2020-10-08 E-Edition

Flags stir patriotism at JA game

It was a stirring display of patriotism as Jackson Academy cheerleaders and football players ran onto the field before Friday night’s game carrying large U.S. flags. The Eagles won the game against Macon East, 41-14. The Eagles are having a good year.

Burned up in brush fire



A dead man was found in a brush fire along Family Circle Road in southeastern Clarke County Tuesday afternoon. Lawrence Fox, 50, was the deceased person. His son, Antonio Fox, 23, is being held for questioning but had not been charged Wednesday morning. It is not known how the elder Fox died, whether from the fire or by some other […]

Sheriff Norris admits difficulty of trying to stop drag racers



Drag racers in the southern part of Clarke County just won’t quit and Sheriff Ray Norris admits it is hard to effectively combat the racers. Nevertheless, Norris along with several deputies worked over the weekend, writing traffic tickets, making DUI arrests and doing whatever else they could to stymie the racers. “We were out Friday, Saturday and Sunday and we […]

Will Hurricane Delta miss Alabama’s coast?



Lake Charles, La. residents are still cleaning up from Hurricane Laura. And in Baldwin County and Escambia County, Fla. there is still a lot of damage from the more recent Hurricane Sally. The Gulf Coast hasn’t had time to catch its breath and now a Category 4 hurricane appears to be headed toward the southern U.S. It is too early […]

Clarke Covid-19 cases top 1,000



Clarke County topped 1,000 total Covid-19 cases during the past week. The 1,009 figure as of Tuesday is the total number of cases since the first county case was reported back in late March or early April. Clarke’s cases jumped by 33 since last week. The spike has increased the daily average to 4.71. Last week it was 4 and […]

Covid cancels CWEMC meet; drive through to cast vote in trustee election


Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation’s 84th Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13 – 12 to 6 p.m. at the Jackson office located at 9000 Highway 43. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this year’s meeting will be a drive-thru meeting. Please bring your Annual Meeting registration card that you will receive by mail. When members arrive at the meeting, […]

SMILE OF THE WEEK

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Joseph Edward Powell

Joseph Edward Powell, 84, of Grove Hill, passed away Oct. 2, 2020 at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1936 in Carson to Casey Jones Powell and Carrie Batley Powell. Joseph graduated from Auburn University and had a lifelong career in the construction industry which took him to many places throughout the United States and abroad. He was a […]

Jenice Boykin Biggs

Jenice Boykin Biggs, a native of Frankville and a resident of Sweet Water, answered the Master’s call on Oct. 1, 2020 while at Crowne Healthcare Rehabilitation Center in Mobile. Born Sept. 21, 1953, she was the daughter of George Boykin and Virginia McKeller Boykin. Early in life Jenice was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church in Frankville. Later she […]