Our area of state spared from devastating Katrina

Random Ramblings

Monday night while I was tossing and turning in my not so cool bed, I once again realized how spoiled and pampered a society we are. One night without air conditioning surely made me appreciate all the modern conveniences we have. We are so used to having all the modern conveniences like air conditioners, microwave ovens, automatic washing machines and […]

Katrina causes widespread damage



By Evan CardenSA Editor Thousands in the area were without power Monday as Hurricane Katrina became the third major storm to affect the area in less than a year. Although the eye of the massive storm passed to the west of the Alabama Gulf Coast, its effects were felt throughout the state, leaving many sweltering in the August heat and […]

Jackson native missing in Biloxi



Randy ReeseSA Reporter The last thing Angela Scott said to her mother and her four young children in Jackson before the worst of Hurricane Katrina hit Biloxi, Miss. was that she loved them. Scott, a Jackson native, moved to Biloxi last year to take a job at the Grand Casino. She had been at work early Monday morning helping management […]

Gov. Bob Riley promises help for WashCo



By Evan CardenSA Editor Tuesday, Alabama Governor Bob Riley, accompanied by U.S. Senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby, surveyed the areas of the state hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina, landing at the Chatom airport in a Blackhawk helicopter around 2 p.m. to talk with local officials about their needs in the storm’s aftermath. Riley said the worst devastation he had […]

Hurricane causes gas shortage

Murphy USA only station in Jackson with gas for the public

Randy ReeseSA Reporter Gas was literally like gold to the people of Jackson early this week in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Before local gas stations began running out of the fuel Tuesday and early Wednesday morning, lines stretched into the highway at all local stations. As of Wednesday morning, only one station in Jackson still had gas and that […]

Scenes from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina



McIntosh Rescue Squad sponsoring BBQ



The McIntosh Rescue Squad is sponsoring a barbeque on Labor Day, Sept. 5. Chicken and pork plates will be $6 each with serving to begin at 11 a.m. at the rescue squad building. To place an order, see any squad member or call 251-9442590.

Courthouse Records



Marriage license applications Alex Lamar Witherspoon, to Audrey Sanchez Butler; Cicero Owens Jr., to Pamela Hayes; Sterling Hunter Gwynn, to Heather Alicia Holland; Bennie L. Jemison Jr., to Temeaker Chenese Jackson; Michael Henry Davis, to Debbie Powell Smith. Marriage license applications are just that-applications for licenses, not necessarily actual marriages. Property deeds listed Dated Aug. 17-24 Cynthia Truett Dunagan, to […]

State health department releases warnings in aftermath of Katrina



The Alabama Department of Public Health urges residents of flooded areas, especially persons living in areas where there may have been flash flooding, to test private water wells before consuming water from them. Private wells that have been covered by flood water should be assumed to have been contaminated. Do not drink the water or feed it to animals until […]

Daytime armed robbery at Jackson Best Western



On Thursday Aug. 25, 3:25 p.m., a masked gunman entered the lobby of the Best Western Motel in Jackson and demanded money. According to Jackson Police reports the clerk attempted to explain there was a minor amount of money kept in the office due to the fact that most of their business is by credit card. Brandishing a semi-automatic pistol, […]