Following road rules should be top priority
      Now that I'm older and have seen countless times what speed can do when an automobile crash occurs, I find it less important to get anywhere in a hurry. I do a good bit of driving in the Clarke and Washington counties area and have seen a lot of drivers breaking the rules of the road.
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Appreciates help from Jackson police officer
      Dear Editor, Just recently, when I got off work, I was just getting into my truck when I received a distress call on my cell phone. My daughter was stranded at the intersection of North 177 and Highway 43. Her vehicle went dead and wouldn't start. When I arrived at the scene, I found my daughter...
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Thanks for help with Fall Festival
      On Saturday, November 3rd, the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 25th Annual Fall Festival. Our goal for this year's event was to increase attendance and to make it our biggest and best Fall Festival ever. This year's event attracted thousands of spectators to the Jackson area who in tu...
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Bus service first step toward regional transportation
      Earlier this month, a commuter bus made its maiden journey across Mobile Bay traveling from Fairhope to Mobile's Bienville Square. This partnership between the Baldwin Rural Area Transit System (BRATS) and The Wave Transit System of Mobile is the first step toward a regional transportation system.
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Former Lt. Gov. Windom accused of shakedown
      Montgomery insurance executive John Goff has charged that former Lt. Gov. Steve Windom and some of his associates attempted to shake him down for $200,000-a-year in exchange for Windom's help in retaining his insurance contracts with the state.
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This Week In Alabama History
      November 29, 1902: The New York Medical Record publishes an account of Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill performing the first open heart surgery in the western hemisphere when he sutured a knife wound in a young boy's heart. Dr. Hill was the father of Alabama politician and U.S. senator Lister Hill...
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Don't shortchange volunteers
      I find myself yet once again compelled to sit and share my thoughts and opinions about EMS. The question that has come to my mind is why should I have to fight to VOLUNTEER my time as a paramedic? Well, it is my hope that I can answer that question.
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