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For the past few years I've been noticing that there are a lot of bus accidents in Central and South America. This year alone, I have counted 12 so far, including one this past week that took the lives of 17 Americans visiting Mexico. More ...
Read the Story... Let's all do our part to help clean up This coming week is Fall Litter Awareness Week in Clarke County. The effort was planned and coordinated by Clarke County Citizens Against Litter (CCCAL), an organization of concerned county residents whose goal is to stop the senseless trashing of our county roads. More ... Southwest Alabama Pet Rescue, a developing Jackson humane society By Karen T. Irby, Guest Columnist As a member of a fledgling group working to form a "humane society" here in the Jackson area, I have a story to share. Acouple of weeks ago a medium sized, long haired white dog was found running down Highway 43. Our animal control officer, Terry "Lee" Hutto, was called to pick up the dog. The an... More ...
General David Petraeus, commander of multinational forces in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, last week provided Congress a very candid assessment of the security situation in Iraq. General Petraeus, a man who knows the enemy in Iraq as well as anyone, made it clear tha... More ...
It may have happened before but I cannot recall a governor getting involved in a primary election within his own political party. But during the past several weeks in a special State Senate election in Baldwin County, Gov. Bob Riley did and he lost…big time. More ... This week in Alabama History… September 15, 1964: The Rev. K. L. Buford and Dr. Stanley Hugh Smith become the first black elected officials in Alabama since Reconstruction when they win seats on the Tuskegee City Council. Buford, a civil rights leader, and Smith, a sociology professor at Tuskegee Institute, defeated white inc... More ... |
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