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Team Vet: Changing the game for veterans, first responders and the disabled
When Tom Sturgeon and his wife began Team Vet, it was funded by the disability he receives. Neither of them had any idea that the program would have exploded into what it is today. A retired, hearing impaired Mississippi Fire Chief, disabled, decorated veteran and athlete, Tom also suffers from… Read More -
Mistletoe Market Nov. 19-21
Scottsboro Woman’s League’s Mistletoe Market is a great way to get in the Christmas spirit and get a start on gift shopping or just find a few things for yourself! Mistletoe Market is an upscale Christmas marketplace with vendors from across the Southeast held at Goose Pond Civic Center, Nov.… Read More -
Jackson Co. Veterans Court almost a reality
According to Jackson County Circuit Judge Brent Benson, the county’s first-ever Veterans Court is well on its way to becoming a reality. After receiving the grant from Redemption Township Partners, a committee was formed, and the members are readying their very first meeting that will be attended by Veterans Affairs… Read More
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Shirey found guilty of murder
- Published on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 11:00
On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in the Jackson County Circuit Court, Byron Keith Shirey was found guilty by a jury of his peers for the 2017 murder of his 78-year-old father, Charles Shirey. Keith was charged in September of 2019 of murder after investigations yielded overwhelming evidence that he had a hand in his father’s murder.
ALDOT Launches Campaign to Inform Drivers of New Work Zone Fines
- Published on Friday, 05 November 2021 10:39
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) – Recent deaths of road workers along Alabama highways are a sober reminder that there is little room for error when driving through a work zone. A new campaign from the Alabama Department of Transportation promotes work zone safety while making drivers aware of recent changes to the state’s construction zone law.
Jackson County selected for Tennessee RiverLine program
- Published on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 12:33
KNOXVILLE- Jackson County is one of five Tennessee River communities that have been accepted for the 2022 cohort of the Tennessee RiverTowns Program as part of the Tennessee RiverLine, North America’s next great regional trail system.
JCHA Holds October meeting at Graham Farm
- Published on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 08:18
The Jackson County Historical Association will meet Sunday October 24, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Graham Farm and Nature Center in Estill Fork. Our guest speaker will be the director of the facility, Themika L. Sims.
Annual Memorial Service Held
- Published on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 08:17
Heartlite Hospice, located on the square in downtown Scottsboro, recently held their annual Memorial Service for caregivers, family, community and to honor the patients lost in the last year.