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Board upholds 2007 Boise tax bill By Jim Cox SA Publisher The Clarke County Board of Equalization upheld Boise's 2007 tax bill as set by state appraisers Tuesday, rejecting Boise's appeal for lower figures. The ruling could set up another court litigation like the 2006 tax case that still has not been resolved. More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor Jackson Police Sgt. Willie Williams recently completed a training seminar in property room management conducted for two days in Birmingham. Sgt. Williams said the seminar focused on the collection of property, storing it properly and being able to present it in court as evidence. More ... Details of McCain visit remain sketchy By Arthur McLean Details are still sketchy about Sen. John McCain's visit to Thomasville, but excitement is growing in Thomasville over the Republican Presidential hopeful's visit Monday, April 21. No official itinerary was available late Tuesday for the April 21 visit to Thomasville of presumptive Republican pre... More ... Jackson woman pleads not guilty to fraud charges From the Mobile Press-Register Monday, April 14 A Jackson woman pleaded not guilty last week to federal fraud charges alleging that she siphoned money from a credit union where she served as manager from 1991 to 2005. Pamela Fogelman Gwin, 67, allegedly took about $60,000 from Allied Credit Union. She pleaded not guilty April 9. More ...
Woodie E. Pugh is a candidate for superintendent of education of the Clarke County public school system. Pugh worked in the Clarke County system for 30 years before retiring in December 2007 and accepting a position as assistant principal, athletic director and daycare coordinator at West Oktibbe... More ... Auditions for 'Apollo Night' in Jackson set Apollo Night at the Cultural Arts Center in Jackson (formerly known as the Locke Movie Theatre) will be April 26 at 6 p.m. Auditions will be conducted at 4 p.m., today (Thursday) and 24, for all ages. For more information and other scheduled appointments, call (251) 331-2271. More ... Commissioner concerned about lack of intersection design By Barry H. Hendrix Clarke County Commissioner Elma Averett expressed concern at the Monday, April 7, work session concerning the lack of an official design for the intersection of Highways 43 and 5 in Thomasville. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has plans to four-lane a part of Highway 43 coming in... More ... Grove Hill Council votes to help fund cultural arts center By Barry H. Hendrix The Grove Hill Town Council voted Tuesday, April 8, to give the local Arts Council $8,000 for a proposed Art and Cultural Center in the downtown Gordon Building. Gina Skipper, Terry Norris and Mike Williamson were on hand representing the arts council. More ... Broadband funding to benefit local area U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (RAla.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently announced that Open Range Communications will receive a $267 million loan from USDA Rural Development to provide broadband service to 29 counties in Alabama. More ...
By Ellen Williams SA Reporter On Sunday April 13, the Clarke County Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans held a memorial service to honor their namesake, Pvt. James Carlis Anderson. The cemetery where Anderson is buried is immediately across the road from the one-room white clapboard Friendship Baptist Church. More ... Murder, drug cases on Clarke County Court docket By Jim Cox SA Publisher A heavy trial docket, loaded with murder cases, drug cases and more greeted jurors as they assembled for the spring criminal jury session of Clarke County Circuit Court in Grove Hill Monday. Two juries were seated and trials started in the adjoining courtrooms of the new annex Tuesday. More ... Shriners to solicit donations Local Shriners members will be soliciting donations in front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Thomasville Saturday, April 19. Shriner John Luff of Grove Hill said Shriners would be there from about 8 a.m. until noon. "We may stay until 1 o'clock if we are doing good," he joked. More ...
Gail Willis (right), Product and Services Director for Alabama Power, awards Angie Foreman (left) with placing No. 7 in overall sales of merchandise sales (out of 75 salespeople) and placing No. 2 in overall sales of merchandise in the Mobile Division for 2007. She was honored at a sales meeting, al... More ...
By Evan Carden SA Editor On March 18, Ray Pezent of Jackson logged 129,000 miles on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Many of those miles were put on the odometer as part of his mission work, traveling around the United States for most of the 2007 ministering to prisoners and homeless people. More ...
Special to The South Alabamian A Clarke County social worker was among four outstanding public health employees selected as Public Health Social Workers of the Year for 2008. More ...
Thomasville was one of the stops on U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby's schedule during his visit to Southwest Alabama Saturday, April 12. Welcoming him (L-R) were Grove Hill Mayor Lamar Hudson, Jackson Mayor Richard Long, Shelby, and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day. Shelby's focus was on the growing economy a... More ...
Jackson Arts & Crafts recently made a donation to Leroy High School's library in honor of Miss Leroy High School 2008 Jessica Brewer (center). Presenting the donation on behalf of the club was Rheba McNeely (right), who is also Brewer's aunt. Also present was LHS librarian Betty Brackin (left). (Pho... More ... Commission conducts pre-bid hearing on Katrina grant roads By Ellen Williams SA Reporter On April 14, the Washington County Commission held a prebid hearing for the Katrina Community Development Block Grant for the paving of four roads: Richard Seals, France City, Cross Country and Gunn Dees. Every chair in the commission road was filled by contractors interested in this 1.2 to 1.5 mi... More ... Frankville VFD to host First Responder Course The Frankville Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a 40-hour First Responder Course, April 22 - June 12 Classes will be conducted once a week in the evenings. There will be approximately nine classes, including workbook classroom studies with power point and three all day field classes on three ... More ... Cattle show winners announced The annual Washington County Steer/Heifer Show and Sale was recently conducted. Winners of the event were: Steer Show Senior Showmanship Andrea Butts of Frankville, First Place Dalton Tate of Millry, Second Place Samuel Turner of Chatom, More ...
Despite a rainy beginning to the day, Exceptional Children Incorporation (ECI), which provides services to Washington County residents with cognitive disabilities, conducted its annual Springtacular Celebration, Saturday, April 12, at the Chatom Community Center. A good number of people turned out f... More ... New cans, bad roads bring garbage pick-up problems By Ellen Williams SA Reporter At its April 14 meeting , a beaming Allen Bailey announced that the Washington County Solid Waste Authority has a balance of $227,392.16. A little over a year ago, the authority was struggling to keep in the black. He also announced that 115 new residential accounts were opened in March and four ... More ... Town of Millry asks commission for engineering work By Ellen Williams SA Reporter During the April 14 meeting of the Washington County Commission, Probate Judge Singleton reported the town of Millry has applied for grants for two projects and is seeking the commission's assistance with them both. One, an 80/20 matching grant, will be the development of a walking trail which is... More ... |
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