2012-09-20 E-Edition

Manhunt, arrest in Reeves Grocery attempted robbery




A young man who was probably a customer of the store he tried to rob Monday afternoon was captured not far away Tuesday afternoon. Demario Bonner was charged with first degree robbery for his attempt to rob Reeves Grocery in the McVay community around 2:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 17. Bonner lives at a nearby Winn Road address. He was dressed […]

Arrest made in Thomasville murder case




Authorities have arrested Jarvis Durell Culpepper and charged him with the murder of Fredia Collins. Culpepper, who lives at 208 Kim Dr. in Thomasville is charged with capitol murder during the commission of a robbery and capitol murder during the commission of a burglary. Culpepper was apprehended by police in the early morning hours of Sept. 14. According to District […]

Old fire station comes down



WashCo man dies when truck rolls over him




A Washington County man died Thursday, Sept. 13, from injuries sustained in what authorities describe as a tragic accident. According to Washington County Chief Deputy Ferrell Grimes, Arthur McCann, 91, was killed when his pickup truck rolled over him at his 126 Franks McCann Road residence in Yellow Pine. Grimes said McCann had recently had transmission repair work done on […]

Bobby Bounds reflects on years of doing business in Jackson




The end of August, this year, signaled the end of an era for Jackson’s True Value storeowner Bobby Bounds, when he officially sold the business to local businessmen Warren Henley and Andy Tarver. The store, which was originally a Western Auto located downtown at 116 Commerce Street in the building presently occupied by Cawley’s Jewelry, had been owned by the […]

Edith Outlaw



Edith Outlaw, a native and lifelong resident of Jackson, passed away Aug. 31, 2012. Born on July 18, 1921, she was 91 years of age at the time of her death. A graduate of the University of Alabama in 1944, she retired as a dietician at Jackson Medical Center. Ms. Outlaw was a member of the First United Methodist Church […]

James Edward Gartman



James Edward Gartman was born June 9, 1934 and passed away at his Sunflower home on Sept. 13, 2012. He was 78 years of age. Mr. Gartman attended Cathedral of Praise in Sunflower. During his life he had worked at a shipyard as a millwright and machinist. He also operated an overhead crane at a construction company. He and his […]

Barbara Birchett Sullivan



Barbara Lorraine Birchett Sullivan, age 74, a native of Jersey City, N.J., was born Jan. 28, 1938 to the late George Birchett and Grace Cave Birchett. She departed this life Sept. 17, 2012 at Jackson Medical Center. She retired as a clerk with Block Drug Company in Jersey City. Before locating recently to Jackson, Mrs. Sullivan was a member of […]

Michael McQuade Lay



Michael McQuade Lay, age 17, a resident of Flat Rock, passed away in the early morning of Sept. 13, 2012. Born Dec. 30, 1994 in Jasper, Mr. Lay was a former resident of Jackson and Oakman. He was a junior at North Sand Mountain High School. Funeral services were Sept. 15 at the Higdon Baptist Church with burial in the […]