Fire Dept. shares kitchen safety tips
     Members of the Jackson Fire Department would like to remind everyone to "Watch What You Heat."
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Illegally placed signs constitute litter
     Dear Editor, Once again the political season is upon us, as anyone can tell by the masses of campaign signs that have sprung up along the roadsides. Some of these signs are legally placed, but most are not. Section 23-1-6, Code of Alabama 1975, prohibits the placing of signs on the rights-of-way an
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Alabama Scene
Polls show no evidence of Republican sweep in November
     By Bob Ingram Syndicated Columnist For what it is worth...and it may not be worth anything...a couple of recent polls suggest that despite the lead Gov. Riley has in the governor's race, there is no evidence there will be a Republican sweep in the statewide races in November.
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Congressional Report
Classified intelligence report leaked
By Rep. Jo Bonner First Congressional District
     Once again, one of America's news sources has chosen to be the "source" of a story over protecting our national security. Portions of a classified April 2006 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States" were leaked and reported in the media.
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Rambiling & Ruminating
Clarkesville boomed in 1800s
By Walter Davis SAColumnist
     Clarkesville once played an important role in the early history of Clarke County. It served as the first county seat from 1819 to 1832. T. H. Ball stated in his history of Clarke County: "This village, although the center of an early settled neighborhood and the first county seat, never became a lar
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