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Nearly one-fourth of the money needed for the planned expansion of Jackson's White Smith Memorial Library has been collected. To date, donations total approximately $240,000 for the project, which will add 6,000 square feet to the existing building and include the renovation of the original part of the building. More ... Donice Wood (front, center, left) presents Betty Ann Bounds, member of the White Smith Memorial Library Foundation Board of Directors, with a $10,000 check to be added to the library expansion fund. Attending the presentation (front, L-R) were board member Louis Finley, Woods, Bounds, Mayor Richard Long, children's librarian Janet McCants; (back, L-R) are Councilmen Paul South and Robert Marks, Library Director Debra Grayson, library staff member Wayne Roney and Councilman Eddie Huggins. (SA photo by Evan Carden) More ... A light earthquake rattled western Clarke County and southeastern Choctaw County last Friday afternoon. The earthquake registered at 3.1 on the Richter scale and was centered seven miles west of Coffeeville, just north of Bladon Springs in Choctaw County. It lasted about a minute and occurred at approximately 1:39 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. More ... Emergency personnel from Jackson were paged out Monday, May 19, to assist with the rescue of a seismic crew employee, but were turned back before reaching the scene. More ... The public is invited to help Jackson High School "Paint Jackson Purple and Gold" this Friday, May 23. A parade honoring the Aggies baseball team for winning the 4A state title May 16, will be conducted at 5 p.m. The parade will begin at Joe M. Gillmore Elementary School and travel down College Avenue toward downtown. More ... A Memorial Day service will be conducted at the War Memorial adjacent to Jackson City Hall, Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m. The service will be conducted by VFW Post 5355. The pulbic is invited to attend this event in memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. More ... From Staff Reports Although Clarke Preparatory School conducted its commencement exercises May 16, the bulk of graduation events in Clarke County will be held this week. •Jackson Academy's graduation will be at 7 p.m. More ... Annetta Thedford Rowser, 57, has been arrested a second time for practicing law without a license. Rowser represented a woman who had possession of a forged land deed. The deed was allegedly signed by the woman's father with an "x," however it was originally dated for Aug. 23, 2000, six months after the man had died. More ... and what you do to get there," Fox 10 Morning News Anchor Eric Reynolds told a group of young people gathered in the Jackson High School auditorium Friday, May 9. Reynolds was the speaker for the final 2007-08 school year gathering of The Messengers, a mentoring group of young male students at the school. More ... Jack Bedwell, (center) was recognized during a special ceremony, Monday, May 19, at Santa Fe Lodge No. 226 in Jackson for being an active Mason for 50 years. He was presented with his 50-year pin by Bro. Kenny Chastain (right) of the Alabama Grand Lodge's Committee on Work and Bro. Harry Harrell (left). Worshipful Master Buddy Perkins welcomed those in attendance. District Lecturer Billy Jackson officiated the ceremony. (SA photo by Evan Carden) More ... Gillmore Elementary School (GES) and Jackson Intermediate School (JIS) students who earned all of their accelerated reader points for the school year were recognized with a parade through downtown Jackson Monday, May 19. A total of 229 students from GES and 175 from JIS completed the required reading. (SA photos by Evan Carden) More ... Vivian Williams Beech stands at the grave of her great-grandfather, William Jasper Williams holding her United Daughters of the Confederacy membership certificate presented to her by the Pvt. Gibeon Jefferson Sullivan UDC Chapter of Washington County on May 14, recognizing her as its newest member. (SA photo by Ellen Williams) More ... The annual Choctaw County Heritage Festival in Gilbertown will be June 11-14 featuring a wide variety of entertainment and activities for the entire family. The festival is known for drawing people from all over the southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi region. This year should be no different. More ... The Washington County Business Leaders Association recently met at the Washington County Public Library in Chatom. The organization's main goal is the betterment of life for the citizens of Washington County. Attending the meeting (clockwise from left) were Gail Dearman, Joan Thornton, Patsy Daugherty, Linda Vice, Sherry Ross, Larry Hubbard, Elaine Beech, Harold Crouch, Jesse Quillen, Denise Taylor and Brian Kendall. (SA photo by Bruce Hansen) More ... |
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