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Goose Pond General Manager Lyle Sosebee spoke at the Scottsboro City Council work session Monday night in hopes of getting a city ordinance passed that would allow an entertainment district at Goose Pond Colony.

A new meal program for children in Jackson County begins Monday.  The supper program will provide nutritious meals Monday through Friday after school. 

The Jackson County Commission held its first work session of the New Year Monday evening. They discussed a social media policy for county employees and a holiday policy for birthdays of county employees.

Dr. Hardin Coleman, of Scottsboro, said he hasn’t had a case of influenza so far, but he expects that to change at any moment.

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Take a trip back in time at the Stevenson Public Library with Making Alabama: A Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit.

A Pisgah High School student has been chosen as the December Student of the Month at the Earnest Pruett Center of Technology (EPCOT).  Nicolas Hart was selected for this honor.

It is not an easy task for a teenager to attend every day of school for an entire semester, but 52 Scottsboro High School students did just that. 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for scammers.

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The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating an increase in Hepatitis A cases in Jackson County.

“This is one of the three best things that has ever happened to me,” said Samuel Tipton.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

Due to the team efforts of a group of dedicated education professionals at the Jackson County Board of Education, the county school system has been awarded a federal grant, which targets improving the mental health of children and adolescent.  This grant is in the amount of $360,000 annually for five years.

Sheriff Chuck Phillips, who has served over 30 years in law enforcement, said he couldn’t remember more homicides reported in Jackson County than in 2018.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

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Jackson County Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Jackson County Commission remain at odds over lease agreement negotiations. At the Dec. 10 work session, Jackson County DHR Director Kristie Crabtree spoke to the commissioners and told them that DHR has no desire to relocate.

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Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the awarding of a $6.3 million state grant that will allow Alabama district attorneys to hire 88 certified victim service officers to assist victims of crime.

It’s not every day that you hear about a group of high school basketball players who are also in a rap group. 

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After a career that spanned over 21 years with the Scottsboro City School system, Scottsboro High School Principal Brad Dudley is moving on to a position with Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC).

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On Friday, TVA said that it would not complete the sale of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant to Nuclear Development, a company started by Chattanooga, Tennessee developer Franklin Haney.

Representatives of the Bridgeport Middle School (BMS) eighth graders recently presented a proposal to the Bridgeport City Council offering to partner with the city to improve the local Historic Walking Trail. 

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In its fight against childhood cancer, the Scottsboro Police Department donated over $2,800 to Sadye’s Fund for Spreading Hope and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

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Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) hosted the State of the State Address Tuesday morning. State Sen. Steve Livingston and State Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter gave an overview of the 2018 Legislative Session, and spoke about the future for Alabama.

Joe Stovall will be the grand marshal of the annual Bridgeport Christmas Parade Saturday.

The Jackson County Commission approved a motion to sign a proclamation in support of the “Stepping Up” grant the Mountain Lakes Behavioral Healthcare received from the Alabama Department of Mental Health.