McIntosh Rescue Squad sponsoring BBQ
     The McIntosh Rescue Squad is sponsoring a barbeque on Labor Day, Sept. 5.
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Courthouse Records
     Marriage license applications Alex Lamar Witherspoon, to Audrey Sanchez Butler; Cicero Owens Jr., to Pamela Hayes; Sterling Hunter Gwynn, to Heather Alicia Holland; Bennie L. Jemison Jr., to Temeaker Chenese Jackson; Michael Henry Davis, to Debbie Powell Smith.
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State health department releases warnings in aftermath of Katrina
     The Alabama Department of Public Health urges residents of flooded areas, especially persons living in areas where there may have been flash flooding, to test private water wells before consuming water from them.
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Daytime armed robbery at Jackson Best Western
     On Thursday Aug. 25, 3:25 p.m., a masked gunman entered the lobby of the Best Western Motel in Jackson and demanded money.
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CDC advises chain saw safety
     The CDC advises the public to follow these safeguards against injury while using a chain saw:
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Happy to lend a hand
     Chris Reed of Chatom was lending a helping hand to his neighbors, Tuesday, cutting the limbs from trees downed by Hurricane Katrina. Reed is a member of the Chatom Volunteer Fire Department and said he had very little damage on his property, so he decided to do what he could to help others. This lar
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Works begins on site for new LP plant
     Work has started on the Louisiana Pacific oriented strand board (OSB) mill site in the new North Clarke Industrial Park south of Thomasville. The timber has been cut and bulldozers and dirt movers have started the work of moving 1.2 million cubic yards of dirt. Some of the hills are 35 feet or highe
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Health and Safety Fair planned
     Grove Hill Memorial Hospital
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Jackson Police Report
     The following activities were reported by the Jackson Police Department for the week ending Aug. 27.
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Notify power company about downed lines
     The Alabama Department of Public Health recommends if power lines are lying on the ground or dangling near the ground, do not touch the lines. Notify the local utility company as soon as possible.
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Medical association endorses Alabama’s Tobacco Quitline
     The Medical Association of the State of Alabama has endorsed the Alabama Tobacco Quitline, Alabama
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FEMA advises caution when hiring contractors
     Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of the Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA), today warned people who suffered damages from Hurricane Katrina to be extremely careful when hiring contractors to clean and repair disaster dam
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