Victoria Beech (left) uses techniques she learned in the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) course, sponsored last week by the Jackson Police Department, to break free from instructor Arvis Slack (JPD training officer) during the training session. More...
Local business and industry leaders nominated individuals from their organizations to participate in Leadership Clarke County 2007, an affiliate of the nonprofit Clarke County Development Foundation. More...
Ten Friend's Love Feast at St. Paul A.M.E. Nancy Maharry will be the guest speaker at the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Carlton, said the Rev. Georgia P. Nash, pastor. More...
Mt. Olive No. 2 Baptist Church invites the community to the 10th year anniversary and retirement service of Pastor Dan W. Moore, Sunday, Aug. 26. Services beign with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. More...
2 Chron. 16:9 "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him..." The key to any revival is prayer. More...
Alabama Southern Community College recently honored students in the Practical Nursing (LPN) department with a pinning ceremony. Pam Taylor, Human Resource director for the Thomasville Nursing Home, was the guest speaker for the event. More...
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Pine City Ambassadors traveled to Camp Beckwith in Fairhope, Alabama on August 10-11 for their beginning retreat. More...
JMS welcomes two new staff members for the 2007-2008 academic year. Debbie Steed has come onboard as the new cafeteria manager. Returning to teach 7th grade social studies and coach boy's basketball is Coach Richard Brown More...
The thoughtfulness of friends, neighbors and family members who have been so supportive and thoughtful through these very hard trying months will not be forgotten. More...
The Rev. and Mrs. David Wayne Warren of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Jackson, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Rebekah Blair to Richard Quenton Williams Jr. Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. More...
Dink Lankford (left) was the winner of a Browning rifle that was given away recently as a fund-raiser to benefit Martha Hoven (right) who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. More...
During a work session, Tuesday, Aug. 21, members of the Jackson City Council discussed the city's options concerning the location of a new, larger, state-of-the-art hospital in or near Jackson. More...
A Mobile County circuit judge has issued an order requiring a Clarke County circuit judge to pay $1,190,000 in a long running estate dispute and to convey 605 acres of property to the estate's sole beneficiary and the local judge's adversary in the More...
The number of heat-related deaths in Alabama reported since Aug. 1 has risen to 10 as of Aug. 20, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. More...
The Washington County Board of Education met on Aug. 16 for a work session to discuss the many capital-outlay needs in county schools. The Washington School System is slated to receive $2,838,173 from the recently passed state bond issue money. More...
Norris Geane Marks was indicted by the Clarke County Grand Jury for murder Aug. 15. According to witnesses Marks and Ernest James Richardson were at Marks' home in Morvin in December of 2006 when the two began to argue. More...
Jackson Women's League president Candy H. Overstreet (right) recently presented Graham Braswell, director of the Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens (CCARC), with the Women's League's yearly donation. More...
Welcome home party for Arlene Vester Aug. 30 A welcome-home and congratulations party will be given for Arlene Vester on Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse and Community Bank. More...
Any student of Alabama history, especially as it pertains to Clarke County, would surely be familiar with Ft. Mims, Ft. Sinquefield and the Bashi Skirmish. Actually, Ft. More...
Hurricane Dean hit the Yucatan peninsula Tuesday with winds of 165 mph and gusts of 200 mph, blowing out windows, toppling trees and pushing a large storm surge ashore. More...
The question of which of "our" local teams deserve the most coverage is one that I have had to answer several times of late. The answer is simple. More...
Jackson Academy falls 28-0 to Rebels in preseason scrimmage
By Chris Sherman SA Sports Writer
Jackson Academy faced off with South Choctaw Academy in a preseason scrimmage on Thursday, Aug. 16. The Eagles fell 28-0 after falling behind 20-0 in the first half. But all is not as bad as it seems. More...
Jackson High School had a scrimmage at Legion Field Friday night. The coaches stacked the first team offense against the first team defense. "We got a lot out of it. We ran ones vs ones and had competition. We saw some good things out there. More...
John Harlan Becton John Harlan Becton, 83, a native of Millry and resident of Grove Hill, died Aug. 19, 2007 at his residence. He was retired from First Bank and Trust, having served as president and chief executive officer. More...
Marriage license applications Leslie Anthony Tyler, to Margie Ruth Bradford; William Mathew Powell, to Jerin Denise Handly; Randall Charles Pugh, to Shelexis Quince Nettles; William Cory Gates, to Anna Katherine Sims; Kenneth Wayne Motley, to Mist More...
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