Macagan Griffin, a fourth grade student at Jackson Intermediate School, performed a good deed last week when she found Karen Donald's purse, which had been lost in the parking lot of the Jackson Wal- Mart and turned it in. More...
The following clarification appeared in last week's edition.
Due to a misunderstanding, when Get Lost In Jackson 2006 kicked off, it was incorrectly stated that the top weight loser would receive a $1,000 prize at the end of the program. More...
Jackson police arrested Gary Wayne Hicks, 54, of Jackson, early Sunday morning and charged him with driving under the influence, the 15th time he has been charged with this offense. More...
Three people were treated for what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries following a wreck north of Jackson, Thursday, Jan. 18, in front of the Town & Country automobile dealership. More...
The Clarke County Commission attended to several items relating to industrial development Tuesday, including the naming of the new access road going into the North Clarke Industrial Park where the new Louisiana Pacific plant is being built and the s More...
The officers and directors of the Washington County Cattlemen's Association have set Thursday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. as the date and time of their annual meeting and steak banquet. The affair will take place at the Community Center in Chatom. More...
During its Jan. 18 meeting, the Washington County Board of Education discussed at length the pros and cons of raising mileage for extra-curricular trips. More...
Nine-year-old Alex Argo shot an 8-point with a .223 on Dec. 8, 2006 in Sunflower while hunting with his friend, Steve Gilley. The buck weighed 162 lbs. He is the son of Susan Sullivan and Ken Argo, both of Jackson. More...
Riley Hill, 6, shot and killed his first buck, a 5-point, on New Year's Day. He was hunting with his brother Joseph. Hill shot his first deer, a doe, when he was 5. He is the son of Regina and Joe Hill of Millry. More...
Reid Garris killed this 6-point buck during Youth Weekend in Washington County while hunting with his dad. This was his first deer. He shot it with a .223 rifle just before his ninth birthday. He is the son of Carrie and J.J. More...
The civil jury term will begin Monday, Jan. 29 in Clarke County Circuit Court. The Clarke County Grand Jury will also convene to hear cases for possible criminal indictments. More...
Clarke County Commissioners tabled pay raises for sheriff's deputies Tuesday and said they wanted to get with Sheriff Bobby Moore to try and set up some kind of position scale with suggested salaries for different positions. More...
Members of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, Jackson City Council and Rep. Thomas Jackson were among those attending the grand re-opening of Little Pig's Barbeque in the Pine City Village shopping center Saturday, Jan. 13. More...
Mayor Richard Long (front, center) shakes hands with Gordon H. Kolb Sr., of G.H.K. Developments Inc., the company which handles all new Walgreens store construction. Right is Gordon H. Kolb Jr. More...
Clarke County Commissioner Patricia DuBose took issue with a proposal suggesting eliminating the current rotation of the commission chairmanship among the five commissioners and offered a written statement at Monday's work session detailing her oppo More...
Some changes have recently taken place at the Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens (CCARC) that are designed to make the organization run more smoothly. More...
During the quarterly meeting of the Washington County Domestic Violence Task Force (DVTF), Jan. 19, the establishment of a database containing the names of domestic violence offenders was announced. More...
Austin Criswell, 10, recently killed this 8-point while hunting with his stepfather, Robert Hicks, in Washington County. He shot the deer with a .243 rifle. More...
The public is invited to the January meeting of the Washington County Democratic Executive Committee. The meeting will be conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. in the large courtroom, upstairs, at the courthouse in Chatom. More...
Trey Garris 10, of Leroy killed a 6-point, 172-pound buck on Jan. 2 and another 6-point, 162- pound buck, Jan. 3, while hunting with his dad. He is the son of Kim and Bo Garris. More...
