Annual homecoming at McCann's UMC The Rev. Joe McKinney and the McCann's United Methodist Church invite everyone to attend their annual homecoming on Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. The Rev. David McVay will be the guest speaker. More...

Porcelain artists to meet The SW Alabama Porcelain Artists Association will be meeting Saturday, Oct. 6 at the First United Methodist Church in Jackson. There will be a social time beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting at 10. More...

Several activities have been planned for the month of October at Jackson Middle School. The first PTO meeting for the 2007-2208 school year will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. More...

Third grade students at Jackson Intermediate School (JIS) are getting exposure to art with the principals of math and science incorporated, thanks to a grant program through the Mobile Museum of Art. More...

The 2007-2008 Alabama Southern Ambassadors helped in many ways at the Kathryn Tucker Windham event last Saturday at Alabama Southern in Thomasville. More...

The Jackson Aggies suffered another heartbreaking loss Friday night in Grove Hill losing 22-21 in overtime to rival Clarke County in the 91st meeting between the two schools. More...

If there was a lesson to be learned Saturday it was that you can never count out Tommy Tuberville and the Auburn Tigers. More...

Jackson Academy dropped to 0-6 on the season with a 36-12 loss to the fifth-ranked South Choctaw Rebels in Jackson. More...

Jimmy Leon Beck Jimmy Leon Beck, 58, a native and resident of Jackson, died Sept. 28, 2007 in a local hospital. He was a retired self-employed mechanic and a member of the Bolentown Pentecostal Church. More...

Marriage applications listed Stephen Craig Hoven, to Telena Marie Caine. Marriage license applications are just that-applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. Property deeds listed Dated Sept. 20-26 Betty G. More...

The Washington County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests during the past week: •Sauntra Powell, 44, of Wagarville was arrested Sept. 24 and held for investigation on an aiding and abetting in an escape charge. More...