Jackson News

From the Annals of 1909 E.P. Shannon, who had the misfortune to get hurt by a mule running away, several days later was able to be out again, as jolly as ever.

Randall Robert Jackson, of Griffin, who is accused of being party to the crime of sale of a Schedule IV controlled substance - a felony - faced Spalding County Chief Magistrate Judge Rita Cavanaugh for a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning.

The Coweta County Health Department has received a new 200-dose shipment of injectable H1N1, or "swine flu," vaccine, but the office at 137 Jackson St.

In less than a year, Deborah Kinnard's two teenage sons will be climbing behind the wheel, so Kinnard wants to bone up so she can become the most effective driving teacher she can be.

Richmond County on hunt for sex offender Richmond County sheriff's investigators are looking for a sex offender who has recently absconded from supervision.

Thomas Jarrod Dassie, 19, 3205 Georgia Highway 256, Sylvester, was charged Friday with DUI, failure to maintain lane and underage possession of alcohol.

After closing its doors this past summer, Monroe Academy in Forsyth has a new chance at life, offering classes once more.

Gov. Sonny Perdue recently dredged soil from Lake Jackson without a permit, dumping it into the lake and angering some neighbors and environmental advocates.

From the Annals of 1909 Miss Ellie Brewer, who held a position as stenographer in the office of Judge John P. Ross in Macon, came up for a few days visit with homefolks in this city.

Thirty-nine students have finished the GED program at West Georgia Technical College in Waco, making it the largest class to graduate from the program so far.

While it may be slow going, the recovery from the recession will sustain, according to Jeffrey Humphreys, the guest speaker at the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce's November luncheon.

Four Jackson County truck drivers face federal wire fraud charges in connection to a multi-million-dollar kickback scheme that allegedly cheated a Rome cardboard mill out of $4.8 million.

During Pride in 1982, which had the theme 'Stonewall Then, Atlanta Now,' more than 4,000 people participated in a rally at the State Capitol.

Macon State College and Central Georgia Technical College will soon be offering courses at a new branch.

Georgia's financial crisis is making accidental heroes out of people like Jim Edwards.

There is no charge to have your listing included in the calendar, but we will not list costs.

One way to draw a crowd is to give away free food, a concept Chick-fil-A understands very well.

ATLANTA a ' The unemployment rate is Metro Gainesville is up slightly from a month ago and the same is true for the 13-county Georgia Mountains region of which Gainesville is a part.

JACKSON, Ga. A man who fatally shot a pizza store manager during a 1994 robbery in which he stole a little more than $100 to give to his girlfriend has been executed by lethal injection.

In a few weeks, Atlanta will elect a new mayor and City Council, and I am worried.