The principals of two Clarke County high schools that failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals told county school board members, Aug. More...
St. James AME hosting revival St. James A.M.E. Church of Choctaw Bluff invites the community to attend revival services that are continuing through Friday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. More...
Students chosen for the 2010-2011 Jackson Middle School Sholar's Bowl Team are (L-R): Deondra Horton, Caroline Bailey, Amber Holly, John Sheffield, Phillip Fuller, Dalton Brunson, Brittany Barnes, Bri More...
The faculty and staff at Jackson High School have announced that PTO will be a part of the 2010-2011 academic year. Research has shown a direct relationship between parental involvement and student achievement. More...
“Oooo that smell! Can’t you smell that smell?” Not the same thing that Lynyrd Skynyrd was singing about, but Saturday morning we all woke up to what may have been the prettiest, most comfortable day of the year so far. More...
The Clarke Prep Gators, newly minted at number seven in the AISA top 10, traveled to Linden and rolled over the Longhorns of Marengo Academy 46-14 last Friday night. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Elliot T. Barnes, 24, of Calvert was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Aug. 31- Sept. 7 include: Kelly Dee Bates, 34, two counts theft of lost property first degree, $60,000 bond, arrested by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
The town of Chatom will welcome a new business, Pump Pro’s, to the Chatom community on Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. at the Chatom Community Center. A brunch will follow. More...
Ron Sparks, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and Democratic candidate for governor, will address a special meeting of the Washington County Democratic Executive Committee at the Courthouse in Chatom, Wednesday, Sept.15, at 2 p.m. More...
Hardy Jackson, who grew up in Grove Hill and whose column appears regularly in The Clarke County Democrat, is wrapping up a history of the Gulf Coast dubbed a “History of the Redneck Riviera.” More...
This Saturday, the nation will pause to reflect on that tragic morning nine years ago as New York City, Arlington, Va., and Shanksville, Pa. suffered the combined loss of thousands of American lives at the hands of Al Qaeda terrorists. More...
Malorie Victoria Rogers of Tuscaloosa and Colby Mitchell Mixon of Tuscaloosa exchanged marriage vows Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at 5:30 in the afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Jackson. The Rev. Dr. Tim Huie was the officiating minister. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Jones of Leroy announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Bonnie Lynn Sullivan, to DeWayne Baugh, son of Marilyn and Bobby Porter of Jackson. Miss Sullivan is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. More...
When I was growing up, my mother and both of my grandmothers wore aprons most of their daylight hours if they were at home. Many times my mother would take the material left over from making my sister and me a dress and make an apron for herself. More...
