A Columbus man is in custody after he attempted to flee deputies just after midnight Sunday, Nov. 11.

A local man who has dedicated a large part of his life to serving the military and the causes of veterans was honored for his service, commitment and dedication on a statewide stage.

A large reserve fund the Oak Hill Village Council has been using to make up the difference in contracting fire services from the Madison-Jefferson Fire District (M-JFD) has zeroed out. The council members learned this when meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 23.

Dakota’s Roadhouse restaurant in Jackson experienced the best kind of fire department call late Thursday afternoon -- there was apparently no fire to put out.

In keeping with an annual practice in recent years, new memorial bricks to honor veterans will be installed at the Jackson County Veterans Memorial Park again this year, but unfortunately this won’t happen in time for the Veterans Day holiday, this Sunday, Nov. 11.

A semi-truck parked at a Jackson area garage business was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday evening, Nov. 7.

Jackson County Sheriff Tedd Frazier welcomed his new Major Wednesday morning, Nov. 7.

Overall, it was a great night for the incumbents and the Republicans in contests involving state- and district-level offices in the Tuesday, Nov. 6 general election.