The first baby of the new year, born at Jackson Medical Center, was welcomed at 11:55 p.m. on Jan. 1. Brayden Richard Holland was born to parents Laura and Phillip Holland of Fruitdale. More...
Walter L. Taylor, Jr. of Jackson announced, this week, he will be a candidate for the office of Clarke County Commissioner representing District 4. More...
The new year has arrived. What are we looking for in a new year? Do we want power to rule over others? Do we want riches? What about special knowlege that no one else has? Do we just want to be left alone? More...
Gospel singing St. Stephens Nutrition Center The Maharreys will be the featured entertainers at a gospel singing Tuesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m., at the St. Stephens Nutrition Center on Highway 34. All are welcome to attend. More...
Forgive me if I have said this before, but, "Happy New Year." It may be the epitome of redundancy but I have given this greeting for 60 years and I mean it as sincerely this year as I have all the years preceding. More...
Leroy High School Students retuned to class from Christmas vacation Jan. 3. For those in grades 9-12 at Leroy, it was a new experience; probably a never-to-berepeated experience: moving into a brand new building. More...
Tonya Faith, a specialist at the Alabama Career Center, recently visited Jackson Academy’s 11th grade Workforce Essentials class to discuss job employment skills. More...
Packing up Christmas not as much fun as putting it up
Linda Breedlove
As I was packing up Christmas decorations the last three days I decided it was not half as much fun as putting it up. When I am decorating for Christmas I look over each ornament and remember who gave it to me or who made it. More...
Brayden Richard Holland Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wayne Holland (nee Laura Elizabeth Williams) of Fruitdale announce the birth of a son, Brayden Richard, Jan. 1, 2012, 11:55 p.m., at Jackson Medical Center. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. More...
Jackson Police are investigating an incident of animal cruelty in which a cat was shot with an arrow. According to Jackson Police Chief Charles Burge, Officer Chad Morris responded to a call, around 8 p.m., Dec. More...
McIntosh Police Officer Daniel Byrd made an unusual discovery, Dec. 28, during a routine traffic stop. Like a scene out of a Hollywood movie, he discovered a semi-automatic pistol with a silencer attached. More...
An 11-year-old girl was injured as the result of a Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 incident, when she was caught in the crossfire during a shootout between brothers-in-law on Comanche Road near McIntosh. More...
A Chatom boy received what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, around 10:49 a.m., Dec. 29, when he was struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle. More...
Children should be taught the three stages of money
Wayne Curtis
Most of us are familiar with the advice in Proverbs 22:6 about teaching children the proper values in life. One of the items on which children need instruction is money. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 3 include: Cartyrcus Kelso Franklin, 33, parole violation, arrested by Life Tech. More...
Marriage license applications Ronald Kevin Alford, to Jami Paul Courington; Jeffrey Wilson Jordan, to Rachel Garrett McDaniel. Marriage license applications are just that—applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past two weeks: *Stephanie Nicole Sullivan Griggs, 37, of Wagarville was taken into custody Dec. More...
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