December 10, 2009 RSS feed / News

Grove Hill Council adopts alcohol control ordinance

Alcoholic beverages are now legal for sale in Grove Hill. The town council passed a control ordinance Monday night. However, it will likely be at least a few weeks before products are stocked in local stores. More...

CCARC Art Wal. Job Fair is Dec. 12

The Clarke County Arc will host a dual event Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Art Walk and Market on the Green will provide handcrafted items, plants, antiques and local produce for sale. More...

Medicare assistance to be offered in Jackson and Thomasville

People who are eligible for Medicare can receive free help in choosing among Medicare medical and prescription drug plans for 2010 at enrollment events in Jackson and Thomasville. More...

Jackson PD joins pursuit data reporting program

The Jackson Police Department has joined “Pursuits,” a national data reporting system designed to give law enforcement agencies the capability to analyze pursuit data in order to make their communities safer. More...

Scenes from Grove Hill’s parade

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Chatom celebrates Christmas

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McIntosh Rescue Squad to host Memorial Christmas Tree 2009

The lighting of the McIntosh Rescue Squad’s Memorial Christmas Tree 2009 will be Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. More...

ClarkeCo won’t pay for autopsy transports

Clarke County commissioners told Coroner Kevin Brunson Monday they couldn’t authorize the county to pay to transport bodies to the state forensic lab for autopsies and other examinations. More...

Jackson man injured in motorcycle crash

A Jackson man was injured in a motorcycle wreck, which occurred on Forest Avenue in Jackson, around 1:54 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. More...

Arthur Threatt to retire from Extension Service

Arthur L. Threatt, County Extension Coordinator of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System in Washington County, will retire Dec. 31, after 30 years of service. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend a retirement reception Dec. More...

LP plant may not reopen for more than a year

The vice president of oriented strand board (OSB) for Louisiana Pacific told Clarke County Commissioners Monday that the closed Clarke County mill likely won’t reopen before at least late 2010 or sometime in 2011 because of continued depressed More...

Make the season of giving, the season of living

Jackson Medical Center is sponsoring a United Blood Services holiday blood drive Friday, Dec. 11, 1-7 p.m. at the Joe Gillmore Elementary School gym. United Blood Services is the source of blood supply for area hospitals. More...

Christmas Activities

The Christmas season is here and parades and other activities are in full swing. Here and on the following pages are Clarke and Washington counties’ parades from the past week. Jackson’s parade is Thursday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. More...

Thomasville Christmas parade photo highlights

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A big ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’ from Millry

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