"Prevent Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat" is the theme for this years' annual observance of Fire Prevention Week scheduled for Oct. 8-14 in Jackson More...
The Southwest District of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention recently conducted an informational meeting and announced its new president. More...
A longtime ago I found myself in a predicament that warranted my dad telling me a story about Clark Gable and William Faulkner. Gable of course was the leading man of his day in Hollywood. More...
Mrs. Clanton's fourth period seventh grade art class at Jackson Middle School learns about twodimensional design. They use abstract shapes from reality and combine them in a composition, putting together a "collage". (Photo submitted) More...
You got your money's worth when you layed down your $5 last Friday night at Anderson Field as the Thomasville Tigers outlasted the Jackson Aggies 27-18 in a key region game as well as a county rival game. More...
After the first two weeks of region play, things are starting to heat up with one No. 1 ranked team being knocked off last week in Southern Choctaw. This week, Jackson High School cheerleader MiMi Staples is the guest prognosticator. More...
Gaines Rice Gaines Rice, 77, a Clarke County native and a resident of St. Stephens, died Sept. 14, 2006 at a local hospital. An avid golfer and fisherman, he enjoyed pitching in the "Farmer's League" in the his early years. More...
A Jackson woman faces drug possession charges after trying to walk away from Task Force One agents during an interdiction in the Depot area of town. More...
Acitizen in the town of Leroy recently received his insurance bill for the past year. In totals, the price he pays per year went from $1,663.98 to $790.02 per year. More...
Shirley Wright benefit There will be a benefit singing for Shirley Wright on Saturday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. at the Clarke County High School in Grove Hill. More...
Cotton season is here. The fields over at Leroy are dotted with white. There isn't much -if any-cotton in Clarke County anymore but not too many years ago it was big business everywhere. More...
The Clarke County E-911 Board of Directors recently issued a call to homeowners to make sure their 911 addresses are visible on the front of their homes or mailboxes. More...
Ethics Commission Director Jim Sumner caught all sorts of grief recently in commenting on the seemingly endless scandals coming from Alabama's twoyear colleges. More...
Sixty years and four months ago, Technical Sergeant Nathan Beverly returned home from Europe ending his military service. Sergeant Beverly enlisted at Ft. McClellan on July 24 1943. More...
Jamie Danita Brooks of Grove Hill and Arthur James Dale of Frisco City were married Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 5 p.m. at H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House in Jackson with the Rev. Matthew Davis officiating. More...
Barbara and Albert Bragg of Wagarville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, La'Cherica Denease, to Marcus Lynell King, son of Cynthia and James Russell of Winn and Albert King Jr. of Jackson. More...
