May 28, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Cheerleader flap not over

Following the re-emergence of the Jackson High School cheerleader controversy during the May 21 Clarke County School Board meeting, a final conclusion of the matter will come today at a specially called meeting. More...

JMS Principal Jessie Taylor bids farewell

By Evan Carden SA Editor After nine years with the Clarke County School System, Jackson Middle School (JMS) Principal Jessie L. Taylor will embark on a new phase in his life. More...

Special Sections

Church

Church Calendar

Old St. Matthew No. 2 to host men's day and revival Revival services will continue at Old St. Matthew No. 2 Baptist Church of the Lily Valley community in Choctaw Bluff through Friday, May 29 at 7:30 nightly. More...

Sign says we're closed

Spiritual Beliefs

A ct s 2:41-47 [NRSV ] So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. More...

Coming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Clarke County BOE call special meeting There will be a Special Call Meeting of the Clarke County Board of Education, 4 p.m., Thursday, May 28. This meeting will be conducted in the Parent Center at the Central Office. More...

Editorials

Job fair seeks to help unemployed

Publisher's Comments

The economy continues to languish, especially here in southwest Alabama where our timber industries have been hit hard by the downturn in housing and construction. More...

Cartoon

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First nighttime airplane flight was 99 years ago at what is now Maxwell AFB

This Week In Alabama History

May 25, 1910: The first-ever nighttime airplane flight is made at Orville Wright's flying school near Montgomery. More...

Sports

Leroy Bears breeze through Jamboree

The Leroy Bears traveled to Chatom Friday, May 22, to take part in the Washington County Spring Football Jamboree. The Bears dominated the two, two-quarter games against the McIntosh Demons and the Fruitdale Pirates. More...

Softball league deadline June 5

The Wagarville Community Park will be hosting a six-team softball league this summer. The league will run from June to July, two nights each week. The cost to enter a team is $200. More...

Tom's knocks off Don's Body Shop 17-4

Minor League Report

Tom's 17, Don's Body Shop 4 Down 4-2, Tom's started an electrical fire around the bases as they scored 15 unanswered runs to pull the plug on Don's 17-4. More...

For the Record

Clarke deeds, marriage licenses recorded

Marriage license applications Marriage license applications are just that—applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. Michael Patrick Dunagan, to Carly Ann Gates. More...

Area meetings announced

Social assistance on Wednesdays at Salvation Army The Salvation Army Social Service office is open on Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. More...

Washington County Sheriff's Report

The Washington County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Nikia D. Allen, 25, of Grove Hill was arrested May 18 and charged with revocation of probation and negotiation of a worthless negotiable instrument. More...

Jackson delays gas tax increase

The Jackson City Council voted, Tuesday, May 26, to indefinitely delay a proposed city gasoline tax increase, citing adverse reaction from the public. "We may have jumped the boat on this," said Mayor Richard Long. More...

Fight over baby ends in stabbing

An altercation, May 21, between a Jackson man and McIntosh woman over a child, ended with the man being flown to a Mobile hospital for treatment of a stab wound. More...

District 22 election Tuesday

Current Alabama House 65 Representative Marc Keahey (D-Grove Hill) and former District 64 Representative Greg Albritton (R-Range) will faceoff Tuesday, June 2, in a special election to replace the late Sen. More...

News

Federal money will go to replace Jackson bridges

Clarke County Commissioners voted, Tuesday, May 26, to apply all federal stimulus transportation dollars toward replacing bridges across Bassetts Creek on County Route 15 in Jackson. More...

Arthur posthumously inducted into Alabama 4-H Wall of Fame

Joe Ann Arthur, a retired Clarke County Extension coordinator, was posthumously inducted into the Alabama 4-H Wall of Fame May 14 in Montgomery. Arthur was one of 24 inductees honored during special ceremonies at the Alabama Farmers Federation. More...

Wilson and Bailey to serve another term on AREA board

Stan Wilson of Chatom and Jack Bailey of Wagarville were elected to the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives' Board of Directors April 16, during the association's 62nd annual meeting in Montgomery. More...

Education

Gillmore Elementary May 'Students of the Month'

Mrs. Hicks and Second Grade Students chosen from Mrs. More...

Smith receives CWEMC scholarship

Matthew Smith, son of Sarah and Michael Smith of Fulton, a Thomasville High School senior, is the 2009 recipient of Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Cooperative's annual scholarship of $1,000. More...

Davis wins engineering award

James E. "Trey" Davis III was recently awarded the Electrical and Computer Engineering Junior Meritorious Award. This award is presented to engineering students who have distinguished themselves by exemplary academic performance. More...

People

Reception planned for Mr. and Mrs. Manchester

A reception will celebrate the recent marriage of Jenny and Ryan Manchester on Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Stave Creek Baptist Church in Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Ponce. More...

Stork Report

Kelsey Levi Gregson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Gregson (nee Heathery Weaver) of Jackson announce the birth of a son, Kelsey Levi, May 15, 2009, 7:59 p.m. at the Jackson Medical Center. He weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz. and was 19 inches in length. More...

Lindsay Scogin awarded 2009 Mathews Scholarship

The Community Foundation of South Alabama announced today the winner of the 2009 Mathews Scholarship. The scholarship has been awarded to the University of Alabama to benefit Lindsay Scogin, who will pursue a degree in elementary education. More...