September 23, 2010 RSS feed / News

Fulton man rams house while fleeing deputies

A suspect who rammed a house on Callier Street in Grove Hill around 2 a.m. last Thursday morning fought and ran from two Clarke County deputies the next day before being apprehended. More...

Receives 50-year pin

Mason Billy Frank Hall (right), a member of Santa Fe Lodge No. 226 in Jackson, was honored with a 50-year pin during a special ceremony conducted Monday, Sept. 20. More...

Ag commissioner candidate visits Jackson

Glen Zorn, Democratic candidate for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture, paid a visit to Jackson, Tuesday, Sept. 21. Zorn visited with local community and business leaders while in the area. More...

DAR Constitution Week declared

Mayor Richard Long recently proclaimed Sept. 17-23 as Daughters of American Revolution Constitution Week. With Mayor Long is Pam Kelly, regent of the Elijah Pugh Chapter of DAR. More...

NS Whistle-Stop Tour offers training/nostalgia

A special train was in McIntosh at the Olin Chemical site on Sept. 21. This special train will travel across Alabama Sept. More...

Kills rattlesnake

Robert Jackson Jr. holds a 5-foot 3-inch rattle snake that he killed in his front yard in Rockville Wednesday, Sept. 15. The snake had four rattles and a button. More...

Clearwater Masters Commission brings message to students

Members of The Clearwater Masters Commission were in the area Monday Sept. 13 at Jackson Middle School, Tuesday Sept. 14 at Leroy High School and Wednesday Sept. 15 at Jackson High School. More...

JPD chief warns illegal parkers will be towed

Jackson Police Chief Charles Burge, this week, warned those attending the Jackson vs. Leroy football game this Friday to park legally or run the risk of their vehicles being towed. More...

Annual MOWA Powwow planned for Oct. 8-9

After 30 years of celebrating their Native American culture in June, the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Council unanimously elected to change the dates of its annual powwow to the second full weekend in October. More...

Jackson native publishes first book of poetry

Jackson native Shantrice Hadley-Burns, recently published her first book of poetry titled Treasures. More...

Sparks promises not to forget rural counties

The Washington County Democratic Executive Committee hosted a reception/ business meeting on Wednesday, Sept. More...

Local senior citizens learn about texting

Many mature adults think of texting as something their children or grandchildren do for fun, but a number of Jacksonarea residents learned about the serious side of texting at a recent “Get Connected” event sponsored by AT&T, AARP and wi More...

Ribbon cut at new ATRC maintenance facility

The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission’s Executive Committee Board conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new maintenance facility in Camden on Sept. 8. More...

One injured in wreck

Jamie Curtis Eckstein, 20, of Jackson was injured when he apparently lost control of his 1994 Acura, around 8:52 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21, while heading north on State Highway 69. More...

SA football contest winners announced

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