Drug arrests made
Over the past two weeks the Jackson Police Department, along with the First Judicial Circuit Special Response Team, executed two search warrants and a knock-and-talk at three different locations within the city of Jackson. Four subjects were taken into custody for several different drug-related charges along with failure to purchase a drug tax stamp. Two of the search warrants executed […]
Pellet mill starting up March 20
Jackson Pellets, LLC, the city’s newest industry, will start preliminary production Monday, March 20. A ribbon cutting for invited guests will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22 at the facility at the Jackson Port off of Highway 177. Startup is occurring sooner than expected. Originally the mill had been predicted to start operating sometime in mid to late […]
Coach Jones: ‘If you do it, do it right‘
Longtime Jackson coach inducted into AHSAA Hall of FameMatthew L. Jones learned early on that anything worth doing was worth doing the right way. From teaching, to coaching, to music, he displayed that worth ethic in all he strived to do. Jones, now deceased, was one of 13 individuals inducted as the Class of 2023 in the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. He was selected by […]
Commissioners say more notice of railroad crossing closures needed
Norfolk Southern needs to do a better job of informing the public as to closures of railroad crossings for maintenance, Clarke County commissioners said Tuesday. The comments came during the discussion period at the end of the meeting when Commissioner Tyrone Moye noted that he found the Depot crossing closed in Jackson that morning and it apparently had not been […]
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Kindergarten Students of the Month
Kindergarten and Pre-K students selected as February Students of the Month at Gillmore Elementary School include, from left: Londyn Howard, Phoenix Harvinson, Waylon Isbell, Carter Dixon, David Knight, Dakoda Harbuck, Jace Howze and Zachary Pugh. Not pictured: Sawyer Overstreet and Caroline Overstreet.
JA students compete at district show
Jackson Academy students who placed at the AISA District Art Show on March 8th include Mason Roberts, 1st place in 2nd-3rd grade Water Color Division. His art will advance to the AISA state competition on April 4th. Pictured
First-Grade Students of the Month
Gillmore Elementary Students of the Month from 1st Grade are, from left: Parker Givens, Caden Brown, Tyson Hunt, Zalen Green, Caiden Bowe, Chakiah McReynolds and Piper Johnson. Gillmore Elementary Students of the Month from 1st Grade are, from left: Parker Givens, Caden Brown, Tyson Hunt, Zalen Green, Caiden Bowe, Chakiah McReynolds and Piper Johnson.
