2009-11-05

The 27th Annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, will be Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in Jackson, with something for everyone to enjoy. Some of the newest features of the festival will include the third annual Chili Cook-off and a Market in the Street area for business owners. Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District […]

The annual Clarke-Washington Counties Fair, sponsored by the Jackson Rotary Club, opened Tuesday and will continue through Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Cecil McMullan Fairgrounds, located on Stanley Drive in Jackson. There will be plenty of food vendors and rides sure to please all ages. Children’s Day at the Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, noon-5 p.m. Children will […]

Grove Hill’s 2009 Citizen of the Year Emily A. Steadham will be honored with a banquet and program Thursday evening, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be at the Grove Hill Nutrition Center. A number of individuals will participate in the program honoring Steadham, administrative assistant at the Grove Hill Memorial Hospital and an active worker in the […]

A Morvin man was electrocuted Friday when a television antenna he was erecting fell into some power lines. Alvin Cowan was apparently killed instantly in what Steve Carlisle of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department called a “freak accident.” Carlisle said the wind was blowing and it looked like it may have pushed the antenna toward the lines. Family members were […]

The Clarke County Board of Education ended the fiscal year with a $1.9 million balance but had to dip into its reserves for about $1 million to fund operations because of state proration cuts. “I was not expecting to have $1.9 million left this year,” Custodian of Funds Carmen Rotch told school board members last Thursday. While the system is […]