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Child critical after being struck by car
     Seven-year-old Stephon Horn is in critical condition after being hit by a car on Highway 84 in Whatley Tuesday afternoon.
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Clarke and Choctaw counties are aligning for economic development
     Clarke and Choctaw County leaders have formed a new nonprofit organization, named Twin Rivers Economic Development Partnership (TREDP), an alliance to leverage the combined resources and assets of Clarke and Choctaw counties and create a regional approach to economic development. This new organizati
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Surveyors working on interconnect between Clarke and Wilcox counties
By Kathryn F. Pickard Special to The South Alabamian
     Surveyors are at work getting things prepared for the interconnect between Wilcox County and Clarke Mobile Counties Gas District.
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Meeting to address erosion problems on Tombigbee
     A meeting concerning erosion problems along the Tombigbee River will be held in Livingston Monday, Oct. 2 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the University of West Alabama's Environmental Training Center. The meeting is sponsored by the Clean Water Partnership Stakeholders.
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'Chef Ronald's Family Affair' will be at Fish House Oct. 3
     The Fish House in Jackson will once again host "Chef Ronald's Family Affair" to benefit Ronald McDonald House of Mobile, Tuesday Oct. 3.
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Monthly donation to hospice
     The members of Jackson Arts and Crafts (JAC) recently made
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Mississippi Pecan Festival planned this weekend
     The 19th Annual Mississippi Pecan Festival is Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Richton, Miss.
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Don't let a 'slip up' cause you to 'give up'
By Kay Crosby Nutritional Counselor
     The Get Lost In Jackson $100 winner was Gary Irby from the Boise weigh station. The drawing took place at McDonald's on College Avenue. Thank you McDonald's for sponsoring GLIJ.
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'Code Red' chosen as county's emergency notification system
By Kathryn F. Pickard Special to The South Alabamian
     Clarke County Commissioners agreed to go with Emergency Communications Network's Code Red for the county's Emergency Notification System, as recommended by EMA Director Roy Waite and Clarke County 911 Director Becky Neugent.
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NRCS accepting applications for fiscal 2007 EQIP contracts
     Alabama USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) is accepting applications for fiscal year 2007 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts. The first batching date to rank eligible contracts is Nov. 17. Alabama landowners, including limited resource producers and new or beg
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Kiwanis Club makes donations
     The Jackson Kiwanis Club made its annual donations to several organizations in the area. A representative from each of the
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Foundation meeting draws 200 in Coffeeville
     Approximately 200 people turned out for the annual meeting of the Clarke County Development Foundation, held on the campus
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Engineers offer help for Peavy's Landing residents
By Ellen Williams SA Correspondent
     A group with various expertises dealing with flood control addressed the Washington County Commission, during its Sept. 25 meeting, concerning the problem at Peavey's Landing.
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Car burns between Leroy and Wagarville
     Leroy firefighters were called to an automobile fire Friday,
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'Old St. Stephens Days' scheduled for Oct. 25-28
Special to The South Alabamian
     The St. Stephens Historical Commission is offering the students in fourth and fifth grades of area schools the opportunity for a unique history experience.
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Struggling with dyslexia:
Local mother worries about how many children are going undiagnosed
By Evan Carden SA Editor
     October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and Nan Strickland of St. Stephens is on a mission to raise awareness about the disorder.
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St. Stephens bass tournament planned for Oct. 28
     The St. Stephens Fall Open Bass Fishing Tournament will be held Oct. 28, at the St. Stephens Landing located in the St. Stephens Historical Park.
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Engineering group offers some hope
     At least three homes located at Peavy's Landing near Frankville are in danger of sliding off the
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WashCo BOE members disagree with state mandate
By Ellen Williams SA Correspondent
     The Washington County Board of Education met Sept. 14 and with board member Vera Dean absent, voted 2-2 against approving changes to school bus mileage charges.
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Willie Dixon elected to ACCA Board of Directors
     Washington County Commissioner Willie Dixon was recently elected to the board of directors of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA), a statewide association representing Alabama's county governments.
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Left on the Front Porch
     Porches, porticos, verandahs, galleries are an architectural staple of Southern architecture. The South has had a long-standing love affair with porches. From the stately antebellum Greek Revival mansions set at the end of oak alleys, the fourroom dog-trot of the Southern pioneer farmer, and into th
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What a squash!
     Byron and Wilson Busby of St. Stephens display a 17-1/2
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