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Jackson Council passes budget for new fiscal year By Evan Carden SA Editor For the first time ever, the city of Jackson passed a budget of nearly $7 million during Tuesday's council meeting. "This is the first year the city's budget will probably exceed $7 million," said Mayor Richard Long. "We will give employees a 4 percent increase, raising the minimum wage for city ... More ... Correction In last week's story concerning the release of sex offender Jason Arnold, his place of residence should have been listed as 1053 Center Street, not 1093 Center Street. More ... Commissioner responds to Sheriff Moore's comments about unsafe equipment By Barry H. Hendrix "…It's my intention, and I feel like the intention of the rest of this commission, we do not want any of our deputies out there in unsafe equipment," said Clarke County Commissioner Paul Bradford. "We are going to do what it takes to make sure they have proper equipment where they can trans... More ...
Seth Hammett of Andalusia, the Alabama Speaker of the House, spoke Sept. 25 at the Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill. He stressed the need for a professional commission to oversee the operation of the Department of Transportation. More ... NRCS announces EQIP sign-up for fiscal year 2008 Alabama USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The first batching date to rank eligible contracts is Oct. 26. More ... Clarke County Sheriff's Report Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail include: Dalvin Dontae Barnes, possession of controlled substance, arrested by Jackson Police Dept. Gadonna D. Barnett, receiving stolen property, first degree, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff's Dept. More ...
Daniel Tillman, 9, of Jackson, grew this 95-pound watermelon in his mother's flower bed. He is the son of April and Bobby Tillman of Jackson. More ... T'ville councilman, mayor squabble over city's budget By Arthur McLean Council member Charles Allen and Mayor Sheldon Day again locked horns over money when the city council considered its 2008 budget. "My concern is this last minute board approval," Allen said during the council work session. "We meet here an hour before the meeting and have 15 minutes to discuss t... More ...
Sgt. Calvin Cassady of Leroy (front, left) recently met with Secretary of the Army (front, center) to discuss issues of need on behalf of the U.S. Military. More ... Commission recesses until Oct. 1 to consider budget By Barry H. Hendrix The Clarke County Commission voted Tuesday to recess until Oct. 1 to pass the fiscal 2008 budget. Anne Deloise Morris, county administrator, said the budget was not yet finished. More ...
The Jackson Kiwanis Club installed its officers for the 2007-08 year, during its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Jackson Steakhouse. More ... THS to participate in state's distance learning program Thomasville High School learned in August that it had been chosen among 100 additional schools in the state to receive ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide) equipment. The $85,000 grant allows THS to join in the state's distance learning initiative. More ... New byword being used at THS "Gotcha!" has become the byword at Thomasville High School and Thomasville Middle School. "When you catch a kid engaging in a random act of kindness or going the extra mile or picking up paper off the floor," they receive a Gotcha award, THS Principal Kyle Ferguson told the city Board of Education... More ...
Three local girls (L-R), Hali-Ana Harvey, Lexy Harvey and McKenzie Donald recently competed in the Pre-Teen Alabama Scholarship and Recognition Program at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel in Birmingham. More ... WashCo Commission adopts balanced budget for fiscal year By Ellen Williams SA Reporter Probate Judge Charles Singleton made a pledge when he went into office Jan. 15 of this year that he would do all within his power to lead Washington County to live within its income and to cut spending wherever possible. He made took a step in that direction on Sept. 24, when the Washington Coun... More ...
By Ellen Williams SA Reporter When Probate Judge Charles Singleton said, "We in Washington County are going to have to play defense," he made no reference to football or basketball. He made that statement Sept. 19 in the small courtroom of the Washington County Courthouse; the scene of a gathering of local and regional agencie... More ... Bright outlook for "Year of Alabama History" at Old St. Stephens Historical Park By Ellen Williams SA Reporter The St. Stephens Historical Commission held their annual meeting on Sept. 19 at the Old Washington County Museum and the year's report was only good news. Just a few years ago, St. Stephens was struggling when the state cut funding for the historical site. More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor Several local businessmen are developing RV parks in both Clarke and Washington counties in anticipation of the influx of construction workers expected during the construction of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant. Andy Webb of Calvert recently began clearing property in the Cricket Hill area of Washin... More ... |
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