During the Tuesday, Feb. 9 meeting of the Jackson City Council, Mayor Richard Long and city council members recognized six senior Jackson High School football players who will attend college this fall on scholarships. More...
Clarke County Coroner Kevin Brunson has announced he will run as a Democratic candidate for county sheriff. Brunson is completing a four-year term as coroner and served as deputy coroner for three years prior to being elected coroner. More...
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Jackson has announced a variety of activities for the Lenten season and welcomes the community to participate. Beginning Sunday, Feb. More...
Men’s fellowship being hosted by Restoration Hall Minister Ted Watkins, founder of Restoration Hall, has announced men’s fellowship every Friday at 5:30 p.m. More...
The Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International will award a grantin aid to a junior or senior in college, majoring in education. The $500 grant is awarded biennially to aid a deserving student in furthering her education. More...
The Clarke County and Washington County Soil & Water Conservation Districts recently held their 2010 Land Judging Contest at Bedsole Mosley’s farm in Leroy. More...
Will Blount fires to fellow Aggie J.D. Mitchell in the annual JHS alumni game this past Saturday. The Aggies open the season on Feb. 15 at Andalusia. More...
Losing in the quarter-finals of the baseball playoffs last year did not sit well with the Jackson Aggies. Coming off the school’s first diamond championship in 2008, JHS was poised to make another run. More...
The Clarke County High School Bulldogs won the 4A Area 3 race last year, over eventual state runner-up Thomasville, but winning a regular season title will not satisfy this year’s team. More...
Chatom Mayor Harold Crouch, last week, told a reporter for The South Alabamian that he expects a petition to allow a vote on the issue of legal alcohol sales to be presented during the Jan. 15 town council meeting. More...
Sandra Lofton, a clerk at the Jackson Shell Station, got a surprise visit from Alabama Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban Monday, Feb. 8, when he came in the store asking for directions back to Tuscaloosa. More...
The Cattlemen’s Associations of Clarke and Washington counties conducted their annual meetings last week. Above, the Washington County Cattlemen’s Association’s meeting was Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Chatom Community Center. More...
According to a report in Wednesday’s Mobile Press Register, the remains of a man found more than a year ago in Choctaw County have been identified as a Thomasville man. Christopher Randolph Hill was reportedly last seen Aug. More...
Jackson Police were called to the Coffeeville Road residence of a man who is now in critical condition in a Mobile hospital from a gunshot wound to his head, believed to be self-inflicted. More...
‘Check out’ children’s library The children’s library at White Smith Memorial Library is now open. Books are available for check out with a library card. More...
Those of you who listen to scanners may have noticed during the past week that someone not authorized to talk on the Jackson Police frequency has been doing so. More...
A couple of weeks ago, the Clarke County Board of Education purchased a $14,990 GMC Yukon to add to its fleet of vehicles for the superintendent and his staff’s use. On the surface, this may appear to be a normal routine purchase. More...
Margaret Marks will be honored at a reception Saturday, Feb. 13 on the occasion of her retirement from PowerSouth in Leroy after 30 years of employment. More...
There are numerous books available at the White Smith Memorial Library by African American authors to assist in celebrating Black History Month. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Hayle Gordon, 19, of Millry was arrested Feb. 1 and charged with DUI. Bond was set at $1,000. (Chatom PD) *Eric L. More...
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