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Operation Christmas wraps up
      The Jackson Police Department’s Operation Christmas conducted its annual toy give-a-way Dec. 18, at the old Alabama Power Building downtown. This year’s program served 110 families, providing 235 children with toys.
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Sweet Dreams at the library presents ‘Christmas On The Back Porch’
      In supporting the Sweet Dreams program at White Smith Memorial Library in Jackson, the staff presented a program titled, “Christmas On The Back Porch” on Thursday, Dec. 14. Children were encouraged to bring their blankets and pillows and dress in pajamas to listen to volunteers, Colette J. Chivers...
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Sheriff Jack Day retiring
      Clarke County Sheriff Jack Day is retiring after a 40-year career in law enforcement. Day has worked as a deputy and as chief deputy and has been sheriff since 1994. Deputy Maurice Dyess, center, presented Day, right, with a plaque at a retirement reception last Thursday.
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Notable Happenings of 2006
Compiled by Kathy McCutcheon
      –A Jackson police officer received minor injuries during a traffic crash last Thursday near the intersection of Highway 69 and U.S. 43. The incident occurred shortly before noon, Dec. 29, between Highway 43 and McKee Drive. Garrett was patrolling in the area when he observed a driver who failed to ...
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Looking back at the events that shaped 2006
      January -A Washington County deputy on routine patrol, Tuesday, witnessed the death of a Sunflower man after stopping to see if he needed assistance. -The holiday season ended tragically for a Wagarville family, as they learned their youngest child had been struck by an automobile and severely i...
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Woman dies in crash near Mobile-WashCo county line
      A crash claimed the life of a Mt. Vernon woman at around 8:15 p.m., Dec. 20, near the Mobile-Washington county line on US 43. According to Alabama State Troopers reports, Martha Miller, 85, who was driving a 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, was attempting to pull onto US 43 from private property. Her vehic...
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