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Long asks commission to help fund industrial prospect By Barry H. Hendrix Jackson Mayor Richard Long asked the Clarke County Commission Monday to contribute approximately $250,000 in a project to bring a mill prospect (New Gas Concepts (NGC), Inc.) to the city's Industrial Park. The proposed plant would make wood pellets, which would be shipped overseas for fuel use. More ...
Judy Graham (right) was honored with a surprise farewell reception, Dec. 6, at the Kimbell House in Jackson. Graham has served as the local manager for Alabama Power's Jackson, Grove Hill and Thomasville offices for several years. She is transferring to the Mobile office. She was presented with a pl... More ... Man found injured in street By Evan Carden SA Editor AJackson man was transported to a Mobile hospital via helicopter, Monday, after he was found lying in the street with a severe head injury. According to Police Chief Charles Burge, officers, along with emergency medical personnel, were dispatched to East Boyles Street around 5:13 p.m. More ... Greenville company to relocate gas lines for steel mill By Kathryn F. Pickard Bone Contracting of Greenville was awarded the bid for the relocation of a Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District line relocation at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill plant site and the bridge crossing Highway 43 to the site in Calvert. More ...
Local businesses and organizations continue to make donations to the fund-raising effort for the new Pine City Park to be constructed in the north part of Jackson near New Era Cap Company. More ...
Coffeeville held its Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 8. Top photo: Head Start students dressed up as Santa's elves for the parade. Bottom photo: Tombigbee Maids waved to the crowd along the route. Afterwards, music, entertainment and arts and crafts were provided near the Masonic Lodge . (SA Photos More ... Thomasville to build spec building in south industrial park By Barry H. Hendrix The Thomasville City Council approved Monday the conveyance of 10 acres in the South Industrial Park to the Industrial Development Board (IDB). The ordinance is part of the construction of a $1.4 million, 50,000 square foot spec building to attract economic development. More ...
Winners of the 2007 Christmas parade, sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, were announced Monday, Dec. 10. Clubs and Nonprofit Organizations First place - First Assembly of God Church; $200 cash prize. Second place - First United Methodist Church; $150 cash prize. More ... Southwest Bank sells to Capstone Bancshares, Inc. Capstone Bancshares, Inc. (Capstone), announced Dec. 6 the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire South Alabama Holding Company, Inc. (SAHC) and its subsidiary Southwest Bank of Alabama, McIntosh. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by bank regulatory... More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor Olin Corporation in McIntosh has given a boost to the Washington County Sheriff's Department's communications capabilities by providing 12 new handheld radios and a repeater. At the same time the company has helped fulfill a requirement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pay for past... More ... WashCo Solid Waste Authority sets 2008 rates By Ellen Williams SA Reporter Chairman Alan Bailey announced, during the Dec. 10 meeting of the Washington County Solid Waste Authority (SWA), that the 2008 business accounts would increase by $2 and the residential rates by 50 cents. More ... Commission addresses revenue and zoning issues By Ellen Williams SA Reporter It was items not on the formal agenda which fueled discussion during the Dec. 10 meeting of the Washington County Commission. At the end of the business on the agenda, Probate Judge Charles Singleton said he had a few important items that he'd like the commissioners to consider between now and th... More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor The McIntosh Rescue Squad conducted its annual awards program during its Christmas party, Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Olin Guest House. "I wish I could give every one of you an award," said Captain Candy Davidson to those in attendance. "You all deserve to be recognized for what you do for this comm... More ...
By Ellen Williams SA Reporter Members of Washington County Baptist Churches and others said good-bye to Dr. Paul Kendrick on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9, with a reception at the Chatom Community Center. Many offered words of gratitude for what he had done in this county and for them personally. More ...
District 65 State Representative Marc Keahey recently presented the Washington County Public Library with a community grant of $250. The funds will purchase new local history reference books for the public libraries in Chatom and McIntosh. "The resources that the library provides to the surrounding ... More ...
Recently, while attending the national American Library Association conference in Washington D.C., Washington County Public Library (WCPL) staff members visited the Library of Congress (LOC) and participated in the LOC Surplus Book Program. Congressman Jo Bonner, Alabama Representative for District ... More ...
By Ellen Williams SA Reporter On Dec. 6, six complete "turn-out gear" outfits were delivered to the Frankville Volunteer Fire Department. These are the very latest in personal firefighting equipment for firemen. The department received a "Safety and Operations" grant that totaled $23,794 which paid for the new gear. More ... |
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