Two noted blues singers performed Saturday evening at the first annual Coffeeville Music Festival. Here, Pat Ramsey and the Blues Disciples perform. Ramsey, of Tallahassee, Fla. More...
Fishermen casting their rods and reels along the lower Tombigbee River and in the Claiborne Lock and Dam reservoir on the Alabama River should limit consumption of their catches, especially if it is largemouth bass, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health based on sampling conducted b... More...
The new $3.56 million annex to the Clarke County Courthouse was officially opened Monday morning. The annex features two new courtrooms, chambers and offices for two circuit judges, a new office for the county commission chairman and an extra office as well as space that can be developed in the fu... More...
Members of the Ebenezer community recently spent the day collecting litter in the area. They picked up litter along Highway 84, Norris Road, Ebenezer Road and County Road 21. More...
HIV group to meet The Area HIV Prevention Group will meet Friday, July 13 at 11 a.m. in the Monroe County Health Department. Anyone interested in preventing the spread of HIV is invited to attend. For more information contact Maureen Nichols at 251-275-7108. More...
Mt. Olive music workshop Mt. Olive #2 Missionary Baptist Church located at 105 Griffin Street in Jackson will continue its church music workshop Thursday, (tonight), July 12. The youth workshop will be from 4:30-6:45 p.m. and the adult workshop will be from 6:50- 8:45 p.m. A workshop concert ser... More...
At long last, the new courthouse annex is completed. A ribbon-cutting was held Monday to formally open the new $3.5 million twostory addition to the Clarke County Courthouse. County commissioners held their first meeting in a new commissioners and probate courtroom in the annex Monday. The new mee... More...
Jody Renee Reeves and Walter Leon Wade were united in marriage on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 4 in the afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Jackson. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by Bro. Stacey Harrell of Greenville. More...
A total of 4,316 students enrolled during the spring 2007 semester at The University of Alabama made the Dean's List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the President's List with academic records of 4.0 (all As). More...
Edward "Tony" Anton, 93, of Jackson died July 8, 2007 in an area hospital. He was born May 20, 1914. He was a native of Exeter, Nebraska. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jackson. He was a retired millwright. He had the distinction of being the last surviving Mt. Rushmore d... More...
The North Clarke 14-year-old all-stars have assured themselves a spot in the South substate tournament in Enterprise as they beat Fairhope 15-0 Monday night in Jackson in District play. Darius Bowen pitched three innings, striking our four and walking none to get the win. Jake Dukes pitched the l... More...