Go to the FAIR!
The Clarke – Washington Counties Fair opened Monday at the McMullen Fairgrounds in North Jackson. The annual event continues through Saturday with rides to fit anyone’s taste — tame or wild. There’s lots more to see and do — exhibits, carnival games, food concessions, musical entertainment and more. The fair is sponsored by the Jackson Rotary Club. (SA Photos by […]
37th Fall Festival may be the largest ever
It should be a pretty, crisp day for Jackson’s 37th Annual Fall Festival Saturday. A partly sunny day is expected with temperatures reaching the lower 60s. Participants and attendees won’t be out too early Saturday morning with the low possibly in the upper 30s! Katie Clark, executive director of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the festival, said […]
Wash. Co. endorses MOWAs seeking federal recognition
High school juniors from Washington County’s five schools participating in a special program called Leadership Washington were at the county courthouse in Chatom Monday. The group visited various offices and sat in on the Washington County Commission meeting, relocated to the small courtroom to accommodate the students. Washington County Library Director Jessica Ross told commissioners that the program instills skill […]
Sandflat area hit by tornado
A tornado touched down along Sandflat Road near Highway 154, southwest of Thomasville Friday evening, downing trees and power lines and damaging two homes and other structures. No one was injured. Representatives from the National Weather Service visited the area Sunday and confirmed that the storm was an EF 1 with winds of 110 mph, said Clarke County Emergency Management […]
Report Cards for area schools told
Chatom Elementary’s ‘A’ best grade of any school in two countiesChatom Elementary School made an A on its state report card, scoring a 91. That is the only A scored in Clarke and Washington counties and one of the few As in rural Southwest Alabama. Sweet Water High School, in Marengo County, was the closest, outside of Baldwin and Mobile counties, to make an A, also scoring a 91. Principal […]
