Students participating in the summer program at Leroy High School learned that exercise can be fun. By using a parachute, students exercise a number of muscles on their bodies while enjoying the activity. (SA photo by Evan Carden) More...
Betty Bracken, who is overseeing the summer program at Leroy High School, said the goal is to teach children while making what they learn an enjoyable experience. More...
Lillie Bell, 99, a native of Prestwick, died at Washington County Nursing Home in Chatom. She was a retired domestic and a member of St. Paul Baptist Church in McIntosh where she served as an usher and member of the prayer band. More...
Special to The South Alabamian The Jackson 12 -Year-Old All-Stars completed the State Tournament last Wednesday and placed third, leaving Cottage Hill and Phenix City to battle it out for the championship. More...
On my way to work one morning with the windows down, stopped and waiting for the light to change, I heard a sound that gave me goose bumps. Bagpipes playing More...
Lacy Leigh Jarrell and Walter Rodney Richardson Jr., both of Leroy exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Pine Grove United Methodist Church. More...
The Jackson City Council voted, Tuesday, to annex 150 acres located on the south side of Highway 177, for the purpose of bringing an area along the Tombigbee River into the city limits. More...
Washington County Engineer Bob Gunter told county commissioners Monday that continued use of a bypass bridge across Pine Barren Creek on Highway 34 between Millry and St. Stephens could cause the road to be closed to all traffic. More...
A domestic dispute between a Jackson couple at a Depot Road residence early Saturday morning resulted in medical treatment for the wife and the arrest of the husband. More...
On Tuesday July 12, the Alabama-Tombigbee RC&D presented the Washington County Public Library with a $2,500 grant. These funds will be used with matching funds to provide free tutorial classes in the library computer lab. More...
JMC offers diabetes classes Diabetes classes are offered at Jackson Medical Center on Tuesday nights. Please call 251-246-9021 for class schedules. More...
During the past few weeks I have heard both positive and some negative remarks about our city leaders, especially relating to the decision by a majority of voters in Jackson to allow the legal sale of alcohol. More...
