Jackson pharmacist Ozelle Hubert may be gearing up for another try at the Alabama House of Representatives District 65 seat— this time as an independent candidate if he can gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. More...
According to Jackson Police reports, a two-vehicle collision, which occurred around 11:04 a.m., May 24, on College Avenue near Washington Street, injured two people. The incident occurred when a 1999 Ford, driven by Kenyannia N. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of May 18-25 include: Herbert Oneal Williams Jr., 27, probation violation, driving under the influence (controlled substance), $700 bond, arrested by Coffeeville Police Dept. More...
District 22 State Senator Marc Keahey (left) recently presented $5,000 in state funds to Cecelia Adams who oversees the special needs program for the Clarke County Board of Education. (Photo submitted) More...
The Jackson City Council, Tuesday, May 25, approved Spanish Fort company Delta Civil Developers as the low bidder on the long-awaited drainage project in District 1. More...
The Clarke County Kingdom Builders, a faith-based organization which provides carpentry services, recently conducted its annual meeting at the Fish House in Jackson. More...
Gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks is betting on a lottery and gambling revenues and taxes to pay for college tuitions and to help fund other education needs, pay for Medicaid shortfalls and provide other needed funds for state services. More...
Governor Bob Riley recently announced the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved his request to aid businesses that have been financially impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf. More...
Dr. William O. Blow, interim president, Alabama Southern Community College recently announced the scholarship recipients for the Alabama Southern Industry Alliance for a Technologically Advanced Workforce. More...
U.S. Senate - Democrats William Barnes, 61, of Pinson is making his first run for political office. He is an attorney and has worked for the U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies and the military. More...
During a reception for Democratic candidates Tuesday night, the Washington County Democratic Committee was given an award from Jim Spearman, Alabama state chair of the Democratic Party, as the “outstanding” county committee in Alabama. More...
The Clarke County Board of Education last Thursday refused to let non-graduates participate—walk or march as it is commonly described— in commencement exercises at local high schools. More...
A traveling preacher, who once lived in Jackson was sentenced to life in prison plus 51 years, for murdering his wife and stuffing her body in a freezer, where he is believed to have stored it for more than four years. More...
The Clarke County University of Alabama Alumni and Friends BAMA Club will host a “Summer Event” Thursday, June 10 at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Part Assembly House in Jackson. The event starts at 6 p.m. More...
Clarke County preacher Ron Bordelle Williams pleaded guilty to tax, mortgage fraud in a Mobile federal courtroom last week, in exchange for having arson and identity theft charges dropped. More...
At their May 24 meeting, the Washington County Commission passed a resolution to allow Commission Chair Judge Charles Singleton to sign the EPA Grant application which will be used to construct a sewerage line from the G-1 Mechanical site on Highway More...
The Clarke County Commission has pledged $25,000 a year for five years to the Coastal Gateway Economic Alliance and a hired consultant helping the economic development organization reorganize and increase its capital said that commitment was the min More...
The first week of an archaeology field school at Old St. Stephens concentrated on a rock wall of a former rental building. Probing suggested the wall was shallow. It was approximately two feet wide and similar to the wall excavated last summer. More...
ArchiTreats: Food for Thought continues another year of informative talks on Alabama history at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) in Montgomery. More...
The first thing James Anderson does when he sits down with a news reporter to make his pitch to be Alabama’s attorney general is to hand over his income tax returns. “I’m not running for the money,” he says. More...
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