On March 2, 1936, Clarke-Washington EMC was formed as an electric cooperative to bring electric service to rural south-west Alabama. The incorporators of the cooperative were Joe C. McCorquodale Sr. More...
The Jackson City Council, Tuesday, approved the letting of bids for a new downtown fire station to be built on property adjacent to the existing one at the corner of Church Street and Forest Avenue. More...
In an effort to be a “good neighbor,” Clarke County Sheriff Ray Norris and county commissioners Tuesday backed off of an earlier commitment to charge Choctaw County $20 a day to house its inmates and instead agreed to a $10 a day fee, the More...
Clarke County Commissioner Rhondel Rhone who has been lobbying for guardrails for a Cane Creek bridge culvert on County Route 1 for several weeks now, saw his motion to spend $12,800 on guardrails die for lack of a second at Tuesday’s commissio More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Feb. 15-22 include: Kevin Lamar Pritchett, 18, distribution of a controlled substance, $20,000 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Ronald James Curtis Jr., 28, of Axis was arrested Feb. More...
In last week’s edition concerning the traffic crash on the front page, three people were injured when a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Donald Ott, of Mobile, was struck by a Nissan pickup, driven by Malari Anderson, of Wagarville. More...
A computer communication line called a T1 line will be installed between the Clarke County E-911 Center and the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, county commissioners decided Tuesday, acting on a request from Sheriff Ray Norris. More...
Weather permitting, the next dig at Old St. Stephens is planned for this Saturday. Work will continue on the cellar of the main building and the east end of the slaves’ yard. Digging will begin at 9 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. More...
