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By Jim Cox SA Publisher Residents in some parts of Clarke and Washington counties awoke to a rare snowfall Saturday morning as a storm system brushed through the area. Thomasville received about 3 inches of snow while Coffeeville, Chatom and other areas received 1 to 2 inches, according to the National Weather Service i... More ... Commission approves purchase of cameras for E-911 center By Barry H. Hendrix The Clarke County Commission approved Tuesday the purchase of video surveillance cameras for the county E- 911 center. All of the commissioners approved the purchase except for Rhondel Rhone. The low bid price for four cameras, a digital video recorder (DVR), installation and training was $1,249... More ... Health care services contract for jail approved By Barry H. Hendrix The Clarke County Commission approved Monday beginning the process for a contract with Southern Health Partners (SHP) of Chattanooga, Tenn. for providing health care services for the county jail. Brice Paul, an SHP representative, spoke to the commission regarding the service, which would cost th... More ... Wrongful death suit on Clarke civil court docket The civil jury term will begin in Clarke County Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 28. Awrongful death suit, which was originally filed in 2004, is on Judge Thomas Baxter's docket. Ingrid Watson is suing Gulf State Paper Corporation for the wrongful death of Terry Cheeseboro. More ...
Agroup of young men known as "The Messengers" met in the Jackson High School auditorium Friday, Jan. 18, as part of a mentoring program led by Anthony Ezell and Asberry Daffin. More ... CMG building nearing completion The Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas Board meeting was conducted Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 22. Manager Tommy Horsley reported that construction of the new office building in Jackson was taking shape and it is possible they will begin to move in at the end of February. More ... Local organizations needed to conduct preliminary Ms. Senior Alabama pageant Since its inception in 1985, the Ms. Senior Alabama, Inc. has provided a venue for senior Alabama women to demonstrate successful aging through intelligence, wisdom, talent and poise. Ms. Senior Alabama, as an affiliate of Ms. Senior America, Inc., and has made a tremendous impact on Alabama senio... More ...
An archaeological expedition led by Dr. Lewellyn Toulmin recently began in Washington County to uncover more information about Judge Harry Toulmin, who is credited with writing the first Digest of Laws of Alabama in 1823. More ...
Catherine Odom of St. Stephens was recently chosen during the Senior Bowl Superstar competition to sing the national anthem at this year's Senior Bowl. She was selected via e-mail voting, which lasted three days. She is a Leroy High School graduate and a former Washington County Junior Miss. More ... Annual art auction and dinner to benefit WashCo Public Library will be Feb. 29 Friends of the Washington County Public Library will sponsor an evening of excitement and enjoyment as they present the 15th Annual Art Auction and Dinner. This year's theme is "Catch the Reading Bug. More ... Sign-up for soccer to begin in WashCo The Southern Youth Soccer Association will conduct registration for the spring season Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the soccer fields behind Chatom Elementary School. More ... Correction In last week's paper in the article on Arnett Lathan we indicated that he retired from Olin, he actually retired from Ciba Geigy The South Alabamian is glad to make this correction. More ... DV task force continues effort on local database By Evan Carden SA Editor The Washington County Domestic Violence Task Force is continuing its efforts to broaden a reference database for use in reducing the number of domestic violence incidents in the county by studying the patterns. The volunteer organization met Thursday, Jan. 17 at Deerfield Golf Club and discussed... More ...
After much work on the site preparation for the new Washington County Health Department building, the frames for the walls finally began going up last week. The Washington County Commission approved the construction of the new health department in 2006. Work was delayed due to problems with the site... More ... Leadership Washington announces youth program By Ellen Williams SA Reporter Efforts toward the formation of Leadership Washington (LW) began with an interested group of individuals who met in 2003 to discuss the formation of a community development leadership program. The inaugural class of Leadership Washington was assembled in September 2004 bringing that original effo... More ... We want to know The South Alabamian wants to know about any outstanding people in your communities, churches or civic organizations who work hard behind the scenes but receive little recognition. More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor Special recognition was given to Washington County's poll workers during the meeting of the Washington County Democratic Executive Committee (WCDEC) Jan. 17, at the Chatom Community Center. WCDEC Chairman Tommy Fuller introduced those who have served as poll workers from zero to more than 50 year... More ... |
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