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Truck and travel trailer lost in fire
      Jackson Fire Department responded to a fire, July 19 after 9:30 p.m., at Highway 43 and West Point Drive, which totally destroyed a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the travel trailer it was pulling.
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Dispute about county pump station ongoing
By Barry H. Hendrix
      Rex Rush, chairman of the North Clarke Water Authority, addressed the Clarke County Commission Monday on a boundary dispute surrounding a northwest pump station near the Clarke-Marengo county line. The dispute with property owner Robert Dockery has been going on for more than a yearand a half, he...
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Free adoption day planned
      The city of Jackson's Animal Control Department will host a free adoption day at Wal-Mart Friday, July 27 from 10 a.m.-2p.m. For one day only the adoption fee for dogs will be waived.
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Jackson considering vicious dog ordinance
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      The Jackson City Council is considering an ordinance that would prohibit the owning of dogs considered to be of known vicious breeds within the city limits. Members of the council were given a copy of the ordinance during Tuesday's regular city council meeting. It will come up for a vote at thei...
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Local officials asked to attend next commission meeting
By Barry H. Hendrix
      The Clarke County Commission is asking that officials with the Twin Rivers Economic Development Partnership and mayors throughout the county appear at the Aug. 13 work session. The commissioners would like clarification on the role of Twin Rivers in conjunction with county and municipal developm...
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Task Force One arrests man for pot and crack possession
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      An Atmore man residing in Jackson was arrested Monday, June 23, by the First Judicial Drug Task Force (Task Force One) and faces possession charges following a search of the home where he was residing. Eric Riley, 28, was arrested after he was stopped by Task Force One Agent Blane Barnett around ...
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Red Cross thanks blood drive organizers
      In July, the days grow longer, the temperatures rise and most minds are on the fun that only summer can bring. However, for those who find themselves in need of blood or blood products, the summer can also be a frightening time as the need for blood increases and the blood supply diminishes. With...
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Stewart named assistant baseball coach at ASCC
      Dr. John A. Johnson, president of Alabama Southern Community College named Kenneth Stewart, as the new assistant baseball coach for the Alabama Southern Eagles. Stewart will assist Head Coach, Scot Sealy of Satsuma, who is gearing up for his third season with the Eagles.
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Hicks to coach Alabama Southern men's basketball
      Dr. John A. Johnson, president of Alabama Southern Community College, recently announced Benjamin Hicks as the new men's basketball coach for the Eagles. Hicks joins the Eagle Tradition from Chattahoochee Valley Community College where he served as the assistant coach for men's basketball.
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Portraits to be unveiled during special ceremony at WCHS
      There will be a historic unveiling of the portraits of the Chatom Elementary and Washington County High School principals, along with some WCHS faculty and the Frederick Jordan property benefactors. The event will be Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at Washington County High School.
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Cricket Hill property issues keep commission busy
By Ellen Williams SA Reporter
      The proposed new industry at Cricket Hill dominated the July 23 meeting of the Washington County Commission. Former Washington County Probate Judge John Henry Armstrong was present to represent Innovative Construction Technologies (ICT) of Temple Terrace, Fla.
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Chatom looking to entice new industry
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      The city of Chatom is currently working to entice a new industry to the area, thanks in part to the acquisition of the old National Guard Armory on Highway 56. According to Mayor Harold Crouch, the city is refurbishing the building, which was given to them after it was closed last year. Monday, r...
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Fish stocking available for farm ponds
      Effective Sept. 1, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division will increase the fee for stocking private ponds in order to capture the cost of the program. A one-acre pond stocked with both bass and bream will cost $140 and will ...
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Dance to benefit pediatric brain tumor foundation
      A dance to benefit the Alabama Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation will be held at the Chatom Community Center Aug. 18 from 8 p.m.-midnight. Featured entertainment will be country music singer Jim Hubbard. Tickets are $50 per couple and can be purchased at Montgomery Law Office in Chatom or by cal...
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