Serendipity. That's a "two-bit" word that means to make a happy discovery by accident. A story related to me recently certainly falls into that category. More...
Jackson Police Chief Charles Burge presented three police officers and a civilian with commendations for their roles in rescuing a woman who attempted suicide by jumping from the McCorquodale Bridge into the Tombigbee River in September. More...
Leroy High School senior quarterback Clint Moseley was named the 2008 News5 Taco Bell Player of the Year Tuesday night at the CBS Banquet Room in Mobile. More...
Bolentown Pentecostal will celebrate 10th anniversary The Bolentown Pentecostal Church will celebrate their 10th anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. There will be special gospel singing and preaching in honor of the event. More...
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go!" Well, we have a new president. I don't know who you voted for, but if you're like me you've "heard many reports about this man". More...
The Jackson High School Madrigals were among the groups performing at the at First United Methodist Church Step Sing Sunday, Nov. 30. Those attending were bundled in blankets and jackets to ward off the chilly temperatures. More...
Jackson Intermediate School students gathered around their school building to give the school a hug. The collective hug was part of the recent National Education Week celebration. More...
Ashley Jordan, a 2008 graduate of Jackson High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas on Aug. 22. She will complete her AIT training at Brooks-City AFB in San Antonio Dec. 11. More...
Jackson High School's Elite Night will be Saturday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. in the JHS auditorium. The beauties and entertainment will consist of the JHS student body and of a class from Dynamic Dance Studio. Admission is $10 at the door or $8 presale. More...
Bears advance to B'ham with 26-6 win in semi-finals The Leroy Bears won their 24th consecutive game Friday night with a 26-6 pounding of the Reeltown Rebels on a foggy and rainy night in Tallapoosa County. More...
Haley Harris, 10 years old, killed her first deer while hunting with her dad and brother in Wagarville a few weeks back. The buck was a 4- point and killed during the Youth Hunting weekend. She is daughter of Nancy and Percy Harris of Jackson. More...
Six members of the Jackson High School swim team competed in the Mobile Area Championship Meet Nov. 22 at Bishop State Community College. Nine high schools from the Mobile area. More...
A new wood pellet manufacturing plant for Jackson is still on course for construction, Jackson Mayor Richard Long explained at last week's city council meeting as he asked council members to approve a resolution with the Alabama Department of Trans More...
Area Christmas parades will soon be rolling, with Jackson's annual event, sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, planned for this Friday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. The theme is "A Christmas Carol." Line-up begins at 3:30 p.m. More...
Willie's Farm Market owner Willie Motes (right), on Tuesday, Dec. 2, donated one of the 8 ft. Frazier Furr Christmas trees he has for sale to AseraCare Hospice of Jackson, for use as the company's Memorial Christmas Tree. More...
Grove Hill Mayor Jerry Newton announced appointments of council members to various responsibilities at Monday's council meeting as well as other boards that include citizens. More...
Stephens will be honored at retirement reception The public is invited to a retirement reception honoring Gerald H. Stephens, Clarke County superintendent of education, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2-4 p.m., at Clarke County High School in Grove Hill. More...
We are encouraged by the picks President-elect Barack Obama has made for his cabinet. They exhibit experience and a mature knowledge and background for the jobs they were selected for. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 2 include: *James Donald Howie, 18, minor in possession of alcohol, $500 bond, arrested by Thomasville Police Dept. More...
The Washington County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Dana Anderson McIlwain, 34, of Tibbie was arrested Nov. 24 and charged with making harassing communications. Bond was set at $500. More...
Jada Rochelle McDonald of Calvert and Noah Wesley Rocker Jr. of Choctaw Bluff exchanged vows Nov. 29, 2008, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Elder Bobby Powe officiated the ceremony celebrated at the McIntosh Church of God Pentecostal. More...
Final plans have been announced for Ellen Victoria Kelly and William Corey Andrews. Their wedding will be an event of Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Jackson. Parents of the couple are Mr. More...
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