April 20, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Teacher arrested on sex charges

Reports say she allegedly planned to kill her husband

A year ago the Clarke County Board of Education received an anonymous note that a teacher at Coffeeville High School was sexually involved with a student. More...

Lindsey bids for re-election

Butler native Pat Lindsey has qualified for a seventh term representing District 22 in the Alabama State Senate. More...

Deadline near for photo contest

"Photography In Your Own Backyard" entries must be turned into libraries or chamber offices in Jackson, Thomasville or Grove Hill by this week. Libraries and chambers will have examples and details of the contest. More...

Special Sections

Church

Five-Night Holy Ghost Explosion set for May 1-5

A 2006 Five-Night Holy Ghost Explosion is set for May 1-5 at the Trumpent Ministries No. 2., located at 211 East Ross Street in Jackson. Services will begin at 7:30 nightly and will feature evangelist Eva Hines of Mobile. More...

Church of the Week

Jones Chapel Church of Christ in Coffeeville More...

Our Attitude Toward Hardships

Enduring hardships can often be overwhelming, and might even cause a person to wonder why such things happen to them. Only God knows why bad things happen to us, and none of us are immune to such conditions. More...

Editorials

Publisher's Comments

Outlaw and Deas were men of many achievements

Jackson and Clarke County lost two prominent citizens in the last few weeks. Jimmy "Runt" Outlaw was a well-known retired Major League baseball player who died April 9 at the age of 93. More...

Opinions

Full Story

Editor's Notes

Things not always what they seem

The following column was sent to me in a recent e-mail from Graham Braswell, of Jackson, who is retired from the U.S. Air Force and serves as director of the Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens (CCARC). More...

People

Lambard Davis to be united in marriage June 17

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lambard of Fulton announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Laurie Elizabeth, to Ryan Owen Davis, son of Lynn Overton Davis and Ben Davis, all of Grove Hill. More...

Overton Lee will exchange vows April 29

Kathryn Overton of Grove Hill and Daniel Lee of Bakersfield, Calif. announce their upcoming wedding on Saturday, April 29, 2006. More...

Neal Handwerger to wed May 13

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Dewey Neal Jr. of Grove Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Camilla Eugenia Neal, to Adam Jay Handwerger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Howard Handwerger of Mobile. More...

Jackson police officers injured subduing suspect

Adomestic call before noon on Easter left two Jackson police officers injured and the suspect they were attempting to subdue in the Clarke County Jail. More...

Fiddlin' and Bluegrass

L to R: Danny Lindsey and Floyd Hammons with "Southern Blend" do some heavy pickin' during the banjo competition at the annual Frankville Fiddler's Convention, this past Saturday. More...

Candidate announcements

Burge seeks commission seat

Henry Burge of Fulton has announced he will run as a Republican candidate for Clarke County Commission, District 1. More...

Spring Clean-up begins Saturday

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Spring Clean-Up. This anti-litter campaign will be April 22-29. More...

Grant writing workshop April 28

The Alabama State Council on the Arts will present a grant workshop on Friday, April 28th, 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Grove Hill Town Hall. More...

News

Governor signs bill allowing for T'ville 'wet' vote

Gov. Bob Riley signed House Bill 822 Friday paving the way for a vote on legalizing alcohol sales in Thomasville. More...

Thomasville man pleads guilty to allowing child to receive pornography

Stephen Richardson, of Thomasville, pleaded guilty to the charge of a parent allowing a minor to engage in pornography and received a life sentence in Clarke County Circuit Court last week. More...

Donald seeks Clarke Co. District 3 BOE seat

Karen B. Donald has qualified as a Democratic candidate for school board, District 3 seat. A native of the Winn community and resident of Jackson, Donald is the daughter of the late Evelyn Baldwin and Robert Lee Bumpers Sr. More...

Coming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

JPD Relay for Life team The Jackson Police Department Relay for Life Team will be selling $1 chances on an ice chest filled with barbecue goodies. More...

Education

JHS DECA members raise money

The Jackson High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) members recently raised $600 for Jerry's Kids/Muscular Dystrophy Association. Students sold shamrocks at school, to friends and family, and in front of the Wal-Mart store. More...

Gillmore Elementary School hosting 3rd Annual Night of the Arts April 25

Gillmore Elementary School in Jackson is hosting its 3rd Annual Night of the Arts on Tuesday, April 25 in the gymnasium. Everyone is invited to visit the renovated facility and view the students' artwork. More...

Students visit Mobile Infirmary

Students in Mrs. Schell's fifth grade class at Jackson Academy participated in a drug program presented by Mobile Infirmary. More...

Sports

Aggies win two area games

The Jackson Aggies upped their record to 18-8 last week with big wins over Escambia and Demopolis. More...

Clarke-Mobile Gas golf tourney is this Saturday

The first annual Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District Golf Tournament is planned for this Saturday at 8 a.m. at Deerfield Golf Course in Chatom. More...

Jackson Little League results

9 & 10 Year Olds Merchants Bank 20 Pine City Motors 2 More...

For the Record

Area Obituaries

Deas Thomas "Tom" Earl Deas Sr. of Jackson, died April 14, 2006 at Springhill Hospital in Mobile at the age of 80. A lifelong resident of Clarke County, he was a veteran of World War II where he served with the occupational forces in Europe. More...

Washington County Sheriff's Report

The Washington County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests during the past week: More...