2021-02-25 E-Edition

JMC has given 2,850 Covid-19 vaccinations

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The extreme cold tremperatures on Tuesday, Feb. 16 postponed Jackson Medical Center’s drive-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic. It was rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 19 but it was cold that day, too! But nurses and hospital personnel braved the cold to give 70 shots that day. Jennifer Ryland, hospital administrator said, “To date we have given 2,850 vaccines. This includes JMC and […]

Mac’s burglarized

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Burglars apparently knew what they wanted and where it was located when they smashed the front window of Mac’s Drugs on Commerce Street in downtown Jackson at 3:57 Wednesday morning, Feb. 24. Two hooded individuals were in and out of the store within two minutes, stealing “specific pills,” according to Jackson Police. The type of pills and the number taken […]

Bagley hopes for a ‘regular routine’ to end school year

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The Clarke County school system continues to cope with Covid-19 issues. Superintendent Larry Bagley told school board members at their Feb. 18 meeting that he has a calendar ready for the new school year but is holding off to see if the Alabama Legislature creates a new starting date for the new year. He said he hoped to have an […]

Significant drop in new cases

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The number of new cases of Covid-19 have dropped dramatically since early February. Numbers are down across the state and down significantly in at least 11 counties, including Clarke and Wilcox in southwest Alabama. In early February, total new cases statewide was averaging 2,500 or more a day. As of this past weekend, that was down to about 850 new […]

Mental health calls trying for policemen; sometimes dangerous

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The Jackson Police Department had a busy day Monday. There were several calls and there was also a manhunt on the Lady’s Landing Road that officers assisted Clarke County deputies with, later making an arrest in Jackson. That afternoon, officers assisted federal marshals and county deputies with an arrest outside of town. See related stories elsewhere. Deputy Chief Richard Harvey […]

Lady Landing Road area manhunt Monday a.m., arrest in afternoon

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An incident on Lady’s Landing Road, south of Jackson Monday morning, resulted in tracking dogs being called and an unsuccessful manhunt. The individual as captured Monday afternoon in Jackson. Donnie Floyd, investigator for the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, said a call was received about mid-morning Monday of Rodney Williams being at his mother’s residence on Lady’s Landing Road demanding items […]

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

CACC president among those to be honored by Phi Theta Kappa

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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize 22 college presidents with the Paragon Award for New Presidents during PTK Catalyst 2021, the society’s annual convention, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla., April 8-10. These awards are given to new college presidents who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership and service among high-achieving students at […]

Scholarship deadline near for CACC

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The scholarship deadline for new and returning Coastal Alabama Community College students is rapidly approaching, with hundreds of scholarships worth more than $2 million available. Applications must be submitted by March 1 for the 2021-2022 school year, and the application process has been streamlined to accommodate as many applicants as possible. The range of scholarship types can be found at […]