Jerry Reeves of AC Fabricated Products addressed the Jackson City Council during its July 24 meeting, informing them the company had been awarded a $6 million contract to produce lightweight maintenance enclosures (LME) for the United States Military More...
Striving to be the best law enforcement agency it can be, the Jackson Police Department took the next step in obtaining accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). More...
Frost Bridge Camp Meeting The 116th encampment of Frost Bridge Camp Meeting continues through July 29. The evangelists include Dr. Billy Harris and the Rev. Paul Womack. The youth evangelist is the Rev. Jonathan Parrish. More...
The Rev. Thaddeus Douglas of Jackson will be installed as the new pastor of John The Baptist Missionary Baptist Church in Choctaw County, Sunday, July 29, during fifth Sunday services. The church is located near Lisman, in the Halsell community. More...
The Rev. Jon Russell will be the guest speaker at the Jackson First Assembly of God at morning services Sunday, Aug. 12. Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a.m. and regular services at 10:45. More...
St. Stephens park needs all who love it to be its advocates
The St. Stephens Historical Park is a treasure for Washington County, for southwest Alabama and for the entire state. It is the earliest settled community by pioneer Americans (the Indians were here first, of course), dating to the late 1700s. More...
• On July 28, 1868, following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing black Americans citizenship and all its privileges, is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution. More...
The economic outlook continues to deteriorate. Economists now forecast GDP growth of 1.3 percent for the second quarter of the year, down from 2.0 percent a month ago. On top of this dismal forecast comes the threat of rising food costs. More...
Katie Michelle Higginbotham and Daniel Harrison Fields were united in marriage Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon at the First United Methodist Church of Jackson. Minister Brian Gentle officiated the ceremony. More...
Sons of both the deceased victim and the convicted murderer spoke of their love for their fathers prior to Earnest Charles McReynolds being sentenced at the Clarke County Courthouse Monday to 35 years in the state penitentiary. More...
Three people are vying for the District 2 seats on the Millry Town Council, one of which was left vacant earlier this year by the death of Councilman Troy Mitchell, while candidates for the District 1 council and mayor positions are unopposed. More...
Michael W. Parham is announcing his candidacy for mayor in the Aug. 28 city elections. Parham, 49, is a native of Jackson. He graduated from Jackson Academy and Troy State University with a major in public relations and marketing. More...
During the July 24 meeting of the Jackson City Council, Paul South, Eldridge Jackson Jr. and Jimmy Atchison were declared duly elected to their respective council seats after they were unopposed for the upcoming Aug. 28 municipal election. More...
The Clarke County Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit has been working on several crimes involving sexual abuse against children over the last couple of weeks. More...
The Clarke County Board of Education Tuesday approved the low bid of Conrad Watson of Monroeville to install an air conditioning system in the new gymnasium at Clarke County High School. The $88,359 bid was the lowest of four submitted. More...
Two select groups of students from across the state, including students from Clarke and Washington counties, recently prticipated in for the Rural Health Scholars and Rural Minority Health Scholars programs in The University of Alabama College of Com More...
The Jackson Aggie football team participated in a 7-on-7 tournament at the University of South Alabama last week in Mobile. The Aggies were the only team from Alabama in the tournament. More...
The Jackson 11-year-old All-Stars swept through district play with a perfect 3-0 record earning them a birth in the state tournament in Phenix City. More...
Jackson Academy will host the Champions Elite Softball camp Monday, July 30 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. The Champions Elite Softball camp is staffed by coaches who have extensive experience as high school and college coaches. More...
Marriage license applications Michael Jawad Waters Sr., to Sherri Yolanda Chapman. Marriage license applications are just that—applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of July 17-24 include: Ladreg Marquette Campbell, 27, two counts court cost, failure to appear, nonchild support, $1,790 bond, arrested by Clarke County Sheriff’s Dept. More...
Marriage license applications Travis Wayne Kelley, to Morgan Mary Hannah Paul; Ronnie James Andrews, to Jenny Dianne Roberts; Hank Marlin Baswell, to Brandi Kaye Hamlett. More...
