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Clarke civil jury term begins Monday
      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.
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JIS student does good deed
      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.
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Clarke commissioners table raises for sheriff's deputies
By Jim Cox SA Publisher
      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. Moore, who took office Jan.
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Grand re-opening
      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.
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Clarification
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. Program coordinators asked that The South Alabamian clarify that all those who met their weight loss goals qualified f...
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Man charged with 15th DUI could face up to 10-year prison sentence
      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. Hicks was arrested after police responded to a disorderly person call in the 300 block of Commerce Street around 12:...
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      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.
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Three injured in Highway 43 wreck
      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.
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DuBose questions proposal to eliminate rotating chairmanship
By Jim Cox SA Publisher
      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 opposition.
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Road to LP plant nearing completion
By Jim Cox SA Publisher
      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 setting of prices for the remaining acreage in the ...
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There's a new face and some changes at CCARC
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      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. A new face at the Jackson office is former educator BeBe Garrett, who is now serving as CCARC's resource development coordinator.
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WashCo cattlemen to meet at the Chatom Community Center Feb. 1
      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. All members, former members and their spouses or companions ar...
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Database of domestic violence offenders to be established
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      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.
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WashCo BOE to implement state-mandated mileage hike
By Ellen Williams SA Correspondent
      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. Superintendent of Schools Tim Savage read a letter from the State Department of Education mandating a hike in mileage from $.
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Criswell kills 8-point
      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.
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Argo kills buck
      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.
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Susan Parker to speak at WashCo DEC meeting
      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. Special guest and speaker will be the Honorable Susan D. Parker, commission...
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Millry boy buck
      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.
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Bags two bucks
      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.
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Garris kills 6-point
      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.
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