The Alabama Southern Community College singing group Southern Exposé performed a medley of well-known musical classics during the first annual fund-raising event hosted March 10 at the Pearce Park As More...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...