The Clarke and Washington counties region lost a number of wellknown people in 2011, from preservers of local history to pioneers in literature and music. More...
Construction on the SET Enterprises plant in Jackson’s Paul Parham Industrial Park, located off Industrial Road, appears to be right on schedule. More...
Watch Night at Greater Pilgrim Rest The Greater Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Walker Springs will conduct their Watch Night Service on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, beginning at 10 p.m. Special guests will be the Rev. Bobby J. More...
Approximately 200 to 250 concerned citizens, teachers and others turned out to hear Superintendent Woodie Pugh and Custodian of Funds Carmen Rotch highlight the difficulties of keeping Coffeeville High School open as finances continued to tighten. More...
“As it takes a community to raise a child it also takes a community to run a city,” said Jackson Mayor Richard Long during the third annual “State of the City” address hosted by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. More...
With the closing of the 2011 football season, this area’s high school players have once again been recognized for their hard work on the field as the annual Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Football Team. More...
Marriage license applications Willard Eugene Motes Jr., to Lisa Marie Corriston; Arnold Ray Parnell, to Pamela Newsome; Russell Edward J. Hancock, to Elizabeth Bartlett Humphrey. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Dec. 20-26 include: Brandon Leroy Foxx, 25, burglary third degree, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
A search warrant executed Dec. 23 at an apartment in the Cottonwood Estates apartment complex, resulted in the arrest of a Jackson man who has been charged with felony marijuana possession. More...
For the past three and a half years and some 17,000 miles, former journalist William Minor of Pennsylvania has been traveling around the country on his bicycle, staying in local fire departments along the way and observing weather patterns. More...
The Washington County Commission passed a resolution to issue a “Notice to Proceed” on to Speaks and Associates, Consulting Engineers of Mobile, for a sewerage line to extend north along Highway 43 from the P & S Transportation termin More...
Wimberly to autograph ‘Playbook of Champions’ Scott Wimberly, author of Playbook of Champions, will be autographing copies of his book Monday, Jan. 16, 4 p.m., at HealthActions in Jackson. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyer of Jasper, Ind., will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Friday, Dec. 30. Wilma and Paul exchanged marriage vows Dec. 30, 1941. More...
Holidays a time to love and remember family and friends
Jackie Horne
Christmas has come and gone but it is one of the best (and, sometimes, the most painful) of times. As I think back on Christmases past, I am reminded of the loved ones who are no longer with us with whom I have shared Christmas joy. More...
Thank you for your kind expressions of sympathy and prayers at the death of our precious Baby Aiden, who went to be with Jesus on Dec. 13. You rejoiced with us at her birth on Dec. 6th. More...
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