July 9, 2009 RSS feed / News

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New business welcomed

Members of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce and Jackson city officials attended a ribbon cutting ceremony, Tuesday, July 7, at the grand opening of World Finance, located at 216 Walker Springs Road, Suite 106. More...

Donates to Almost Home

William Skidmore (right), owner of the Skidmore Agency (Allstate Insurance), Jackson, recently presented Almost Home with a donation of $500. The funds were awarded through The Allstate Foundation's Agency Hands in the Community Award program. More...

Dunks a cop

Jackson Police Officer Chad Morris waits to get dunked by Sophie Woodyard, who turned out to be pretty skilled with a baseball. Morris took the dive in support of the Children's Miracle Network. More...

WashCo continues talks with Mobile Community Action

By Ellen Williams SA Reporter

For the past two and one-half years, the local committee for the Mobile Community Action (MCA) has periodically appeared before the Washington County Commission as well as written, requesting free office space with utilities. More...

McIntosh PD arrests one for drugs, another for resisting

By Evan Carden SA Editor

McIntosh Police reported back-to-back arrests July 1, with the second coming after the report of subjects threatening people at the Dart Mart on U.S. Highway 43. More...

Local UDC acquires 1874 Sullivan Cabin

By Ellen Williams SA Reporter

He built it near Bassett's Creek in Wagarville, a few years after he had walked home from Camp Chase, in Columbus, Ohio, in 1865 where he had been a Confederate POW. More...

Donates melons

On behalf of the Jackson Kiwanis Club, Kiwanians Evan Carden (second from left) and Paul South (third from left) recently presented watermelons to the residents of Jackson Health Care to enjoy as a summer treat. More...