November 27, 2008 RSS feed / News

St. Stephens' dig planned for Saturday, Dec. 6

Persons interested in Alabama history and archaeology have an opportunity to assist in the excavation of the slave quarters at a historic former hotel building in old St. Stephens on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. More...

Bama vs. Auburn pep rally

Staff members of AseraCare hosted an Alabama vs. Auburn pep rally at the Jackson Nutrition Center Monday, Nov. 24. More...

WashCo sees G-1 Mechanical as first of things to come

In a public meeting at McIntosh Town Hall, Thursday, Nov. More...

ECI predicts a blizzard in Chatom

Meteorologists at Exceptional Children, Inc, (ECI) are seeing snow in the forecast on Saturday, Dec. 6. Their in-depth forecast predicts a blizzard of 18 tons of snow centered over the Dixie Youth Fields on Highway 56 in Chatom. More...

WashCo Commissioners want to know 'What's in it for us?'

At their Nov. 24 commission meeting, Washington County commissioners were hesitant to vote to become a part of a five county economic development group. More...

Questions arise about WashCo landfill permitting deadline

At their last meeting, the Washington County Solid Waste Authority voted to extend Advance Disposal Systems' permitting deadline from Jan. 1, 2009 until Jan. 1, 2011. At their meeting on Nov. More...

Corps of Engineers wants to improve Silver Creek Park

Clarke County Commissioner Rhondel Rhone told fellow commissioners Monday that the U.S. Corps of Engineers wants to make improvements to the Silver Creek Park area. More...

WashCo sells land parcel; accepts option on another

At their Nov. 24 meeting, the Washington County Commission passed a resolution to sell the north half of 80 acres (plus or minus 40 acres) to a developer for 2.25 million dollars. More...

Clarke teachers and staff pay a week behind

Strapped state education coffers are forcing the Clarke County Board of Education to do something it has never had to do before- pay teachers and support staff a week later than usual. More...

Grant named VP of Boise's Alabama Operations

Boise Inc. announced today that Rick Grant has been appointed vice president, Alabama Operations, effective immediately. More...

Lowest bidder on Clarke County fueling station undercuts competition

The lowest bidder for a proposed new central fueling station for Clarke County's vehicles was $100,000 under the highest bidder and considerably less than the other two. The Clarke County Commission opened the bids at its special meeting on Nov. More...