December 15, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

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Church

Area Obituaries

Dungan

Lena Bell Dungan, a native and lifelong resident of Coffeeville, died Dec. 8, 2005 at the age of 89. She was a retired seamstress for Vanity Fair Mills and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. More...

Evergreen Baptist Church re-enacts the birth of Jesus

The Evergreen Baptist Church near Jackson re-enacted the birth of Jesus on Dec. 10 in the stable of Roxie and Robert Powell of Jackson. More...

Christmas is the time to remember Christ

We have read several news articles this year about churches who choose not to have worship services on Christmas Sunday. More...

Editorials

Economy thriving in spite of devastation and war

Congressional Report

The Economy and the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act More...

Border Security Bill will protect the U.S.

Guest Column

The majority of Americans believe that the federal government must get control of our borders, particularly the southern border, in order to reduce the problems being created by the massive numbers of illegal immigrants entering every year. More...

Buck’s Pocket a recovery room for Alabama’s defeated politicians gets Alabama Scene

I knew when I said it that it would not go unnoticed. Last week I was interviewed on a local TV station about the 2006 gubernatorial election and in passing I noted that three of the four announced candidates would end up at Buck More...

People

Cards of Thanks

The family of Kelvin Foster appreciates the many expressions of sympathy. More...

Ford - Easter united in marriage Oct. 29 in Virginia

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ford of Jacksonville, Fla. and formerly of Jackson, announce the marriage of their son, Walter Davin Ford to Valorie Lynn Easter on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005 at The Kings Family Vineyard in Crozet, Va. More...

Jackson native part owner of new business in Birmingham

Delicia Harvey, LPC of Birmingham, a former resident of Jackson, and Cindy Fuller, CRNP have recently opened a new business, Harmony LLC, in Birmingham. More...

Burglars hit Jackson COC

Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce (COC) Director LaShaunda Holly got a shock when she arrived at work Monday morning to find that the building had been burglarized over the weekend. More...

Waite named Clarke County EMA Director

Special to The South Alabamian Clarke County Commissioners approved the contract during Tuesday%27s commission meeting to hire Roy Waite as Emergency Management Agency director for Clarke County. More...

Fight breaks out, halts JHS vs. Citronelle game

The Jackson Aggies took their 3-3 record into North Mobile County against the Citronelle Wildcats and the game was pretty much neck and neck in the first half, but right as halftime approached things took a turn for the worse when fans poured from th More...

News

Unpaid fees could give city more money

Some vendors delivering goods to Jackson may not be paying the city everything that is owed to them. More...

Help offered to senior citizens in understanding new drug plan

The Alabama Department of Senior Services is helping Alabamians eligible for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan to understand the program and is assisting them with enrollment. More...

Shopping for ‘Operation Christmas’

For the fifth consecutive year, Wal-Mart has donated $1,000 worth of toys to the Jackson Police Department More...

Sports

Bears beat Indians in overtime thriller

The Leroy varsity boys moved to 1-1 overall, as well as within 2A Region 1, with a 70-66 overtime thriller against region foe Southern Choctaw. More...

Tough laws for those attacking school personnel at sporting events Sports Chatter

The situation that occurred in Citronelle last Friday night was the exact opposite of what you might expect from these two high schools. When I heard the news of a fight which caused the early ending of the Jackson High vs. More...

Panthers still undefeated going into Tuesday’s game

The Coffeeville Panthers danced their way to victory again last Friday night by defeating Marengo 78-58 sending them to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the area. More...