Beverage deal brings new gym improvements for middle school GROVE HILL— The Clarke County Board of Education approved a five-year beverage agreement for Jackson Middle School during its regular meeting on Sept. 11. The deal with Leroy Coca-Cola...

Investment makes mill largest in U.S. Perdue Hill mill expansion to add jobs, efficiency and boost output Georgia-Pacific announced it plans to invest 0 million to modernize, expand and streamline the production capabilities of the company’s Al...

Members of the Clarke County Sheriff ’s Department, Jackson Police Department and Clarke County Emergency Management Agency came together on Sept. 11 to participate in the 9/11 Memorial Climb Challenge at North Jackson Skipper Fire Station. The...

Move to cause detours JACKSON — A massive boiler bound for Georgia-Pacific’s Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill will be transported from Jackson this week, causing overnight traffic closures along U.S. Highway 84. The boiler is part of...

Clarke Prep seventh grader Jase Tucker Smith died in an ATV accident on Sept. 20, according to the school. “We are all heartbroken by this news,” Clarke Prep Headmaster Bob Taylor said in a statement. “Jase’s absence on our campus and in our li...