Asphalt truck overturns, driver injured
Traffic was disrupted for several hours Wednesday, May 4 when a dump truck loaded with asphalt overturned while trying to merge onto Highway 43 from the roadway coming down the hill from Highway 69 at...
Equipment arrives for new pellet plant
The Jackson City Council met for its regular meeting Monday, May 9 instead of the normal Tuesday meeting so that the mayor and council members could attend a meeting of the Alabama League of Municipalities....
Washington County Hall of Fame
The Washington County Hall of Fame inducted honorees for 2022 in a ceremony Friday, May 6 at the Washington County Courthouse in Chatom. From left are Vivian McLain, Renee Beech, Joey Blount accepting for her...
Good eating at Depot Reunion
Albert Williams was just one of several vendors cooking up good food — ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages at the annual Depot Reunion in Jackson Saturday. This was the first reunion since 2019 due...
Wash. Co. planning $3.75 paving project
The Washington County Commission is planning another major road paving project. Commission Chairman Allen Bailey said at Monday’s regular meeting that commissioners have targeted certain roads for paving and improvements with a price tag of...
Special Ed career spans 43 1/2 years
Remember 1978 and 1979? The comic strip Garfield debuted featuring a sarcastic fat cat. The Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was newly minted. Gasoline was an average of 63 cents a gallon in 1978 but...
Washington Co. Hall of Fame inductees named
Eight Washington Countians were inducted into the Washington County Hall of Fame Friday, May 6. Five of the inductees are...
From Our Files
61 Years AgoMay 1961 “A shopping center for Jackson was assured Thursday when an announcement was made by the Mitchell...
Strange But True
* Most of us know that pregnancy has its challenges, but one you might not be aware of is that...
Clarke commissioners declaring war on roadside brush
Clarke County commissioners continued to be concerned about the need to cut brush along the county’s rights of way and...
DYW program is Saturday in Thomasville
The 2023 Clarke County Distinguished Young Women Program will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 6 pm at...
50 Years Ago, April 1972
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50 Years Ago, March 1972
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50 Years Ago, February 1972
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50 Years Ago, January 1972
.is page is sponsored in memory of Ed and JoAnn Grisham,by Bill & Sandy (Grisham) Robinson
50 Years Ago, December 1971
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Church Announcements
Memorial service plans at Henley Cemetery The Henley Cemetery of Fulton will have its annual memorial service Sunday, April 24...
Sunrise service in Salitpa
The Rev. Dr. Ralph Wooten, pastor of the Jackson United Methodist Church, delivers the Easter Sunrise Service message in the...
Pastor Campbell to be honored
The congregation of Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church of Carlton will celebrate the third pastoral anniversary of Pastor James W....
Sacred Heart Holy Week plans
The celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grove Hill Thursday,...
FUMC Jackson Holy Week services announced
First United Methodist Church, Jackson, invites everyone to join them in worship during Holy Week services . Worship opportunities include...
Jackson High School senior receives Mediacom scholarship
Mediacom Communications announced the selection of Telly Nguyen, a senior at Jackson High School, as a recipient of the company’s...
Kindergarten Students of the Month
Kindergarten students selected as Students of the Month for May at Gillmore Elementary School are, (L-R): Allen McIntyre, Tyson Hunt,...
First-grade Students of the Month
Gillmore Elementary School first graders chosen as May Students of the Month are, (L-R): Kamren Williams, Paris Puller, Arabella Gamble,...
Second-grade Students of the Month
Second-grade Students of the Month for May at Gillmore Elementary are (L-R) Bre’Asia Beck, Lauren Lee, James Overstreet, Greyson Peters,...
Local students receive honors at UM awards convocation
The University of Mobile presented academic awards to outstanding graduating seniors of the Class of 2022 during an awards convocation...
Second-grade Students of the Month
Second-grade students selected as April Students of the Month at Gillmore Elementary School are, from left: Aubree Crayton, McKinley Gordon,...
High praise for a low unemployment rate
Just about everyone who wants a job in most parts of Alabama should have one by now with unemployment at...
Senate race coming down to the wire
The GOP Primary is less than two weeks away on May 24. It has been an interesting and expensive race...
Can the Fed stop coming recession?
A reader posed a relevant question that is on the minds of the American people. She asked, “Are we about...
Kid in DayGlo shorts climbs to the top
Sometimes during my daily walks, I encounter a kid who’s the same age I was when I was his age....
Alabama should save more than it spends
We’ve just completed the month designated by US Lawmakers as Financial Literacy Month. It would appear many of them aren’t...
Correcting Steve Flowers on several points
I have known Katie Britt surrogate and “former” liberal Democrat Steve Flowers for many decades. Flowers’ columns repeatedly attack Mike...
