Paul South, who serves as Jackson’s chairman for the Salvation Army’s annual holiday bell ringing program, is seeking volunteers to sign up for this year’s effort. More...
Details are being worked out to create a Clarke County Drug Task Force to take the place of the First Judicial Drug Task Force and Clarke County commissioners agreed to a resolution for that Tuesday. More...
Framon Weaver was recently elected Chief of the MOWA Band of Choctaws by a vote of 516 to 384 for Wilfred Taylor. Every person of the tribe gets a vote. Weaver's term is for four years. More...
Those interested in signing up to be in Jackson’s annual Fire Prevention Week parade still have time to do so. The parade is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Oct. 12. Lineup is at 2:30 p.m. For information contact Daron Bolen at 769-6052. More...
Two individuals believed to have been involved in several purse snatchings in the area were apprehended after a manhunt in the Helwestern community Sept. 21. More...
The Jackson Police Department is investigating a burglary reported Sept. 24 in the 400 block of Forest Avenue, in which a green Mongoose brand bicycle was reported stolen. More...
It took a little nudging by Jackson City Councilman Paul South, but former Alabama Speaker of the House Joe C. McCorquodale Jr. took the South Alabama Honor Flight, last Wednesday, to view the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. More...
At the Sept. 26 commission meeting, Probate Judge Charles Singleton announced that Washington County had completed its third year without borrowing money to meet expenses. More...
Jackson Police Detective Richard Harvey recently returned from Quantico, Va., where he participated in the FBI National Academy, an 11-week program, which is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement leaders. More...
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