February 12, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Jackson mayor says city in excellent shape

By Evan Carden SA Editor
Jackson Mayor Richard Long delivered the first ever "State of the City" address Friday, Feb. 6, and said the city is in excellent financial condition, thanks mainly to the efforts of City Administrator Jesse Miller and the city's staff. More...

Some stations won't delay switchover to digital TV

Despite the approval by Congress to delay the national switch from analog television broadcasts to digital until June, some television stations will go ahead with the original Feb. 17 switchover, citing cost burdens if they delay. More...

Weyerhaeuser announces closing of Pine Hill mills

In a Feb. 5 press release, Weyerhaeuser announced that it will indefinitely close its iLevel® veneer and lumber mills in Pine Hill, effective immediately. The announcement will affect approximately 300 employees at the site. More...

Special Sections

Church

Church Calendar

'Sunday School Night' at Friendship Baptist The Rev. Charlie J. White and the members of the Friendship Baptist Church in Leroy invite the community to fellowship with them at their annual "Sunday School Night" on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. More...

Love is best shown

Spiritual Beliefs
Rev. Clayton Smith Pine Grove United Methodist Church

S ong of Solomon 8:6- 7 "Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. More...

'Live with urgency' theme for mission study

The Women's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church of Jackson is hosting a North American mission study in preparation for the Annie Armstrong Easter offering for home missions. The theme is "Live with urgency, sowing together for harvest". More...

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Education

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CLARKE COUNTY AND WASHINGTON COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS recently conducted their 2009 Land Judging Contest at Gerald and Tommy Mathews' farm in Grove Hill. More...

Taylor completes basic training

Air Force Airman Kenneth L. Taylor has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More...

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IN A RECENT STUDY on Russian history, eighth graders in Mrs. Sullivan's World History class at Jackson Middle School were required to create their own version of Faberge eggs. More...

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Sports

Bears advance to sub-regional

By Chris Sherman SA Sports Writer

Derrick Johnson drained back-to-back three-pointers to open the game as the Leroy boys topped Southern Choctaw 59-52 Monday, Feb. 9 in front of a packed house at Leroy High School. More...

B.C. Rain ends Aggie season

By Chris Sherman SA Sports Writer

The Jackson Aggies boys basketball team's season ended Friday, Feb. 6 with a 59-35 loss to UMS-Wright at the area tournament in Mobile. More...

Lady Aggies runners-up in 4A Area Tournament

By Chris Sherman SA Sports Writer

The Jackson High School Lady Aggies defeated B.C. Rain but fell to UMS-Wright to finish as the runner-up in the 4A Area 1 basketball tournament Feb. 5- 7. "We ended up as the runnerup in the area," Aggie coach Trinnia McKenzie said. More...

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Looking Back on 2008

LOOKING BACK

From the files of The South Alabamian

Feb. 16, 1944 65 years ago A reprinted Chicago Sun Book Week review of the new "Dictionary of American English" praised its primary author, Clarke County native Mitford M. Mathews. More...

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WashCo Sheriff searching for meth lab operators

By Evan Carden SA Editor

The Washington County Sheriff's Department is seeking information that may help them find the operators of an illegal methamphetamine lab found in the south portion of the county. More...

Belk announces for District 22

Businesswoman and former president of the Mobile County School Board, Judy Belk announced last Wednesday that she will seek the Republican nomination for the vacant Senate District 22 seat. More...

Changing times focus of Clarke County Cattlemen's meeting

By Evan Carden SA Editor

The current tough economy was the subject of Alabama Cattlemen's Association (ACA) Director of Beef Promotion Ed Whatley's main focus during his speech to the Clarke County Cattlemen's Association (CCCA) Saturday, Feb. 7. More...

News

Business owner wants county promotion of local merchants

By Jim Cox SA Publisher

A Clarke County automobile dealer asked county commissioners Tuesday to consider sponsoring some kind of "shop at home" campaign to educate people on the need to buy locally. More...

JMC employee honored by regional hospital council

Special to The South Alabamian

Jackson Medical Center Chief Radiology Technologist Mary Stoker was among 10 Southwest Alabama hospital employees honored for their dedication to the health care industry recently at a luncheon at USA Children's & Women's Hospital in Mobile. More...

Bust yields nearly a pound of pot

By Evan Carden SA Editor

SA Editor Members of the First Judicial Drug Task Force (Task Force One) executed a search warrant at a Jackson residence Thursday, Feb. 5, and found nearly a pound of marijuana which appeared to be packaged for sale. More...

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Coming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Symphony tickets available Tickets for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra's Feb. 20th performance in Chatom are still available at the Washington County Public Library. More...

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Editorials

Shopping at home helps local economy

Editor's notes
Evan Carden

Now more than ever it is important for the citizens of Jackson and Clarke County to buy whatever products they can from local businesses. Everyone knows that the national economy is in turmoil. You'd have to be a hermit not to. More...

Mayor Long paints healthy picture of city

The economy may not be hitting on all cylinders right now but Jackson is fortunate to have a mayor who is. Mayor Richard Long was fired up for what was billed as a "State of the City" speech Friday. More...

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People

'Honor Thy Children' fund-raiser is Feb. 21

The Regional Child Advocacy Center, Inc. is hosting its annual "Honor Thy Children" dinner and auction fund-raiser, Feb. 21, at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House in Jackson. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. More...

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THE MISS EAGLE PRIDE PAGENTS were conducted last Saturday at Jackson Academy. Winners are (L-R): Amy DuBose, Miss Eagle Pride; Brittany Wilson, 1st place; Corwren Horton, 2nd place; and Erica Williams, 3rd place. More...

STORK REPORT

John Martin Carter Mr. and Mrs. John C. Carter Jr. (nee Marie Lewis) of Jackson announce the birth of a son, John Martin, Feb. 2, 2009, 3:56 p.m. at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. and was 20 inches in length. More...

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For the Record

Clarke County Sheriff's Report

Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Feb. 03-10 include: •Celester Ladontae Funderburg, 31, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. •Jerome Garrett, 29, probation violation, arrested by Life Tech. More...

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