The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce conducted its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. Five new board members were elected to serve three-year terms. More...
In coordination with local emergency and hospital personnel, Boise conducted its annual emergency drill Thursday, Sept. 24. An industrial accident was simulated, with employees posing as mock victims. More...
The Rt. Rev. Philip M. Duncan III, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, visited St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Jackson for morning worship on Aug. 30. More...
My how time flies! In December I will have been here at Stave Creek for a year. What a blessing to live in Jackson, Alabama. It surely doesn’t seem like it has been nearly a year already. More...
JHS to kick off Homecoming Week The Jackson High School Student Government Association will be kicking off Homecoming Week with the traditional raising of the junior and senior tarps, Monday, Oct. 5. More...
Debbie Lankford’s 5-year-old kindergarten students at Jackson Academy recently had a special visitor in their class. Miss Rodeo Alabama, Victoria Jeffcoat, stopped by to talk about her many rodeo experiences. More...
JHS breaks 29-game Leroy win streak with 27-13 win
By Chris Sherman SA Sports Editor
The 10th-ranked Jackson Aggies ended four years of frustration Friday night at Palmer Stadium with a 27-13 win over the top-ranked Leroy Bears in the Battle of the Tombigbee. More...
Taylor Carpenter rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Jackson Academy JV team to its second win with a 26-0 shutout victory over Marengo Academy. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Sept. 22-29 include: James Anthony Hyde, 34, failure to appear, $276 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: •Tynie Irene Reid, 39, of McIntosh was arrested Sept. 22 and charged with third degree theft of property. Bond was set at $1,000. More...
Fire Prevention Week 2009, will be observed in Clarke and Washington counties Oct. 4-10. This year’s focus is on burn awareness and prevention, as well as keeping homes safe from the leading causes of home fires. More...
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Clarke County Sheriff's Department Criminal Investigation Unit received a warrant from Clay County Kentucky on a John Daniel Ebey. More...
Anne Stewart of Jackson was honored during the ninth annual Old Drag Racers Reunion (ODRR) this past weekend, by being inducted into the organization’s hall of fame. More...
Two men and their pilot, en route to South Carolina to participate in a fund-raiser for a U.S. Marine recently diagnosed with multiple Myeloma, were forced to make an emergency landing at the William E. Stewart Airport in Jackson. More...
A jury returned a combined $2 million civil verdict after hearing a six-year-old vehicle accident case in Clarke County Circuit Court last week. The case was the Estate of Vernon Lee Croom, Robbin C. Dailey, Executrix vs. More...
Terry Norris will be sworn in as Clarke County’s new revenue commissioner Friday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. in the main courtroom of the Clarke County Courthouse. A reception will follow until 5 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. More...
Aggie golf 2-man scramble Saturday The Jackson Aggie baseball team's annual golf tournament will be Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Jackson Links. It will be a two-man scramble. For additional information, contact Jackson High School. More...
Carrah McCorquodale was presented a plaque in appreciation of her 31 years of service to the State of Alabama. Circuit Clerk Jay Duke made the presentation at a reception honoring McCorquodale Friday, Sept. 24 at the Clarke County Courthouse. More...
Katie Nicole McHaney and Justin Keith Overstreet, both of Jackson, announce the birth of a son, Brayden Keith Overstreet, Sept. 26, 2009, 11:31 a.m., at Jackson Medical Center. He weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and was 18 ½ inches in length. More...
