January 19, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Funding crisis addressed at ADMH forum

By Evan Carden
SA Editor
During a meet and greet at Jackson City Hall, Jan. More...

Morgan seeks first full term as district judge

Clarke County District Judge James H. “J. R.” Morgan Jr. has qualified for a full term. Morgan was appointed to the bench by Gov. Robert Bentley on March 1, 2011. He filled a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Bill Kimbrough. More...

Scruggs wants circuit clerk’s office in Clarke

Summer Scruggs, a native of Clarke County, has announced she will run on the Republican ticket for the office of Circuit Clerk on Tuesday, March 13. More...

James looks to fill vacant state BOE slot

Washington County native Jessica James, Republican, announces her candidacy for State Board of Education, District 1. More...

Special Sections

Church

Church Calendar

Congregational singing at Grace Chapel Grace Chapel Church of Coffeeville will have a congregational-type singing Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m., led by Donald Jackson. Bro. Sonny Hoven, pastor, invites everyone to come and join in. More...

Tibbie Baptist Church exceeds goal for quilt donations to ‘Wings of Life’

In November and December volunteers met at the Tibbie Baptist Church with the goal of making 55 quilts for the homeless to be distributed by “Wings of Life” in Mobile. More...

Spiritual Beliefs

‘Surface’ vs ‘Spiritual’ relationship in God
Pastor E.C. Russell
First Assembly of God

There are two types of relationships that you and I can have with God. We can have a “surface” relationship, where the church is more of a social place than a spiritual encounter. More...

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Education

JIS honor roll announced

Jackson Intermediate School has announced the students who have achieved the A and A/B honor rolls in the 2nd nine week period of the 2011-2012 school year. 3rd Grade More...

Jackson Academy attains Blue Ribbon School status

The Alabama Independent School Association recently announced that Jackson Academy has attained the status of Blue Ribbon School. More...

JA names honor roll students

The administration at Jackson Academy has announced the following students achieving the A and A/B honor rolls for the second nine-week period of the 2011-2012 school year. More...

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Sports

JA varsity Eagles notch area win

Jackson Academy’s varsity boys’ basketball team capped off a long week of road trips with a key 48-30 area win over Sumter Academy last Friday night in York. More...

JHS season baseball tickets available

Jackson High School is now selling season tickets to their baseball games. The first home game will be Thursday, Feb. 23. More...

Local basketball scores for Jan. 10-16

BoysJackson High School 50, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 89McIntosh High School 64, Fruitdale High School 32McIntosh High School 58, Southern Choctaw High School 34McIntosh High School 77, Fruitdale High School 42Leroy High School 19, Southern Choctaw High S More...

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For the Record

Clarke County Sheriff’s Report

Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Jan. 10-17 include: Daryl Lee Ransom, 28, drug court, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...

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Three charged in thefts of heavy equipment

A McIntosh couple and a Mississippi man have been charged in connection with a multi-state theft ring that involved the alleged taking and reselling of tractor-trailer rigs and other heavy equipment. More...

McCorquodale vies for ClarkeCo Circuit Clerk

Carrah H. McCorquodale of Jackson announced this week that she will seek the office of Clarke County Circuit Clerk on the Republican ticket. More...

Parker seeks another term on ClarkCo BOE

Marty L. Parker has announced as a Democratic candidate for re-election to the District 1 seat on the Clarke County Board of Education. More...

Knapp announces for WashCo Circuit Clerk

Valerie Knapp has qualified with the Alabama State Democratic Party in seeking the Democratic nomination for the position of Washington County Circuit Clerk. More...

News

Qualifying ends for March 13 primary election

By Jim Cox
SA Publisher

Here’s the lineup of Democratic and Republican candidates for Clarke County offices in the March 13 primaries. Qualifying for the two political parties ended Friday, Jan. 13. More...

‘Bloody Sunday’ recalled at ClarkeCo ADC meeting

By Jim Cox
SA Publisher

Johnny Flowers served 18 years as a Perry County commissioner and as a teenager witnessed the beating of black citizens trying to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march to Montgomery for their civil rights. More...

Thomasville man dies in Wilcox County wreck

A young Thomasville man was killed and others were seriously injured in an auto accident in Wilcox County Saturday. James Howie, 22, a 2008 graduate of Thomasville High School, was killed Saturday morning in the accident that took place on Hwy. More...

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Coming Events

Mark Your Calendar

CCERA to meet The Clarke County Education Retirees Association will meet Thursday, Jan. 19, 11:45 a.m., at Gaston's Grill in Thomasville. The program title is Crime/Protection. More...

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Editorials

SOUTHERN STYLE

Robert E. Lee: unconquerable in spirit and soul
Ellen Williams

January 19 is the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. In fact January is the birth month of both Gen. Lee and General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson (Jan. 21). However, in most American history books, there is no mention of Robert E. More...

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Thanks for support of ‘Operation Christmas’

Dear Editor, The members of the Jackson Police Department would like to thank each citizen, each organization, and each business that made a contribution to our Operation Christmas program. More...

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People

Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wilson to celebrate 50th anniversary

Faye and Graham Wilson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 2-4 p.m., in the fellowship hall of Stave Creek Baptist Church in Jackson. More...

Random Ramblings

News reports of bed bugs were starting to ‘bug’ me
Linda Breedlove

Several times last year I saw news stories on television and in newspapers about an epidemic of bed bugs in many motels and hotels. A lot of these motels and hotels were not those one could rent for less than $100 but those costing in the hundreds. More...

Mardi Gras queen and king named by Toddtown CDC

The Toddtown Community Development Center will present 2011-2012 Mardi Gras Queen Michelle R. Stewart and King Valentino Washington at the annual ball Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m., at the H.W. Pearce Jr. Memorial Park Assembly House in Jackson. More...

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