Rattler killed
     When Juanita and Gene Allday returned home from church, Sunday evening, they
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Leroy fire district rates go down
By Jeremy Sellers SA Reporter
     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.
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New motorsports dealer opens
     Monday, members of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce and city council
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Candidates invited to participate in political forum
     An open political forum will be conducted Oct. 10 at the Jackson High School auditorium at 6 p.m.
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Homes may slip into Tombigbee River any day now
By Evan Carden SA Editor
     The owners of three homes at Peavy's Landing, located on the Tombigbee River near Frankville, are watching as their property is literally slipping out from underneath them.
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CWEMC celebrates 70 years of service at annual meeting
Special to The South Alabamian
     Amid colorful tents, savory hot dogs and the lure of winning a free pickup truck, Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Cooperative celebrated its 70th birthday in grand style on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Jackson Fairgrounds, even as raindrops fell during much of the event.
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Packed WashCo DEC meeting full of tension
By Ellen Willimas SA Correspondent
     The Washington County Democratic Executive Committee met in the small courtroom the courthouse Tuesday, Sept. 19, with newly elected chairman, Thomas Fuller presiding. Angry voices were raised at times, but Fuller kept the meeting moving.
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Case against circuit judge-elect moved to Mobile County
By Jim Cox SA Publisher
     Democratic nominee and apparent circuit judge-elect Stuart C. DuBose will be in court in Mobile County Oct. 2, facing charges of legal malpractice and other improprieties regarding the estate of a deceased Washington County man.
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AC Fab Chatom plant closing may or may not happen
Jerry Reeves: 'Things could look better after new fiscal year begins'
By Ellen Williams and Evan Carden SA News Staff
     The management of AC Fabricated Products has provided its 125 employees with a WARN notice pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act of 1988, which requires employers to provide notice to affected employees of a plant closing or mass layoff.
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Wagarville is ready for storms
By Evan Carden SA Editor
     "We don't want to get caught like we did during hurricanes Ivan and Katrina," said Wagarville Fire Chief and Water Department President Eric Sullivan about the acquisition of two generators for the community's volunteer fire department and water authority.
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Vinegar Bend man arrested for marijuana possession
By Evan Carden SA Editor
     A Vinegar Bend man with previous drug possession convictions was caught again with a suspected illegal substance following a traffic stop and search by agents from the First Judicial Drug Task Force and Washington County deputies.
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Chatom Town Council to donate to ECI
By Frank Harwell SA Correspondent
     The Chatom Town Council voted Monday night to approve an addition to its flood maintenance ordinance, to invite bids on a new police car and to contribute $4,000 to Exceptional Children, Inc.
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Washington County conducts United Way Kick off
By Ellen Williams SA Correspondent
     On Sept. 14 the fellowship hall of Chatom Baptist Church was the site for the kick off of the Washington County unit of the United Way of Southwest Alabama.
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