Besides the Republican runoff for governor and Democratic runoff for state attorney general, voters in Clarke County will go to the polls Tuesday, July 13, to decide on two local offices. Clarke County Commission District 1 More...
According to statistics recently released by Auburn Montgomery’s Center for Demographic Research (AMCDR), more marriages are performed in Washington County than any other county in the state. More...
Ben Russell, a nationally appointed missionary with the U.S. Missions Youth Alive department, will be the guest speaker at the First Assembly of God Church’s student services ministry, One99, Wednesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. More...
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?” More...
The marquee match up in next Tuesday’s upcoming runoff races is the Republican gubernatorial contest between Bradley Byrne and Dr. Robert Bentley. The winner will emerge as the favorite to succeed Gov. Bob Riley. More...
More than 70 days into the oil spill, BP’s inability to successfully and completely cap the gushing well a mile beneath the Gulf has generated hundreds of phone calls and e-mails to my office. More...
Marriage license applications Marcus Tyrone Jackson, to Charlotte Denese Simon; Johnny Rogers, to Lula Mieko Simone Woodyard. Marriage license applications are just that—applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Phillip Jason Lofton, 31, of McIntosh was arrested June 28 and charged with third degree assault. Bond was set at $2,500. *Daymon D. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of June 29-July 6 include: Joshua Willard Fuller, 27, probation violation, $2,500 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
Bubbles the Clown paints the face of Leah Rogers at Chatom’s July 4th celebration, Sunday afternoon. The setting for the event was Lake Ellis, located behind the Chatom Community Center. More...
Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer said, Tuesday, July 6, he was fed up with the poor maintenance of the air conditioning system that cools the sheriff’s office and the jail. More...
Commander Mike Hunt and Agent Lem DuBose of the First Judicial Drug Task Force (Task Force One) received what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries in a onevehicle wreck, Tuesday, July 6, on U. More...
A would-be thief worked mighty hard to tear through the heavy metal back of this South Alabamian newsstand in front of the CVS pharmacy in Jackson when he could have gained the same entry by putting 7 More...
The Leroy Volunteer Fire Department conducted a training meeting on Monday, June 21, with Stewart Jackson of the Washington County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Wagarville Fire Department. More...
Parents of Jackson High School seniors for 2011 are asked to attend a meeting Monday night, July 12, 6 p.m. in the school gym. The meeting’s purpose is to discuss the senior cruise and other miscellaneous items pertaining to the class. More...
Picking and Chilling at the Washington County Courthouse in Chatom will be July 10 at 6 p.m. Featured entertainers will be “Cowboy” Billy Boykin and Winky Hicks and Frontier Bluegrass. More...
The 10-year-old Jackson Little League All-Stars recently won their district tournament with an undefeated record heading into the championship game. More...
Two Coffeeville residents received scholarships Saturday during the Coffeeville Music Festival. The scholarship funds come from the proceeds of the event. More...
Ashlea Kay Brannan and Glenn Dayton Gunter III were married in a private ceremony on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Rockville Baptist Church. Mrs. Gunter is the daughter of De’Anne Bemis Klose of Gulf Shores and the late Neal Edward Brannan. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otto Newburn Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Barnes Aduston Rogers, all of Jackson, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Malorie Victoria Rogers, to Colby Mitchell Mixon. Mr. Mixon is the son of Mr. More...