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Local and state officials question recent steel mill impact study By Jim Cox Clarke County officials and a state economic developer working on the ThyssenKrupp project question a study that says Clarke, Washington and other area counties will each see less than 2 percent of the money to be spent on the new mega steel plant. More ... Memorial Day blitz yields 75 citations By Evan Carden SA Editor According to Jackson Police Chief Charles Burge, officers issued a total of 75 citations for various infractions during the four-day Memorial Day Click It or Ticket blitz, which took place May 25-28. Burge said no officers took days off during that time, with each working full shifts. More ...
Johnny Moseley of Salitpa recently grew this big cabbage, which weighed 13.4 pounds, in his garden. He said he has always loved gardening and has had a garden every year for most of his life. More ... Meeting to develop the Piney Woods Birding Trail A birding trail is being developed to include Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe and Washington counties. This trail will link the Coastal Birding Trail with the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail being developed under the governor's Black Belt Action Commission. This trail will be called the Piney Woods B... More ...
Cooperative Education students at Jackson High School were honored recently to have Mayor Richard Long as guest speaker. Long impressed upon students the magnitude of the impact of ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA and what it means to the area. He encouraged students to prepare now for the jo... More ... 'Get a Clue' events in June at McIntosh Plublic Library McIntosh Public Library has announced "Get a Clue" for ages 3 years old - 5th grade (3-yearold children must be accompanied by an adult). More ... Correction A recent article in The South Alabamian about the Alabama Girls State incorrectly indicated in the headline that the representatives had been announced by the American Legion. It should in fact have indicated that the announcement was by the American Legion Auxiliary. More ... Clarke County fugitive caught in Texas A fugitive that Clarke and Choctaw County lawmen have been trying to apprehend for nearly a year now was arrested in Texas last week. According to Clarke County Sheriff's Department's Chief Investigator Ron Baggett, the US Marshall's Fugitive Task Force had adopted the case of Gregory Curtis Gain... More ... BOE recognizes local Junior Miss winners Winners of the recent Clarke County Junior Miss program were recognized by the Clarke County Board of Education during the May 24 meeting. Ellie Wilson, Clarke County's Junior Miss; Keke Cummings, first runner-up; Whitney Drinkard, second runner up; and Schaefer Bradford, third runner-up, are all... More ... Grove Hill to participate in county marketing plan Grove Hill town council members voted to take part in a county wide marketing plan during Monday's meeting. "In light of the steel mill coming to the Washington County, Mobile County area I think we need it," Mayor Lamar Hudson said. More ...
The Washington County Junior Miss program will be conducted at the Washington County High School auditorium June 9, at 7 p.m. The theme for the program is "Making Dreams Come True." It is sponsored by the Chatom Woman's Club. There are nine contestants in this year's program. More ... Man brings stash to police department's back door By Evan Carden SA Editor AMosspoint, Miss. man was incarcerated in the Washington County Jail after he brought dope to the back parking lot of the McIntosh Police Department Thursday, May 31. Tywan Howell, 34, was charged with first degree possession of marijuana after calling 911 and claiming a female subject who he had... More ...
Stan Wilson of Chatom and Jack Bailey of Wagarville were recently elected to the Alabama Rural Electric Association (AREA) of Cooperatives' board of directors during the association's 60th annual meeting in Mobile. More ...
Top photo: A new business complex is under construction on Highway 43 in Leroy, that will house Porter Flooring plus room for additional offices or businesses. More ... |
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