Jersey News

How many of you have been to Shawnee, Kan.? Not many members of the Rotary Club in Monroe had, either, but a project that increased awareness of that town could have a big impact on Walton County.

The United States Mint of the US Department of the Treasury recently concluded its 50 States Quarter Program, which began with the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut in 1999 and ended in 10 years, finishing with the states of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Memphis ranks near the top in its ratio of unemployed people to online advertised job vacancies, according to the Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.

The Decatur Rabbit Breeders Association will hold their annual fall show on Nov.

An older male, black Pomeranian dog has been found just off Hwy 341 South near Wilmot/Abbott Rd.

Mrs. Glenda Fillingim Mrs. Glenda Fillingim, age 62 of Jersey, passed away Oct. 15, 2009.

Morris Jordan has hit the ground running. The new director of the Walton County Water Department, who has been on the job for five weeks now, has been spending time getting to know his staff and visiting job sites as well as spending a few hours on weekends helping out with leaks reported in the system.

For ChiChi Ewing, it has become a passionate hobby. 'I like to restore old homes,' Ewing said.

O'FALLON -- Joseph Arthur Middle School beat out more than 200 applicants and seven finalists from across the nation to win $10,000 in the Good Food Garden sweepstakes.

A Conservative rabbi in Georgia is challenging the constitutionality of his state's kosher law, saying it favors Orthodox religious standards and constitutes state entanglement in religion.

Margaret Morrison, acclaimed artist and arts educator, has been selected as the judge for the Creative Arts Guild's Festival 2009 juried exhibit and artist market.

Baby Aiden Baynes Baby Aiden Baynes, 3 months of Social Circle, died on June 6, 2009.

The number of online job advertisements in Florida increased by 5,700 in May to 164,500, continuing a trend in the last four months among a group of five states where drops in labor demand have either leveled off or shown small increases, according to The Conference Board .