Former Leroy and Jackson coach Danny Powell — who won state titles in football and baseball for a total of 10 — and UMS-Wright football coach Terry Curtis — who won eight state championships at the school — have been named recipients of the Lif...

AUG. 4 Back to School Breakfast The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce invites all school personnel to its annual Back to School Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. The event will feature a light breakfast, doo...

The following deeds and licenses were recorded by the Clarke County Probate Office: Marriage License July 28 – Aug. 1 Rafael Rivera Jr. to Stephanie White Savannah Noelle Bumpers to Matthew Craig Milstead Cotrie Pirvest Cowan Jr. to Courtney Ly...

Officers with the Jackson Police Department reported the following activity for July 21 - Aug. 4 arrests: Daniel Cowan, 44, alias warrant Kevin Hill Jr., 40, domestic violence third degree Frank King, 65, organized retail theft Tyese Yvette-Den...

Arrests booked in the Clarke County July 28-Aug. 3 include the following: Roderick Timothy Wiley, 37, unlawful possession or receipt of controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana second degree Scott Keith Chestang II, 29, domestic v...

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My six-year-old triplets share a room and they just love to pile into the same bed at night. You can imagine that when a stomach bug sneaks in, it levels all three at once — and turns two working parents into round-the-clock nurses and laundry ...

s mentioned last week, theArace for lieutenant governor will be one of the best on the ballot next year. It will pit two very popular constitutional officeholders striving to capture another secondary constitutional office. Secretary of State W...

Destiny Monteiro of McIntosh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in cybersecurity technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2025. Monteiro was one of 6,770 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the spring 2...

Pryce Walker, a seventh grader at Jackson Middle School, participated in Space Academy for Leading Students in Alabama in Huntsville this summer. Walker spent a week at the U.S. Space Center experiencing astronaut life. She is the daughter of B...

THOMASVILLE — The 2026 Clarke County Distinguished Young Women program is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Thomasville Civic Center. Tickets are each and can be purchased at the door. Since 1958, Distinguished Young Women has provided life-changing e...

Molly Mosley, the daughter of Andy and Allison Mosley of Jackson, completed the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program presented by White Smith Memorial Library. It took almost two years to read the 1,000 books and Mosley said her favorites ...

Jackson High School quarterback Landon Duckworth, who recently committed to South Carolina, was honored recently by the Jackson Senior Center. While senior center manager Cindy Howell said it is tradition for the center to honor all of its loca...

Jackson and Clarke County high schools are included in a national grant to build tiny houses. The grant was awarded to Rebuilding Together of South Alabama. The program’s goal is to introduce students to the skills needed to construct a home. T...

Student voice, policy changes stand out at district event GROVE HILL — Clarke County School District leaders offered advice for about 350 employees at the annual teacher institute on Aug. 1 but a 17-year-old may have stolen the day. Jackson Hig...

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce provided breakfast for all school personnel on Monday at the H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House. Regular school classes 

A Clarke County jury deliberated 33 minutes before finding Tasha Nicole Merrick guilty of interference with custody following a three-day trial. Merrick was charged following the disappearance of then 14-year-old Leah McDonald on Mother’s Day 2...

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