Recreation building gets new name
The Jackson City Council unanimously voted on Sept. 12 to name the recreational building on Highway 177 the Clarke-Pernell Recreation Center. The facility is named for Eloise Clarke Pernell and Mack L. Pernell, who were guests at the council meeting. Eloise Pernell was a councilmember during Mayor Norma Beard’s tenure, when the decision was made to tear down an existing […]
Irvin faces sentence for slaying on porch
A Thomasville man faces 20 years to life imprisonment for murder when he is sentenced next week by Clarke County Circuit Court Judge C. Robert Montgomery. In June, a jury found Jeremiah Wesley Irvin guilty of the murder of Frederick Wright following a three-day trial at the Clarke County Courthouse. Wright was shot on his front porch on Dixon Road […]
Knock out addiction
Supporters of “Knock Out Addiction” hosted a rally in Jackson on Sept. 16 to generate awareness of the dangers of illegal drugs. Hosted at the Jackson fairgrounds, participants were treated to a day of games, food and fun while being educated about the rising rate of deaths in America because of an overdose of drugs, specifically fentanyl. Data shows there […]
Clarke County BOE OKs $30.8 million budget
The Clarke County Board of Education approved on Sept. 12 a $30.8 million budget for the 2024 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The budget anticipates $31.4 million in revenue, leaving a surplus of $564,900. Taking into account other monies, an ending balance of $2.8 million is anticipated on Sept. 30, 2024. School system financial officer Carmen Rotch said she hopes […]
Suspicious fire under investigation
Building was underinsuredAn early-morning fire at the business office of the troubled Five Points Sewer District Board on Sept. 8 is being investigated by state fire marshals. The fire came as the sewer board prepared to meet this week with federal officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the system’s multi-million-dollar debt, according to board member Kessler Weaver Sr. The sewer […]
Jackson Police: No clean getaway for shoplifter
A Jackson man has been arrested on Sept. 15 after police say he had at least eight warrants signed against him, six of which were for theft of laundry detergent (containers of pods) from Wal-Mart. According to a press release from the Jackson Police Department, Dejoun “DJ” Taylor, 35, was taken into custody on Sept. 15 on two outstanding warrants […]
Dems may make Trump president
In early April, I wrote that “Democrats give Trump a lifeline.” It was at that time that a Democratic district attorney in an overwhelmingly Democratic New York venue had indicted Trump in a political ploy to disarm in some way, politically. There is an old saying that you can indict a potato or a ham sandwich. The legal threshold for […]
Drug price controls begin
About three weeks ago, the federal government announced that it will begin to negotiate prices of certain prescription drugs with pharmaceutical firms. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has selected the first 10 drugs for negotiation, all of which are covered under Medicare Part D. This action will reduce Medicare expenditures for the drugs. And it will have an […]
Two thousand years later…
Have you ever wondered what times were like 2,000 years ago? We are approaching the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, resurrection from the dead, and ascension into heaven. Are times today better, worse, or about the same as they were then? That depends on a lot of different factors, correlations, and personal circumstances. Jesus drew a following that intrigued […]
