October 16, 2008 / News

Litter committee wants input on problem areas

The Clarke County Citizens Against Litter (CCCAL) is asking for input from county residents about roads in the county that may need to be picked up by the inmate crew from the county jail. More...

Forum to focus on future opportunities for students in Washington County

How does our community engage its total resources to prepare youngsters for the 21st century economy? A public forum on this issue will be conducted at the Washington County Public Library in Chatom today (Oct. 16), 5-7 p.m. More...

Cards of Thanks

We would like to thank the Wagarville, Leroy and McIntosh fire departments for their quick response to our house fire Sept. 15. More...

First dog license sold

Jackson Animal Control Officer Lee Hutto (left) presents Ward Jackson with a license for his dog. He was the first person in town to buy a dog license on Oct. 1, when they went on sell. The licenses are good through December of 2009. More...

WashCo leaves Baxter/McIlwain open

In compliance with state law, the Washington County Commission held a public hearing on Sept. 29 to hear citizen input about vacating (closing) the Baxter/McIlwain Road. The final decision regarding that matter was decided at the Oct. More...

WashCo Firefighter of the Year

Rodney Simpson (left), of the Charity Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, was named Firefighter of the Year during the Washington County Firefighters Association annual awards banquet Saturday, Oct. 11. More...

Child falls from float in Jackson parade

A 2-1/2-year-old child was injured, Wednesday, Oct. 8, when he fell from a float in Jackson's Fire Prevention Parade. More...

Clarke and WashCo discuss animal shelter

Two members of the Clarke County Commission, Patricia DuBose and Elma Averett met with the Washington County Commission on Oct. 14 along with Dr. Ed Seller's to discuss a plan to build a regional animal shelter. More...

Annual checks presented

The Jackson City Council presented its annual checks, totaling $50,000, to the public schools located within the city during Tuesday's council meeting. More...

Jackson Woman's Club conducts Oct. meeting

The Woman's Club of Jackson met Oct. 7 at the White Smith Memorial Library. Speakers for the event were Kasey Fleming, learning facilitator, and Therese Mayo, project manager with the Lindamood- Bell System. More...

AT&T tells ClarkeCo Commission of plans to expand services to offer TV

Clarke County Commissioners heard Tuesday from Gigi Ambrecht of AT&T's Mobile office about AT&T's plans to launch a cable TV and high speed Internet service through its phone lines for its customers. More...

WashCo voter list incomplete/inaccurate

Since June, Probate Judge Charles Singleton has been attempting to get state officials to listen to his pleas about the "mess" the Washington County voter registration records are in. More...

Fire Prevention Parades 2008

Jackson parade winners announced

The winners of this year's Fire Prevention Parade conducted in Jackson are as follows: Float Winners 1st-Girl Scouts 2nd-Jackson Police Department 3rd-Gilmore Elementary School Band Winners 1st-Leroy High School 2nd-Jackson High School More...