Specialist Joseph R. Skelton, son of Mary and Steven Watkins of Jackson, has re-enlisted in the U.S. Army for three more years. He has completed one tour of duty at Fort Victory Baghdad, Iraq. Skelton trained in communications and fiber optics. More...

Last week, I gave you the symptoms of depression. This week, I want to show you a man from the Bible who suffered from depression. Sometimes we think that Christians can't get depressed. Elijah proves that to be false! Depression can have many causes. Something is physically wrong (chemical or ho... More...

Coffeeville Annual Summer Fest On July 3, Coffeeville will hold its second Annual Summer Fest. Activities will begin at 3 in the afternoon with children's activities, arts & crafts, food, music and concluding with fireworks. Proceeds will be divided between the library fund, police and fire de... More...

Amanda Busby was recently named to the President's List for the spring semester at Snead State Community College in Boaz. Busby was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society and represented the college as a 2006-2007 ambassador. She will be returning to that position as well as bei... More...

Part of the outcome of Monday's ACE committee meeting in Jackson indicated the need for one unified school, according to the long-term goals. For sometime now, there have been those in Jackson who would like to see a city school system, similar to what is in place in Thomasville. More...

Our area dominated this season on the baseball diamond. The Leroy Bears won the 2A state championship with an impressive 37-7 record. The 37 victories fell one game short of the 2006 Bear squad that produced 38 victories. The Jackson Aggies did set a school record with 27 victories to just 11 los... More...

I have often wondered how the kids of today will describe their childhood sixty or seventy years from now when they tell their grandchildren about the good old days. It will probably go something like this: "It was tough back then. All we had for entertainment was color TV, video games and our com... More...

Mary Adeline Chapman Mary Adeline Chapman, 81, a native of Grove Hill and a resident of the Winn community, of Jackson died June 14, 2007 at Medical Center East in Birmingham. She is preceded in death by her parents Ceasor Mitchell Sr. and Della Cox Mitchell, and her husband, J.D. Chapman Sr. Mr... More...