Entries by Angela Gary

After hundreds of students across the county got their high school diploma a few weeks ago, they entered a new stage of their life. For many, they are entering the work force for the first time ever.
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An Arcade man was arrested last week after he allegedly killed a kitten in front of a child. David Edward Seagraves, 31, 2570 Athens Hwy., Jefferson, was charged with cruelty to animals, cruelty to children and theft by taking.

According to witnesses, he allegedly took the kitten from the hands of an 11-year-old girl and fed it to his pit bulldog.

Seagraves bonded out on these charges and then was arrested later that same night in another incident. In this second arrest, he was charged with simple battery, simple assault and false imprisonment. This arrest resulted from an altercation with a woman near his home. This time, he was not given bond and remains in jail.

New tractors, graders and other heavy equipment will soon be rolling through Jackson County.

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday night in a 3-1 vote to purchase heavy equipment for the road department from Yancey Brothers Company. Commissioners Bruce Yates, Dwain Smith and Tom Crow voted in favor of this, while Jody Thompson voted against it.
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A proposal to approve a full-time medical unit in the South Jackson area will go to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners when it meets at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at the courthouse in Jefferson. [ Full Story » ]