The Leroy Volunteer Fire Department responded to an automobile collision, July 3, around 11:30 a.m., in front of the Shell station on Highway 43 in Leroy. The incident occurred when a 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis, driven by Willie P. More...
On Tuesday, Aug. 5, neighborhoods throughout Jackson are invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 25th Annual National Night Out (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. More...
The Clarke County Commission approved Tuesday a change to the number of board members for the county Industrial Development Board. The membership will increase to 10. More...
Municipal elections for Washington County's three incorporated towns, Chatom, McIntosh and Millry will be held Aug. 26. All of the incumbent mayors and most councilman are seeking re-election. More...
Ciba Corporation, this week, responded to a lawsuit filed against them and several other companies in the area, claiming harmful effects from chemical wastes produced beginning in 1952. More...
The Jackson City Council, Tuesday, July 8, approved the formation of the Clarke County Gas Supply District by what is now Clarke Mobile Counties Gas District. More...
A couple of weeks ago The South Alabamian reported on an ordinance passed by the Jackson City Council, which will require dogs within the city limits to be licensed and have rabies vaccinations, beginning in October. More...
An unnamed suspected car thief is still on the loose after a Sunday chase by officers from the Clarke and Monroe counties Sheriff's Departments. More...
At its July 7 meeting, the Washington County Commission officially dissolved the Solid Waste Authority board, citing legal reasons. Alabama Code forbids more than one commissioner to sit on specified boards. More...
Commissioners William "Termite" Beasley, Allen Bailey and Hilton Robbins all reported that they are getting multiple calls related to garbage either not being collected at all or part of the garbage collected, that in the blue Allied Waste cans. More...
At the July 2 meeting of the Washington County Board of Education, Tim Savage superintendent, recommended Cathy Hadley for social studies teacher at McIntosh High School. After a recommendation and second, a lengthy discussion ensued. More...
