid the town of buildings it declares unsafe and unsightly. More...

Contractors approved to bid on LP site prep

The Clarke County Commis-sion Tuesday approved a list of six contractors qualified to bid on a massive site preparation job for the new Louisiana-Pacific OSB mill. More...

News

Washco Commission agrees planning for storm a success

The Washington County Commission met a day later than scheduled this week because of Hurricane Dennis and spent much of the meeting rehashing the event. More...

Clarke EMA director pleased with how plan worked

Clarke County More...

Six charged in assault of man and son

Six people have been arrested and more arrests are expected for the assault of a Greenwood man and his son on June 26. 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...

Education

School board looks at consolidation of Coffeeville schools

Clarke County Board of Education members took a step toward consolidating Coffee-ville High School and Coffeeville Elementary School during last week More...

Hines receives scholarship to attend UA Law School

Emily Hines received a full tuition scholarship from the University of Alabama Law School and will be attending in the fall. More...

McKenzie receives scholarship at UAB

Michelle McKenzie of Jackson, a sophomore at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) has received a four-year Memorial Fund for the Four Children Scholarship valued at $6,000. More...

Sports

Aug. 1 sign-up deadline for volleyball tourny

A four man volleyball torunament is scheduled for Aug. 6 (and 7 if necessary) beginning at 8 a.m. at Pearce Memorial Park. Non-members are welcome. There is a $40 sign-up fee for the double-elimination tournament, winner takes all. More...

Gilbertown Angels win three in a row in Grove Hill tournament

The Gilbertown 9 & 10-year-olds started the district tournament on a bad note. They were scheduled to play Wilcox at 8 p.m., Friday, in Grove Hill, but the start of the game was delayed over an hour because the previous game went 11 innings. More...

Wins Tide helmet

The Cabaniss family of Jackson won a Crimson Tide football helmet when they attended the Univer-sity of Alabama More...