January 5, 2011 RSS feed / News

WashCo Commission clears up details of MOU

At a continued meeting on Dec. More...

1165th Military Police Company called to active duty

The Alabama Army National Guard's 1165th Military Police Company, out of Fairhope, Thomasville and Brewton, has been called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More...

Gov.-elect Bentley names former House Speaker Hammett to head ADO

Governor-elect Robert J. Bentley has named former Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Seth Hammett as director of the Alabama Development Office (ADO). More...

Tax deadline this year is April 18

The Internal Revenue Service, this week, opened the 2011 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns. More...

Squatters make home in empty Jackson house

A pair of modern day squatters were found to be living in an unoccupied Jackson house, according to Jackson Police. James D. More...

Public invited to attend swearing-in of new ClarkeCo Sheriff

Clarke County Sheriff-elect Ray Norris will be sworn in Sunday, Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. at the Grove Hill Senior Citizen Center. Norris’ term begins Jan. 17, the same day as most other county and state constitutional officials. More...

Grove Hill asked to sponsor car show

A local car collector and civic organization president wants Grove Hill and the local chamber of commerce to sponsor a classic car show at the Grove Hill Airport. More...

Theft of TK generator investigated by WashCo Sheriff’s Department

Several Washington County residents were taken into custody and held 72 hours in connection with an investigation into the theft of a generator from the ThyssenKrupp Steel plant construction site in Calvert. More...

Wins bicycle

Andre Wilson won a bike for his son for Christmas during a drawing conducted at the Sonic Drive-in restaurant in Thomasville. Wilson was one of two winners at the Thomasville location. More...

Coastal Gateway hires new executive director

The Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance has named Jim Searcy as executive director of the multi-counties organization. More...

FSA announces results of county committee election

Results of this year’s election for two vacant seats on the Clarke/Washington County Farm Service Agency Committee were announced this week by Wyatt Hendry, Jr., county executive director of the Clarke/Washington County FSA. More...