Left photo: Danielle Gill was crowned Jackson Fire Prevention Queen, Tuesday, Oct. 9, by her father Danny Gill during the Jackson Fire Department's annual banquet at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. Bottom photo: The Fire Prevention Queen and her court were presented during the banquet.... More...
Five Jackson juveniles have been arrested and charged with committing a number of burglaries dating back to June of this year. According to Jackson Police Detective Richard Harvey, a total of eight burglaries and five unlawful entries into vehicles have been solved as a result of the arrests. "Th... More...
A Clarke County Circuit Court jury recently returned a civil verdict for $260,000 for a Jackson woman who tripped and fell in a Dollar General store in Jackson. Arlie Taylor was awarded $85,000 in compensatory damages and $175,000 in punitive damages in the case that was filed in 2005. More...
The Clarke County Development Foundation's fifth annual meeting will be conducted in Fulton, Thursday, Oct. 18. Set in downtown's Sawmill Square, the evening will salute the county's "Log Rollin' Success" with a theme tied to forestry and sawmilling in honor of Fulton's heritage. More...
Junior/Senior Choir Day at Goodhope Baptist Goodhope Baptist Church in Salitpa is having a Junior/Senior Choir Day on Sunday, Oct. 14 beginning at 2:30 p.m. All choirs, soloists and churches are invited to attend. For additional information call 251-246-6066. More...
BC/BS of Alabama presents CCERA program The Clarke County Education Retirees Association (CCERA) will meet Thursday, Oct. 18, 11:45 a.m. at the New Magnolia in Grove Hill. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama will present the program. All education retirees and support retirees are urged to attend... More...
Jackson Middle School students, Jake Slack and Ashley Rocker show off the newly landscaped beds in front the school. Clint Odom was responsible for securing the grant as well as putting in many hours of hard work on the project. More...
Steve Haynes is publisher of The Oberlin (KS) Herald and president of Nor'West Newspapers, which operates six community newspapers in northwest Kansas. He is a former president of the Kansas and Colorado press associations. More...
Defense and rushing attack leads Bears over eighth-ranked Flomaton
The Leroy Bears came into their game on Friday night with a 4-1 record after getting beat by Sweet Water last week while the Hurricanes blew in undefeated at 5-0 and ranked No. 8 in the state of Alabama in Class 2A. Flomaton left Leroy wondering what happened. More...
The marriage of Karen Annette Chapman and Shedrick O'Neil Bumpers was an event of June 30, 2007 at 5 in the evening at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. The ceremony was officiated by the Revs. Willie Coleman and Dwight Smith. More...
Lola Pugh Brown Lola Pugh Brown, a native of Coffeeville and longtime resident of Clarke County, died Oct. 3, 2007 in a Montgomery hospital at the age of 89. Preceding her in death were her parents, Mary and Elias Pugh; sisters, Bertha and Edythe; and eight brothers, Earl, Conrad, Love, Clayton,... More...
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