September 22, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Relief center in need of local volunteers

The Christian Hurricane Relief Distribution Center located in the old Alabama Power building on Com-merce St. in Jackson is in need of volunteers. Individ-uals or church groups are desperately needed to staff the facility. More...

ClarkeCo. ADC to meet Tuesday

The Clarke County Chap-ter of the Alabama Demo-cratic Conference (CCADC) will be conducting its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m. at the NAACP building in Grove Hill. More...

Special Sections

Church

Area Obituaries

Bumpers

Margie Terry Bumpers, 82, died Sept. 17, 2005 at her residence in Coffeeville. She was a native of Coffeeville. More...

Church events announcements

Greater New Hope A.M.E. Church The Greater New Hope A.M.E. Church in Millry will be celebrating the Rev. Ivory James More...

Gospel is relevant

Not long ago, a noted Christian leader was being interviewed by an evangelical magazine. He was asked this question: "How do you keep the Gospel relevant?" That is exactly the wrong question. More...

Education

Foster named to ‘Young Women of Excellence’ by Girl Scouts

Diana Foster, a Clarke County High School student, was named to the "Young Women of Excellence" by Girl Scouts of the Deep South Council. More...

September ‘Students of the Month’ named

Jackson Intermediate School More...

University of Mobile invites parents and alumni to parent’s weekend

The University of Mobile invites alumni and parents to join current students for an %2780s-themed Homecoming and Parents Weekend on Oct. 7-8. More...

Sports

WCHS Bulldogs blast Georgiana

The Washington County High School Bulldogs got their second region victory over Georgiana Friday night in Chatom. More...

Who’s hot, who’s not

Sports Chatter

Well, we have made it through the first four weeks of this 2005 high school football season, which means that this Friday night will be the midpoint of the season for all teams. More...

McIntosh’s Demons get buried on Wildcat Hill

The Millry Wildcats cruised to a 38-8 victory over the McIntosh Demons this past Friday night on Wildcat Hill. More...

DA praises new sex offender law, but says it still has some problems

Local law enforcement and District Attorney Spencer Walker voice support for the new sex offender legislation, which goes into effect Oct. 1, but voice some concerns over how it will work in coordination with the state More...

Lovebugs return to menace area residents

Area residents are getting their fall dose of the dreaded lovebug and to many the second visit by the nuisances this year seems to be worse than in past years. More...

Tombigbee Republican Club to meet Sept. 29

The Tombigbee Repub-lican Club will be conducting its fall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m. at Jackson Steakhouse in Jackson. More...

News

Marriage license applications Gerald Wayne Martin, to Bobbie D. More...

Clarke Co. Civil Jury term begins Monday

The civil jury term for Clarke County Circuit Court is scheduled to begin Monday in Grove Hill. The dockets are detailed below. More...

New flagpole dedicated at LHS in observance of Sept. 11, 2001

Woodmen of the World recently donated a new flagpole at the new Leroy High School girls softball field in observance of the events surrounding Sept. 11, 2001. 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...

Editorials

Clarification

In last week More...

How do we get people involved in chamber and city?

Publisher

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Montgomery will likely be next to elect a black mayor

Alabama Scene

As expected, Mobile has become the second major city in Alabama to elect a black mayor. More...

People

Cards of Thanks

The City of Jackson Public Works Department and BFI workers are to be commended on the work they have done to help keep Jackson a clean city. I thank them for a job well done. More...

Mr. Murdock and Miss Parrish exchange wedding vows July 30

Margaret Claire Parrish and Russell Kirk Murdock, both of Montgomery, were united in marriage on Saturday, July 30, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church in Enterprise. More...

Mr. and Mrs. Juan Whitehead celebrate 50 years of marriage

Mr. and Mrs. Juan Whitehead (nee Elizabeth Wilkinson) of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 18, 2005 in Greenbriar, N.C. More...