Jackson firefighters responded, Thursday, Aug. 9, to a fire in a chipper at Gulf Lumber Company. Several trucks responded, along with Fire Chief Bobby Brooks. More...
Jackson City Clerk Betty Powell announced this week that the deadline to obtain an absentee ballot for the Aug. 28 municipal election is Aug. 23 by 5 p.m. Emergency absentee ballots must be obtained by the close of business Aug. 27. More...
Two Jackson Middle School students used their summer break to sharpen their math and science skills during the Exxon- Mobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at the University of South Alabama, June 10-22. More...
In May, Jesse Robinson, Clarke County native and World War II veteran, participated in the Honor Flight South Alabama, which is a one-day trip from Mobile to Washington, D.C., to view the World War II Monument. More...
The Thomasville City Council approved a memorandum of intent Monday night to revitalize and upgrade Campbell’s Landing (also known as Bashi Creek Park) in the Morvin community. More...
State School Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice will speak at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 17 as part of the Thomasville City Schools’ “Institute” program for faculty and staff. The event will be held in the Thomasville Civic Center. More...
Mayoral candidates (L-R) Richard Long (incumbent) and Mike Parham were guest speakers at the Tuesday, Aug. 14 meeting of the Jackson Kiwanis Club. The two will face each other in the Aug. More...
The state of Alabama is beginning to turn the corner in the battle against meth production. Earlier this year, Governor Bentley signed a law that gives our state some of the toughest anti-meth laws in the country. More...
At the center of the hubbub you might encounter at The Arc of Clarke County (TACC), you will find three individuals who are at the heart of it all. More...
During the Tuesday, Aug. 14 meeting of the Jackson City Council, Jackson Medical Center Chief of Staff Dr. Sid Crosby addressed the council concerning talk of a new hospital either in a centrally located area of the county or in Jackson. More...
The issues if seating in the McIntosh High School (MHS) gymnasium and changes to the policy handbook led to lengthy discussions by Washington County Board of Education members during the Aug. 9 meeting. Gymnasium remodeling More...
Arrests booked through the Clarke County Jail during the week of Aug. 7-14 include: Michelle Denise Reid, 36, domestic violence third degree, $500 bond, arrested by Thomasville Police Dept. More...
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests during the past week: *Michael L. Roscoe, 42, of Millry was arrested Aug. More...
Using humorous stories—some a little innocently risqué—about her life and marriage to former Georgia coach Vince Dooley, Barbara Dooley made Clarke County teachers laugh Tuesday, in the Jackson High School auditorium, as she motivated the More...
Jackson Kiwanis Club President Evan Carden (left) and club member Terry Blevins (right), on behalf of the club, present Paul South with three DVD copies of Dr. More...
A 4-wheeler ride to benefit the St. Stephens Historical Park is planned Saturday, Aug. 25, at St. Stephens Park in Washington County. “We had more than 125 riders in the 4-wheler ride we hosted in July,” St. More...
Marie Blount Henson, age 94, held members of the Washington County Historical Society and guests spellbound, on Sunday Aug. 12 with a written and oral account of her great-grandfather, James Koen Blount. More...
The Washington County Democratic Executive Committee (WCDEC) will host a reception for all Democratic candidates on Thursday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., at the Community Center in Chatom. More...
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