March 16, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Unveiling of Troy Jones Community Garden highlight of CCARC’s annual Spring Jubilee

Clarke County Arc (CCARC) will pay tribute to the late Troy Jones during its annual Spring Jubilee event, Saturday, April 2, with the unveiling of the Troy Jones Community Garden. More...

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Church

Church Calendar

Sunflower AOH COG to honor Elder Calhoun The congregation of Sunflower AOH Church of God in Thomasville will celebrate the 75th birthday of Elder Samuel L. Calhoun on Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. More...

Coming Events

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‘Paint the Town Purple’ in fight against cancer In support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, purple ribbons are available for purchase at Clarke-Mobile Gas in Jackson. More...

Education

Photos

Elite Night winners More...

To present ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’

The Aggie Singers of Jackson High School will present “Thoroughly Modern Millie” March 24 at 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. and March 25 at 9 a.m. More...

Moss graduates at Ft. Benning

Army National Guard Pvt. Jeremy L. Moss has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training. More...

Sports

Aggies drop double header to Bears

The Jackson High School Aggies suffered losses on both ends of a double-dipper this past Saturday as they lost to their cross-river rival Leroy. In the nightcap the Aggies lost 20-11 to the hot-hitting Bears. More...

Lady Aggies get area win over W.S. Neal

The Jackson High School Lady Aggies traveled to East Brewton Monday and came home with a 4-0 area win over W.S. Neal . Jordan Neugent got the win. She pitched two and one-thirds innings and didn’t allow any runs or hits. More...

JA Eagles win home tournament

The Jackson Academy Eagles won their own tournament this past Saturday as they edged county foe Clarke Prep 11-10 in the championship game. Sawyer Donald earned the win working in relief of starter Tyler Bradley. More...

Shotgun blast leads to murder charge

A Jackson man was charged with murder Sunday, March 13, following the shooting death of a Leroy man. More...

Jackson teen victim of stabbing

A Jackson teenager was hospitalized Friday, March 11, for cuts and stab wounds he received during an altercation with a 21- year-old female across the street from the Jackson Police Department. More...

WashCo Commissioner called ‘stupid’ in meeting

The Washington County Commission meeting on March 14 evolved into namecalling when Commissioner Herman Williams again took strong issue with a 50/50 grant proposal and stated, “Either I’m stupid or you all don’t understand.” More...

News

Wright to head LHS Bears’ football program

It didn’t take the Leroy Bears long to find a new football coach and athletics director as Johnny Wright has been offered the position at the 2A school on the banks of the Tombigbee River. More...

Fire destroys pickup

Juan Class of Jackson and his wife and daughter escaped injury when their Ford pickup caught fire while they were headed south on U.S. Highway 43. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. More...

Son of Jackson murder victim charged in scrap metal theft

A Jackson man and woman have been charged with stealing metal equipment and metal scrap from a church pew manufacturing plant in Grove Hill. The incident is part of an on-going problem of stealing metal items to sell as scrap. More...

Editorials

Exciting issue of paper in the works

EDITOR’S NOTES

In two weeks we will give our readers the opportunity to read about what makes the Clarke and Washington counties communities tick. More...

Showdown on federal spending

Congress Reports

When Speaker John Boehner took the gavel from Nancy Pelosi in January, he threw down the gauntlet; issuing a direct challenge to Congress’ unsustainable deficit spending addiction. More...

Political Cartoon

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People

Creer-Foreman to wed March 26

Regina N. and Elmore J. Creer of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Cecily Nicole, to Markus JaQuai Foreman, son of Martha J. and Bob Foreman of Jackson. Grandparents of the bride-elect include Thad Jones Jr. More...

Holt - Blount plan May wedding

Mr. and Mrs. William Gregory Holt of Tuscaloosa and Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Stoeckel of Waynesville, N.C., announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kellie Elizabeth Holt, to Andrew Mardis Blount. Mr. More...

Hubbard - Roberts announce wedding plans

Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Goldman of St. Stephens and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hubbard of Fort Payne announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Frances Reneé Hubbard, to Danny Maxwell Roberts. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. More...