Mrs. Betty Jewel Deese Moss departed this life peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at The Retreat in Mobile, Alabama. She was a gentle soul whose radiant spirit touched everyone around her. Mrs. Moss found immense joy in tending her garden,...

The first time I ever went turkey hunting was in 2025 when I went with my buddy, Cameron Dunn, on some land he had access to. We pulled the truck up, stepped out and didn’t even have our boots on yet when he hit a push call just to see if anyth...

Zion Howard had four hits and four RBIs to lead Thomasville to a 22-7 drubbing of host Dallas County on March 23. Imani Brothers had three hits and four RBIs and Kiana Smith added a hit and three RBIs for the Tigers. Winning pitcher Mary Lindse...

Ronald Johnson drove in four runs on three hits as Thomasville thrashed host Dallas County 20-0 on March 26. Johnson had a solo homer, a two-run double and an RBI single. The Tigers blew the game open with a 12-run second, keyed by Coleman Pilk...

A Washington County man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2023 killing, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office. Jeffery Holley was sentenced after being convicted of murder and first-degree robbery in ...

The 50th annual Old Time Fiddler’s Convention on April 18 will also serve as a tribute to the life and legacy of local musician and craftsman James Leonard “Winky” Hicks. The convention, which will be held at W.N. Reynolds Lodge No. 900 in Fran...

APRIL 3 Jackson Rotary Club and Interact Club will host Easter in the Park April 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. The free event will include an Easter Bunny visit, egg hunt, games and activities. Egg hunt for Grove Hill April 4 at 10 a.m. on Main Street in ...

While making the media rounds during an apparent image-repair tour in response to his leaked comments about the Alabama Republican Party, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter repeatedly highlighted the House's conservative record. He did it in his...

Whenever I go to New Orleans, somebody invariably says, “Be careful.” A lot of people think it’s a dangerous place. I think they may have put a curse on me. It certainly was dangerous for me, but not for the reason you may be thinking. Nobody d...

I have had this column on my mind for quite some time. I started to write it more than once, then stopped. Finally, I decided I had toyed with it long enough. It was time to say it. Several weeks ago, I wrote a couple of political endorsements ...

Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the Trump administration approved Alabama’s final Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program proposal, which includes funds to Clarke, Washington and Mobile counties to provide high-speed internet. Under...

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians award scholarships to two young people from each of Alabama’s 67 counties who participate in youth livestock programs. 

The Alabama REALTORS Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements for a slate of statewide and judicial candidates ahead of Alabama’s Republican primary on May 19. “These candidates share a small business ideology grounded in hard ...

Jackson Police Chief Jerry Taylor has announced his retirement effective on April 30 after more than three decades in law enforcement, including nearly a decade leading the JPD. Taylor, who has served as Jackson’s police chief since October 201...

Authorities are continuing to investigate a crash in Jackson that claimed the life of a Coffeeville man last week. According to Jackson police, Tykwon Latrell Armstrong, 21, was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash March 24 on Center Street. J...

Young players gather in the dugout, stand ready on the field and run the bases during Jackson Youth Day. With warm sunshine and blue skies settling in, spring is the perfect time to get kids outside and in the ballfields. 

What started as a simple trip to Montgomery turned into four hours of brake lights, shortbread cookies and an unexpected lesson in patience. Last Thursday, my husband and I had made several work-related stops before finally making our way to Mo...

GROVE HILL — Clarke County Commissioner Jackie Ray Rush turned detective to hunt down a contractor who Rush said plowed through a culvert on a county road where broadband fiber was being installed. “We are going to have to dig the road up” to c...

GROVE HILL — Concern about frequent turnovers of E911 dispatchers was voiced in Tuesday’s Clarke County Commission work session. Commissioner Jackie Ray Rush said the department has the biggest turnover in the courthouse and Commission Chairman...

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After a lengthy illness, Alice Faye Brown Oliver, 87, died Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Jackson Medical Center with family by her side. She is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Hutchinson and Lori Oliver and by four grandchildren, Sam Hutchinso...

Mr. Henry “Jason” Wynn, 57, of Tibbie, passed from this life Friday, March 13, 2026. He was surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. He was born July 14, 1968, to the late Henry “ Buster” Wynn and Carline Henson Wynn. He work...

Madison Smith’s two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Jackson’s softball team to a 4-3 win over Thomasville on Saturday. The Aggies took the lead in the fourth when Zoey Rooks homered to left field and Kee Small followed wit...

Perhaps they thought no one would notice. Last week, the Alabama Senate fulfilled its constitutional obligations for the 2026 legislative session by passing a series of bills related to the state's general fund budget. The grand total when it w...

Where I grew up, the term “hijacking” usually referred to the disappearance of a fresh load of moonshine on its way to market. Hijacking occurs when something, or even some process, is taken over without the consent and, at times, even the know...