2012-09-13 E-Edition

AC malfunction blamed for deaths of WashCo couple




A well-liked elderly couple was found dead from possible heat exhaustion due to what authorities believe was a malfunctioning air conditioning unit, Saturday, Sept. 8, at their Patten Road home near McIntosh. According to McIntosh Police Chief Mike Ready, Jettie Tolbert, 87, and her husband Freeman, 90, were unresponsive when first responders entered the home around 4:30 p.m. Emergency personnel […]

Head- on collision near Jackson injures three



Thomasville businesswoman found shot to death in office




A well-known Thomasville businesswoman was found shot to death in her insurance office in downtown Thomasville Monday evening. Freida Collins, 61, was discovered dead in her Collins and Collins Insurance Agency office at 8 Wilson Avenue by her son, Baxter. He had gone to check on her after she did arrive home. The discovery was made just before 8 p.m. […]

Worker electrocuted, falls from scaffold




A Choctaw County roofer was shocked and then fell 25 to 30 feet in a mishap in the middle of Grove Hill Monday morning. The worker, whose name could not be confirmed by Wednesday’s press deadline, and others were working for C & H Roofing of Butler, making repairs to the roof of the Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas office at the […]

Voters to decide on state budget amendment



On Sept. 18, the only item on the ballot for Alabama voters is whether to support a state constitutional amendment to borrow $437.4 million from the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF) to aid the General Fund Budget. That is $146 million a-year over the next three years. The state government needs funds to avoid cuts in prisons, Medicaid, mental health services, […]

2012 Fire Prevention Court



McIntosh man reported missing




A McIntosh man who is described as having mental issues was reported missing Friday, Sept. 7, by a family member. Ellis Lee Bell, 58, who lives at Charlie Lee Road was reported missing by his brother who told McIntosh police that he may have been in mental distress. McIntosh Police Chief Mike Ready said his department received a call later […]

Betty Beverly Carter



Betty Jean Beverly Carter, age 73, was born May 8, 1939 and passed away Sept. 9, 2012. Mrs. Carter was a resident of Jackson and a homemaker. She was a member of Stave Creek Baptist Church in Jackson. Survivors include her husband, John L. Carter of Jackson; daughter, Beverly Kaye Carter of Jackson; daughterin law, Teresa Carter of Jackson; sister, […]

Frank Wilburn Cobb



Frank Wilburn Cobb passed away Sept. 4, 2012 at Springhill Memorial Hospital. He was 87 years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Cobb was born Oct. 2, 1924. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II. He was a drilling superintendent with Chevron Oil Co. A member of the Pleasant […]