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For the first time ever, the city of Jackson passed a budget of nearly $7 million during Tuesday's council meeting. "This is the first year the city's budget will probably exceed $7 million," said Mayor Richard Long. "We will give employees a 4 percent increase, raising the minimum wage for city workers to $10 an hour. More ... In last week's story concerning the release of sex offender Jason Arnold, his place of residence should have been listed as 1053 Center Street, not 1093 Center Street. More ... "…It's my intention, and I feel like the intention of the rest of this commission, we do not want any of our deputies out there in unsafe equipment," said Clarke County Commissioner Paul Bradford. "We are going to do what it takes to make sure they have proper equipment where they can transport themselves safely and not be a hazard to the public. More ... Seth Hammett of Andalusia, the Alabama Speaker of the House, spoke Sept. 25 at the Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill. He stressed the need for a professional commission to oversee the operation of the Department of Transportation. More ... Alabama USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The first batching date to rank eligible contracts is Oct. 26. More ... Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail include: Dalvin Dontae Barnes, possession of controlled substance, arrested by Jackson Police Dept. Gadonna D. Barnett, receiving stolen property, first degree, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff's Dept. More ... Daniel Tillman, 9, of Jackson, grew this 95-pound watermelon in his mother's flower bed. He is the son of April and Bobby Tillman of Jackson. More ... Council member Charles Allen and Mayor Sheldon Day again locked horns over money when the city council considered its 2008 budget. "My concern is this last minute board approval," Allen said during the council work session. "We meet here an hour before the meeting and have 15 minutes to discuss this as a board. More ... Sgt. Calvin Cassady of Leroy (front, left) recently met with Secretary of the Army (front, center) to discuss issues of need on behalf of the U.S. Military. More ... The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to recess until Oct. 1 to pass the fiscal 2008 budget. Anne Deloise Morris, county administrator, said the budget was not yet finished. More ... The Jackson Kiwanis Club installed its officers for the 2007-08 year, during its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Jackson Steakhouse. More ... Thomasville High School learned in August that it had been chosen among 100 additional schools in the state to receive ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide) equipment. The $85,000 grant allows THS to join in the state's distance learning initiative. More ... "Gotcha!" has become the byword at Thomasville High School and Thomasville Middle School. "When you catch a kid engaging in a random act of kindness or going the extra mile or picking up paper off the floor," they receive a Gotcha award, THS Principal Kyle Ferguson told the city Board of Education Sept. 20. "We really stress school pride…. More ... Three local girls (L-R), Hali-Ana Harvey, Lexy Harvey and McKenzie Donald recently competed in the Pre-Teen Alabama Scholarship and Recognition Program at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel in Birmingham. More ... Probate Judge Charles Singleton made a pledge when he went into office Jan. 15 of this year that he would do all within his power to lead Washington County to live within its income and to cut spending wherever possible. He made took a step in that direction on Sept. 24, when the Washington County Commission adopted a balanced budget based upon projected revenue. More ... When Probate Judge Charles Singleton said, "We in Washington County are going to have to play defense," he made no reference to football or basketball. He made that statement Sept. 19 in the small courtroom of the Washington County Courthouse; the scene of a gathering of local and regional agencies, boards and entities of county government. More ... The St. Stephens Historical Commission held their annual meeting on Sept. 19 at the Old Washington County Museum and the year's report was only good news. Just a few years ago, St. Stephens was struggling when the state cut funding for the historical site. More ... Several local businessmen are developing RV parks in both Clarke and Washington counties in anticipation of the influx of construction workers expected during the construction of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant. Andy Webb of Calvert recently began clearing property in the Cricket Hill area of Washington County for a park that will eventually have up to 60 hookups. More ... |
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