Fall Festival fun runs all day Saturday!
Jackson’s annual Fall Festival is this Saturday, Nov. 6 in downtown Jackson. Extending from Jackson Middle School through downtown Jackson to city hall, there will be something for everyone from arts and crafts, to music to food and musical entertainment and more! There will be food and market vendors all day, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Bob Smith […]
Car wash murder trial underway
The jury trial of a then 17-year-old Jackson High School student accused of shooting and killing a man at a Jackson car wash in 2019 started Tuesday, Nov. 2 in Clarke County Circuit Court in Grove Hill. The trial was continuing Wednesday. Laqueivian DeMarcus Hall is charged with murder in the death of Gerry Lee Stokes, 35, following an altercation […]
Ethics complaint against former DA sent to AG
Spencer Walker’s first day out of office as District Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit was spent in a hearing before the Alabama Ethics Commission in Montgomery. The hearing was in executive session, closed to the public. The commission voted three to two to send one complaint lodged against Walker to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office for review. Other complaints […]
Veterans Day program Nov. 11 at City Hall
The city of Jackson and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will once again host a program in honor of our veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 11 a.m., at the Veterans Memorial Garden at city hall. Originally known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day is observed annually in the United States on Nov. 11 to honor our brave military veterans […]
Watts chosen Fair Queen
Emma Watts, center, was crowned Clarke- Washington Counties Fair Queen Monday night. She is a student at Leroy High School. She received a $1,250 scholarship. Jackson Academy student Kylie Pitts, left, was first runner up. Jessica Criswell, right, was second runner up. She is a student at Washington County High School in Chatom. The fair continues through Saturday with gates […]
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Pioneer Day a big event in Grove Hill
Pioneer Day returned to the grounds of the Clarke County Historical Museum in Grove Hill Saturday, Oct. 30 after an absence of two years and was a big hit. Visitors got to see re-enactors showcasing old-timey work skills and play activities — everything from washing clothes in a cast iron kettle over an open fire to pottery-making and blacksmithing. Play […]
Tuskegee Airmen topic for meeting
Dr. Daniel L. Haulman autographed copies of two of his books on the Tuskegee Airmen for buyers, including Dr. Ozelle Hubert at right, at the Clarke County Historical Society meeting Sunday where he spoke on the Airmen. Haulman, of Montgomery, has written several books and other published pieces on the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots and airmen to serve […]
