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NSM starts wrestling program
The North Sand Mountain High School athletics has added a new sport to its list of AHSAA athletics. NSM has started a wrestling program, and former Scottsboro three-time state champion Brett Clark is leading the program as head coach. NSM is the second school in the Jackson County school system...
Life Resource Services of Jackson County welcomes Lawson as new Executive Director
Life Resource Services of Jackson County welcomed a new Executive Director Aug. 1. Jordan Lawson, a University of Alabama graduate and Alabama native filled the role. Joshua Sherlin, LRSJC’s board President and founder said LRSJC is a program he deeply cares about and he was not stepping away, he just will no longer run the day-to-day activities.
Faith-based rehab center raises concerns with area residents
The Road to Damascus House held its recent grand-opening fish fry Aug. 10. The nonprofit 501c3 rehabilitation center outside of Dutton city limits was created by Ryan Keith Evans. Evans, a recovered addict himself, said that the Center was needed due to the drug and meth problem in Jackson County.
Sentinel holds political forum ahead of Scottsboro municipal election
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Jackson County Sentinel hosted a political forum for Scottsboro’s upcoming election. The forum, originally scheduled to be held in the Bynum Auditorium, was moved to the auditorium at Collins Intermediate School due to air conditioning issues at Bynum. Judge Brent Benson served as mediator.
Suspect Arrested for Warrants, DUI in Jackson County Fla
JACKSON COUNTY FLA: On Wednesday, August 14, around 9 p.m., Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a gas station in Marianna in reference to a person of interest in a follow up investigation. Deputies also determined that the person of interest, James Alexander Smith, had outstanding warrants in Alabama.
Schools back in session – watch out!
JACKSON COUNTY, ALA.- August is a month that many parents and children look forward to and dread simultaneously as anxious students return to school or start for the first time. August 6, 2024, was the first day back for Jackson County and Scottsboro City Schools students. Along with the excitement of meeting new friends and teachers, students must learn new daily routines or get back in the swing of past routines to get themselves to and from school. For many children, that routine involves riding a bus. As students return to school, all of us need to remember to watch for school buses stopping and children waiting to get on or off the bus.
Jackson County man arrested and charged on sex abuse crimes
JACKSON COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) — A man from Jackson County Alabama was arrested and charged with crimes related to sex abuse early Friday morning. David Neal was arrested in Gadsden on an outstanding grand jury indictment by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Neal was charged with First-Degree Sodomy...
North Jackson, Scottsboro to play in preseason jamborees Friday
Two Jackson County high school football teams will get their first taste of game action this week. Scottsboro and North Jackson both hit the field for preseason jamboree scrimmages Friday night, a week ahead of their respective season openers on Aug. 23. North Jackson will travel to Centre Friday at...
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