2020-07-09 E-Edition

Lightning adds to fireworks!

It rained and lightened on Jackson’s fireworks show July 3 but it wasn’t wet enough to douse the show and the lightning only added to the drama. Kerry Dunaway captured a sky-bound rocket (left) just as lightning streaked across the sky above it. At lower right, young Ryder Dunaway watches wide-eyed over the shoulder of his dad, Paul. There was […]

COVID disrupts pool, churches and even football workouts!



There’s been more COVID-19 cases and scares as cases appear to be ramping up in Jackson and the wider area and state. COVID has closed one local public pool, altered a church’s service and hindered local high school summer football workouts. More and more people are being diagnosed with the virus but many seem to be doing OK with few […]

GH woman home after 94 days in hospital with COVID



July 4th is a grand day for Americans but for the Smith family of Grove Hill, July 2nd was a personal super day. That is the day a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a friend came home after spending 94 days in Mobile Infirmary battling COVID-19. Darlene and Bruce Smith were both diagnosed with COVID-19 in March. Bruce got […]

How did the Jackson Aggies get the name?



Did you ever wonder how Jackson High School came to have the Aggie as a mascot? The Aggie mascot is usually associated with land grant and agricultural (“ag,” hence Aggies) schools and colleges. For instance, Texas A & M (for Agricultural and Mechanic) has an Aggie mascot. It is a wonder that Auburn University’s mascot isn’t an Aggie because the […]

Clarke schools supt. shares reopening plans



We are currently making plans to begin a new school year following our regular school calendar. The first day of school is planned for Aug. 10. We are adapting schedules and increasing our cleaning and personal hygiene activities to promote the healthiest instructional environment possible. It is impossible to elaborate on all of the details regarding our planning in this […]

Election officials prepare for runoff amid coronavirus



At long last, a runoff from the spring primaries will be held. The runoff was postponed from March 31 to July 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The runoff is still on but the pandemic is still here as well, maybe more so than it was on March 31. There are no local races in either Clarke or Washington counties. […]

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Community Calendar

City Council meeting date Next week’s Jackson City Council meeting will be held Monday, July 13 at 6 p.m. instead of Tuesday. The council chambers will be used as a voting precinct for the run-off election Tuesday, July 14. Pine City Farmer’s Market is back! The Pine City Farmer’s Market has opened their season in historic downtown Jackson. The market […]

Pamela Ann Ryser

Pamela Ann Horton “Pam” Ryser, 68, of Jackson, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at her home. She was born June 13, 1952 in Grove Hill to the late Glover Wade Horton, Sr. and Gwendolyn Finch Horton. A member of Good Springs Baptist Church, she was previously employed with the Clarke County Board of Education as a first-grade teacher having […]