This could possibly be the beginning of the funnel cloud that was reportedly observed, Sunday, April 19, in the Toddtown/McVay area north of Jackson. More...
Family & Friends Day and 3-night revival announced The New Union Baptist Church, located on Highway 69 in Coffeeville, is hosting a three-night spring revival which continues through Friday April 24, with the Rev. More...
Rev. Clayton Smith Pine Grove United Methodist Church
Part II Luke 18:15-17 15 People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. More...
What a glorious morning it was on resurrection day. The Gospel of John tells the story in chapter 20 of when Mary went to the tomb and thought Jesus to be the gardener. But the Lord knew who she was, and He knows us too, by name. More...
The Washington County Commission recently went to Washington D.C. for the National County Commission Conference. This conference tries to keep counties informed about legislation at the federal level which will affect counties. More...
The Jackson Aggies (18-12) took two-of-three games from Brewbaker Tech over the weekend to advance in the Alabama High School Athletic Association's playoffs. More...
The No. 1 ranked Leroy Bears (28-3) swept Houston Academy in the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association's playoffs Friday, April 17 at Pop Powell Stadium in Leroy. More...
John Lucius Bell Sr., 95, a native of Edison, Ga., and resident of Chatom, died April 21, 2009 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Chatom. More...
Roy Bettis Crenshaw, a native of Morvin and resident of Coffeeville, died April 17, 2009 in Sweet Water at the age of 93. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. More...
Morris Gerald "Jerry" Drinkard, 63, a native of Mobile and resident of Wagarville, died April 16, 2009 at his home. An electrician with Akzo Nobel Chemical Company in Axis, Drinkard was also the owner of Drinkard Heating & Air Conditioning. More...
The Clarke County Historical Society is currently working with a developer to turn the Ft. Sinquefield site into a park with interpretive exhibits and self-guiding trails. More...
Wood workers sat silently at a logging site west of Grove Hill early Tuesday as law enforcement officers and paramedics investigated the death of a coworker. Garner "Bug" Martin was killed when a falling limb hit him in the head before 8 a.m. More...
The annual Old Time Fiddlers Convention was conducted in Frankville Saturday, April 18. Left, Clarence Carpenter, of Jackson, brought the house down with his fiddling numbers. Right, Charley Baxter, 80, (right) "cuts a rug" with emcee Wesley Knapp. More...
A Clarke County Circuit Court jury awarded Friday five plaintiffs $10,948,250 in compensatory and punitive damages stemming from a 2005 accident involving a log truck and a Norfolk-Southern Railway train at the Walker Springs crossing following a l More...
The Washington County Sheriff's Department released information, this week, about several arrests made in connection with recent burglaries in the area. According to the report, numerous stolen items were also recovered. More...
Members of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson city officials conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony, Monday, April 20, at the Pennzoil Lube Center on Mayton Drive. The business is under the new ownership of Harvey Martin. More...
Sewing for special needs children Volunteers who enjoy sewing are needed to share their talents sewing for special needs children. An organizational meeting is being planned. For additional information call Ella Davis (251) 246-9045 by May 1. More...
The students at Jackson High School participated in one of the nation's top alcohol awareness programs by driving a DUI/DWI simulator on Friday, April 17. More...
Jackson High School conducted its annual student health screening Wednesday, April 1. Students in grades 9, 10, 11 had vision, hearing, blood pressure screenings and height and weight checks. JHS 9th grade students were also screened for scoliosis. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hicks of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Deniece Carney, to Jarred David Hutto, son of Ramona Flowers of Wagarville and Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hutto of Waynesboro, Miss. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stewart of Grove Hill announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Tasha Lynette Ezell, to Davie Lee Williams, son of Patricia Williams of Rockville and the late Dan Williams. More...
Final wedding plans have been announced for Stephanie Suzanne Smith and Brock Walton Fendley. The outdoor event will be Saturday, April 25, at six o'clock in the evening at the home of the bride's parents, 4507 Highway 154, Thomasville. More...
