Jackson Mayor Richard Long praised the efforts of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce and the city's staff for last week's business and industry reception during which it was announced that a major hotel will locate in the city. More...
Jackson Mayor Richard Long formally announced this week that he would seek a third term in the Aug. 26 municipal election. "I have enjoyed serving the citizens of Jackson and working with the council, staff, employees, and municipal, county and state organizations to bring new industries, retail ... More...
Jackson Police Deputy Chief Mark Harrell was among 280 law enforcement officers from around the world to graduate, March 14, from the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) National Academy Program conducted at Quantico, Va. More...
Jackson Emergency Transport Services (JETS) says it will provide ambulance service for the entire county in the wake of the closing of LifeLine Paramedics of Thomasville. LifeLine manager Jonah Thomas confirmed Tuesday that LifeLine would cease operations at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 26. More...
Good Hope Baptist hosts spring revival The Good Hope Baptist Church in Walker Springs will host their annual Spring Revival April 2-4 at 7 nightly. Guest speaker on Wednesday will be the Rev. Robert Taylor, pastor of Antioch A.M.E. Church in Alma; Thursday will be the Rev. Mulvoy Taylor, pastor ... More...
Re-enactors association to be subject of historical society The Clarke County Re-enactor's Association will be the featured speakers for the March meeting of the Clarke County Historical Society. Group leaders Brent Fuller and Steve Kennedy will give a history of re-enacting as well as model p... More...
Garrison Odom, 8th grade student at Jackson Middle School, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the University of South Alabama as well as a $100 Savings Bond for being the most valuable player in the Regional Scholars Bowl Tournament in Mobile on March 14. Odom earned the award by scoring more point... More...
This issue of The South Alabamian is considerably larger than usual, I hope you have noticed. Included in this issue is our annual Outlook edition, a review of happenings in Jackson, Clarke and Washington counties and the region, including our bright and growing economy. More...
The Jackson Aggies improved to 15-3 on the season with wins over Washington County and Escambia County this week in baseball. "We are playing pretty good right now," Aggie coach Jason Jones said. "In our area games (against Escambia) we were able to get runners in when they were in scoring positi... More...
Ballet and Theatre Arts Performing Company's production of "The Foreigner" will be presented March 29 through April 4 in Gilbertown. There will be no show on Wednesday night. Curtain will be at 8 p.m. except for Sunday, March 30 which will be at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the usual banks and b... More...
Herman L. Akridge Herman L. Akridge, 57, died March 17, 2008 at the Washington County Infirmary in Chatom. A native and resident of Tibbie, he was a chemical operator for Hoechst Celanese Company and a member of the Tibbie Baptist Church in Tibbie. Herman Caroll Akridge, his father, preceded him... More...
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