Jackson continues cleanup efforts



The Jackson City Council voted, Tuesday, to remove an abandoned mobile home as it continues its efforts to get property owners to clean up abandoned buildings and vehicles around the city. Mayor Richard Long reported that all the proper steps had been taken to get the property owner to remove the mobile home, which has been determined to be unsafe […]

Jackson Police nab robbery suspects



Three Jackson men have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Depot area Nov. 23. Mario Marquez King, 20, Felix James King, 30 and Jeremy Ladell West, 25, were arrested Dec. 10, charged with first degree robbery and are being held in the Clarke County Jail. The three were suspected of robbing a 53-year-old man who […]

Gov. Riley refers to LIFE Tech Center as ‘great idea’



Gov. Bob Riley joined members of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day in dedicating the LIFE Tech Transition Center last Thursday. The LIFE (Life Skills Influenced by Freedom and Education) Tech Center was opened in April as a transition center for male parolees. It is located in the old mental health facility on Bashi […]

Firefighter of the Year awards 2006



The Jackson Fire Department conducted its annual Christmas dinner and awards ceremony Monday night at the downtown fire station. Receiving awards were: Top left photo: Chief Neal Bradley (left) was named Firefighter of the Year for the third time in his career with the department. Presenting him the award was 2005 Firefighter of the Year Keith Higginbotham. Top center photo: […]

Commission passes landfill

Motion approved despite objections from county residents

The Washington County Commission meeting room was filled, with people standing, even spilling into the outer office on Dec. 11. The hot button item was the proposed landfill in the Charity Chapel area. Approximately 20 people were there from that community. They pleaded with their elected officials in emotional voices ranging from anger to begging. Robert Evans brought a cooler […]

2-A State Champs!



The Leroy High Bears celebrated their victory overWoodland to claim their second state title in three years. See this week’s special section.

WashCo men die in crash



Alabama State Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of two Washington County men and injured another early Sunday morning on Choctaw County Road 14. Guanacheloes Travar Johnson, 28, of Frankville and a passenger in his vehicle, Jimmy Curtis Franks, 25, of Millry, were killed and pronounced dead at the scene. Kevin J. Hayes, 34, of Shubuta, […]

Parker gets 42 years for drive-by shooting



Parker and four others had Sherwin “Tank” Parker was sentenced Monday to 42 years in the state penitentiary for his part in the drive-by shooting death of a bystander outside of an Alma nightclub in 2004. The former Jackson High School start football player was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Quinton Webb by a Clarke County Circuit […]

Brunson retires as Clarke County Circuit Clerk



A retirement reception was held for Clarke County Circuit Clerk Wayne Brunson in the main courtroom of the Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill last Thursday. Brunson did not seek re-election this year and will retire Jan. 15 after serving 18 years as circuit clerk. Brunson, who grew up in Grove Hill and lived in Jackson, has been circuit clerk […]

Courthouse closing for electrical work



The electrical power to the Clarke County Courthouse will be shut off Friday afternoon, Dec. 22, so that connections can be made to the new wing. The courthouse will close at 1 p.m. that day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27. Contractors plan to work over the Christmas holidays, taking off only Christmas Day. The courthouse would […]