Republican Matt Chancey, a candidate for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, wants to promote economic development. One aspect is keeping utility costs low, he said. More...
Frank Boyd of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services led a meeting June 25 to inform area officials of concerns over rabies spread by raccoons. More...
Recently someone sent me a photo by e-mail showing some boys rolling a hoop. It triggered a memory of Daddy once telling me how, as a boy, he had run for miles rolling a barrel hoop up and down hills on dirt roads. More...
USDA's (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Alabama Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Danny F. Crawford, announced that sign-up in the 2008 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program (DCP) is underway. More...
Two-year-old Kira Wilkerson has spent a lot of time away from her home in Jackson over the past several months. She has been at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. More...
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (left) speaks with Jackson Mayor Richard Long during a visit to Grove Hill Tuesday, July 1, for a "Meet and Greet" at the Clarke County Museum. More...
Clarke County students were among 100 future leaders who attended the Alabama Farmers Federation's Youth Leadership Conference June 20-22 in Columbiana. More...
Two local firefighters with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) are among many from Alabama who returned recently from assisting Texas firefighters in battling raging wildfires. More...
The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame recently notified Paul South that he has been selected to receive the 2008 Golden Eagle Honorary Award. More...
Since its conception in 1988 with a membership of 18, Frankville V.F.D. has not been able to purchase new equipment until receiving FEMA's Operation and Safety Grant. More...
Alabama citizens have a powerful and helpful tool at their disposal that can provide useful information on health and disease issues, health care facilities and local, state and national support groups. More...
National Child Safety Month was observed in Jackson, Saturday, June 21. Many agencies participated in the event, including the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), More...
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