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Inmate commits suicide

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Friday, November 14. 2008
An inmate at the Jackson County Jail hung himself in his cell Wednesday night. The man was arrested by the Arcade Police Department on Wednesday Nov 12 and charged with open container violation, public drunk and theft by taking. The man was transported to the Jackson County Jail at approx 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. He told the booking officer that ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: ‘Be a man,’ says lawmaker

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Wednesday, November 12. 2008
He said it. He really did say it. Standing before the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning, Sen. Ralph Hudgens threw down the gauntlet. Speaking through the media to controversial state House Speaker Glenn Richardson, Hudgens challenged Richardson to “be a man.” Wow. It was a rare moment of political candor; a moment when the ... [Full Story »] 

Air conditioner units stolen from unoccupied homes

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Wednesday, November 12. 2008
Air conditioner units were taken from several homes in Charlotte Estates on Skelton Road. One of the unoccupied homes was also vandalized, according to an incident report filed with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Evans: Two-day furlough won't be necessary

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Wednesday, November 12. 2008
After asking employees to take a two-day furlough before the end of the year and agreeing to do so himself, Sheriff Stan Evans said this week that furloughs won’t be necessary after all. Evans said that Jackson County finance director John Hulsey told him last week that the county’s budget shortfall is not as much as expected. “During our ... [Full Story »] 

County school bus system to change

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Wednesday, November 12. 2008
A major shift for students who ride buses in the Jackson County School System is in the planning stages. Among the proposals being discussed for next fall is the transporting of K-5th grade students on one bus, and 6th-12th grade students on a separate bus. In addition, the district may add more time to the length of the day for elementary ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Doesn’t like adding 30 minutes to JCCHS schedule

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Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Dear Editor: For those of you who were lucky enough to have gone on the school web site the week before school started or had a freshman attend Panther Prep day you may have heard of the extra 30 minutes being added to the beginning of the school day. The change did not happen as of 4 p.m. the day before the 1st day of school due to a lack of ... [Full Story »] 

Man robbed during card game

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Wednesday, November 5. 2008
A Talmo man said he was robbed at gunpoint while playing cards with several men at a Pleasant Hill Drive residence. The victim said one of the men, who he had never seen before, pulled out a gun during the game and took his money, as well as robbing two other men in the home.

Incumbents win Jackson fire board races

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Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Three incumbents were re-elected to serve on their respective fire boards in Tuesday’s election. In the West Jackson Fire Board race, incumbent Elizabeth Ash had 2,059 votes, while challenger James Henderson had 912 votes for Post 5. In the District 1 seat on Arcade Fire Board, incumbent Dennis Bullock won with 672 votes, while Stephen ... [Full Story »] 

77% turnout in Jackson for historic balloting

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Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Tuesday’s historic election that saw Barack Obama elected president also brought out a record number of Jackson County voters. Some 77 percent of the county’s voters, a little over 23,000 people, cast a ballot either in early voting or on Tuesday. About 10,000 people participated in early voting in the county. Tuesday’s historic election ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson fire district elections

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Tuesday, November 4. 2008
Results for the Jackson County fire districts excluding paper ballot votes which have not been counted yet are: West Jackson Fire District District 5 Ash 1,315 Henderson 579 Arcade District 1 Bulloch 453 Holland 157 Arcade District 2 Bennett 239 Martin 366
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