2021-01-14 E-Edition

‘Rose of Winter’

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January can be a cold, gray and dreary month — as this week has proven. There are few flowers this time of the year but an exception is the camellia, often dubbed “the Rose of Winter.” Rick Crow, a Thomasville native who lives in west Mobile has an extensive garden with over 500 varieties of camellias, including these beauties.

Minister who spoke at local Vets Day program murdered

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A Melvin church pastor was murdered in his home early Jan. 8. His wife was injured in the attack that saw her husband shot and killed. Later that day, Melissa Hill, 18, turned herself in, and is charged with both murder and attempted murder of the Rev. Tim Pearson and his wife, Choctaw County Sheriff Scott Lolley reported. Total bond […]

Hell Cat breaks out of Pilger’s showroom

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Pilger Chrysler employees opened up the dealership in Jackson Monday morning, Jan. 11 to find a surprising — and upsetting — sight. A 2020 Dodge Challenger Hell Cat that had been sitting in the middle of the showroom floor was gone! Jackson Police Department Deputy Chief Richard Harvey said it isn’t certain when the car was stolen but sometime over […]

Clarke’s DYW Raybon prepares for very different state program

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Kathryn Raybon, Clarke County’s Distinguished Young Woman for 2021 was looking forward to the state program in Montgomery later this month. But the coronavirus pandemic changed those plans. The in-program, usually held at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church each year, was canceled this year. A program will still be held but it’ll be virtual and available on line instead. “I […]

Clarke commissioners mad with offices that closed early Dec. 31

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Clarke County commissioners were upset that three county courthouse offices closed the afternoon of New Year’s Eve even though they had said the courthouse would be open to 5 p.m. They voiced that displeasure at Tuesday’s meeting and a heated discussion followed with Sheriff Ray Norris speaking for the elected officials. He and the commissioners, Jackie Ray Rush in particular, […]

Covid-19 vaccinations available around region but not in Jackson

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Covid-19 vaccinations will be available for people 75 years old or older, as well as first responders, including law enforcement and firefighters starting Monday, Jan. 18. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced the vaccines Friday and released a list of locations where shots will be available. In Clarke County, vaccinations will be offered at the […]

Property owner still wants dirt part of Peavey’s Landing Road closed to public

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The owner of property along the Peavey’s Landing Road has repeatedly sought to have the dirt road portion of the road closed by the Washington County Commission and action on the matter has been continually delayed. Monday, Susan Moss was on the Zoom conference call of the commissioners’ meeting again requesting that the road be closed. She said she is […]

SMILE OF THE WEEK

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Brought to you with a smile by: KEVIN L. PICKETT, DMD, MS Specialist in Orthodontics 111 West Church Street Jackson, AL 36545 Phone (877) 660- 1103 www.pickettortho.com

Dollie D. Jackson

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Dollie D. Jackson, 74, of Coffeeville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 at Mobile Infirmary. She was born in Washington County on Aug. 14, 1946 to Raybon Odell Miller and Velma Kirkland Miller. She was a member of Grace Chapel Church in Coffeeville and had been employed as a seamstress at Vanity Fair. Dollie enjoyed spending time with her family […]