June 3, 2010 RSS feed / News

Sell of Alabama River Pulp announced

Parsons & Whittemore and Georgia-Pacific have reached a definitive agreement for subsidiaries of Georgia-Pacific to purchase Parsons & Whittemore’s Alabama River and Alabama Pine pulp mills in Perdue Hill. More...

Turnout good for Tuesday’s primary

Approximately 41 percent of Clarke County’s estimated 17,500 registered voters participated in Tuesday’s primaries and constitutional amendment referendum. More...

Downtown Market and Art Walk this weekend

A joint effort of Clarke County Arc (CCARC), the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Jackson will bring vendors and entertainment to downtown Jackson this Saturday, June 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More...

New discoveries continue at Old St. Stephens

During week two of the field school at Old St. Stephens, the group continued to focus on the wall along the east property line of the Globe/Chamberlain site. More...

HONOR FLIGHT VETS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Archie Robinson of Gosport was one of 92 World War II veterans aboard an Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. May 12 to view the World War II Monument and other sites. More...

WashCo Board of Education makes personnel changes

At their May 27 meeting, the Washington County Board of Education made several personnel changes including hiring John Carter as principal at Millry High School, (see story on this page) nine employment contract non-renewals, six transfers, accepted More...

Carter named new Millry principal

John Carter will begin duties as principal at Millry High School on July 1. He comes from a line of educators, as both his father and mother were teachers at Millry. More...

HIPPY graduation

Above, The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program of Clarke County celebrated its third year of service with a graduation ceremony on May 13, at Grove Hill Elementary School. More...

Clarke County box-by-box totals for local races

Clarke County Sheriff- Democrat More...

Robbins appointed to ACCA Board

Washington County District 4 Commis- sioner Hilton Robbins was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Alabama County Commissioners Association (ACCA). The board makes policy for the association which affects all Alabama counties. More...

Marvin’s Building Materials wins national award

Alabama-based Marvin’s Building Materials and Home Centers has been named the Golden Hammer Retailer of the Year by Home Channel News. The award was presented during the 65th annual National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, Nev. More...