August 21, 2008 RSS feed / News

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Grand opening Friday in Jackson for Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas building

By Jim Cox SA Publisher
Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District officials say a new gasbuying extension of the utility will enable the long-term purchase of natural gas at lower rates that will benefit residential and industrial customers. More...

WashCo BOE names new transportation director

By Evan Carden SA Editor

The Washington County Board of Education named John Carter, an employee at Millry High School, as the new administrative assistant in charge of transportation and maintenance, following the departure of Tilman Parnell at the end of the 2007-08 scho More...

Preparation under way for fall litter cleanup

By Evan Carden SA Editor

The Clarke County Citizens Against Litter Committee is making preparations for its fall litter cleanup campaign to be conducted the week of Sept. 21-27. A major component of the campaign is education. More...

JPD arrests two on cocaine possession charges

By Evan Carden SA Editor

Two people were charged, Monday, Aug. 18, with possession of cocaine following an early morning traffic stop by Jackson Police. More...

Tibbie man charged with child sex abuse

By Evan Carden SA Editor

A Tibbie man was arrested Monday, Aug. 18, and charged with sex abuse on a child. According to Washington County Chief Deputy Terry Beasley, James L. More...

Explaining where some of taxpayers' money goes

Just the Facts
Herman Williams

I want to put some facts concerning the Washington County Commission before the people so they will better understand their county government, especially the money flow into and out of the commission. More...

Hurricane kits donated

Hurricane kits will be distributed to area hospice patients by AseraCare staff. More...

UA student arrested following motorcycle chase

By Evan Carden SA Editor

A 19-year-old University of Alabama student was arrested Sunday, Aug. 17, following a high-speed chase which involved a number of law enforcement officers. More...

Correction

A headline on last week's front page was misleading, because it stated that local attorney and Jackson Municipal Court Judge Christopher Bailey had argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. More...

WashCo E-911 board member questions legality of special meeting

By Evan Carden SA Editor

The legality of a special board meeting conducted by the Washington County E-911 Board, Tuesday, Aug. 19, was questioned by one of its board members due to a change of agenda prior to the meeting. More...

Child rape suspect caught by JPD

By Evan Carden SA Editor

A man being sought for the alleged rape of a 10-year-old child was apprehended Aug. 13, thanks to a tip from a newspaper reader. More...

New Grove Hill Senior Center dedicated

A new senior citizen center was dedicated in Grove Hill Wednesday morning. Irene Collins, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Senior Services, was the guest speaker. More...

Coffeeville Police kick off Labor Day blitz

The Coffeeville Police Department began its Labor Day blitz this past weekend with several arrests. While conducting a driver's license checkpoint on Saturday, Aug. More...

Capstone Bank hires Bradford as Thomasville branch manager

Capstone Bank has announced the hiring of Laura Bradford as branch manager for its Thomasville location. Bradford is a resident of Fulton and attends Liberty Baptist Church. She comes with more than 18 years of banking experience. More...

Treasurer Ivey wants to reunite Clarke Co. residents with their unclaimed property

Treasurer Kay Ivey announced more than 2,800 listings with Clarke County addresses are currently on the state's unclaimed property database. This represents over $989,000 waiting to be claimed by the people of Clarke County. More...