Landon Hilt was chosen as the Jackson Fire Department's Firefighter of the Year during its annual Christmas banquet, Dec. 10, at the downtown fire station. Hilt, who has been with the department approximately seven years, said he was totally surprised as well as honored by receiving the distincti... More...
The Jackson Police Department is warning area residents about a new mail fraud check scam currently circulating. According to Deputy Chief Mark Harrell, people are receiving letters supposedly confirming that they have won $38,000 from a company known as "Reward Program of North America. More...
Laura Hutchinson, 45, of Jackson was injured around 3:20 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18, when her 1998 Honda Civic ran into the rear of a 2003 Lincoln Navigator driven by Marcus Caster, 32, of Jackson. Hutchinson sustained what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. She was transported by ambulance t... More...
Gerald Stephens, superintendent of the Clarke County Schools System, has had enough of reckless driving by county school bus drivers. "You've got to draw the line somewhere," he said. "…We're having some bus drivers who are driving too fast - in some cases, recklessly," he told the school... More...
I never have to check the calendar to see if the Christmas season is approaching. As soon as the "season to be jolly" approaches all those jolly-challenged people begin their sniping. I think Jack Frost is nipping at more than their noses and some people are nipping at more than hot chocolate. More...
2008 Deadline nears for Medicare Prescription Drug Program The Southwest Alabama Improvement Association (SWAIA) Health Care Committee reminds Medicare recipients, as well as caregivers, that Medicare specialists will be available to enroll qualified individuals in the 2008 Medicare Prescripti... More...
Another Christmas is almost upon us. I used to laugh when the "old folks" talked about how fast time flies. I don't laugh about it anymore. And the "old folks" seem to be getting younger! I read an interesting Associated Press story last week about the controversy over who wrote "The Night Before... More...
The Jackson Aggies boys basketball team lost an overtime thriller to Clarke County on Dec. 14 and knocked off 6AVigor for the second time this year, Dec. 15 ,to improve to 6-3 on the season. More...
The marriage of Luci Selena Locco and Jesse Daniel Creel took place Oct. 20, 2007 at 11 in the morning in Baltimore, Md. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Luigi Esposito at Our Lady of Pompei Church. The ornate church, built in 1923, was the same church in which the bride's parents were marr... More...
Sarah Elizabeth Arnold Sarah Elizabeth Garrick Arnold, 92, a native of Carroll County, Ga. and resident of Whatley, died Dec. 18, 2007 at the Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in Grove Hill. Ms. Arnold and her first husband, Willard Garrick, owned and operated Garrick's Cash Store. After his death sh... More...
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Local soldier home for the holidays shares experiences in Middle East