Annual Jackson Area COC dinner is set for Sept. 7
By LaShaunda Holly COC Director
     The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the H.W. Pearce Park Assembly House. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
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Deputies pursue fugitive near Jackson
By Kathryn F. Pickard Special to The South Alabamian
     Area lawmen spent Sunday evening and part of Monday morning searching for a fugitive who had evaded them two weeks ago.
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Wednesday wreck injures one
     One person was injured in a wreck, which occurred Wednesday, Aug. 30, around 9
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Clarke grand jury indicts man for vehicle homicide
     Calvin Stephens of Jackson was indicted by the Clarke County Grand Jury for murderreckless/ vehicle homicide.
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Peterman Station Arts and Crafts Festival set for Nov. 18
     The Annual Peterman Station Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, Nov. 18 in downtown Peterman.
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Littles to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 10
     Mr. and Mrs. Allen Little of Sims Chapel will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception Sept. 10 at Sims Chapel Methodist Church.
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Practice begins for Christmas concert
     The Monroeville Community Chorus will begin practice for its annual Christmas Concert on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. The Chorus will hold rehearsal at the Monroeville First Baptist Church Choir Suite due to renovations to Nettles Auditorium on the Monroeville campus of Alabama Southern Community Coll
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Library auction and dinner scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5
     White Smith Memorial Library will host its second annual auction and dinner on Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House.
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Kiwanians visit new Merchants Bank building
     Members of the Jackson Kiwanis Club took a tour of the recently renovated Merchants Bank building, located on College Avenue in Jackson, during their last meeting, Aug. 22. The tour was conducted by Merchants Bank Vice President Jim Reid. Taking the tour (L-R) were Michael Jones, Bonnie Pope, Mildre...
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'Get Lost in Jackson' tips
changes to help keep kids from becoming overweight
By Kay Crosby Nutritionist
     The following are 10 easy changes that can be implements to encourage better eating habits that help keep the pounds from building up.
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Promoting gun safety
     Jackson Police Officer Arvis Slack (back, left) and Eddie Eagle recently visited Miss Peggy's Daycare in Jackson to teach the children about gun safety through a child gun safety program sponsored by the NRA (National Rifle Association). Eddie Eagle serves as the spokesperson for the program, which ...
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