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- Tractor trailer wreck in Jackson County
A tractor trailer truck west bound on Highway 72 between Woodville and Paint Rock overturned about 4 a.m. this morning.
- Pikeville damage caused by tornado
An EF-2 tornado struck the Pikeville Community near Scottsboro early Wednesday morning, according to reports from the National Weather Service.
- Flooding closing portions of Alabama 65 & other roads in Paint Rock Valley
Jackson County authorities are urging motorists to be cautious due to flooding in the Paint Rock Valley, particularly in the communities of Trenton and Holltytree.
- Teachers learn WAY to good health
Teachers in the Jackson County School System recently learned some ways to bring health and wellness into the classroom without taking time out of the already busy day.
- Thirty-five years and counting
Last Friday, the Jackson County Council on Aging celebrated the milestone 35th anniversary of the beginning of the nutrition program in Jackson County and the State of Alabama.
- Fiery wreck claims one life
State troopers are investigating a Saturday afternoon wreck that claimed the life of one man and seriously injured another near Paint Rock.
- Victims in fatal wreck near Paint Rock identified
State troopers identified the person killed in a fiery, two-vehicle wreck on Alabama 65 near here as Joseph Keith Fann, 47, of Princeton.
- One man killed, another seriously hurt in fiery, two-truck collision in Paint Rock Valley
One man was killed and another was seriously injured in a fiery, two-vehicle collision about 4:30 p.m. on Alabama 65 in the Paint Rock Valley's Garth community near here.
- County to do more resurfacing
Three Jackson County roads will now be resurfaced thanks to a fund transfer from the Jackson County Commission.
- Municipal elections today
Voters from across Jackson County will go to the polls today for municipal elections in all incorporated areas of the county.
- Enrollment declines in Jackson County Schools
Enrollment is down in the Jackson County School System, according to Superintendent of Education Jerry Jeffery.
- JCBOE sets personnel for 2008-09 school year
The Jackson County Board of Education finalized employees for the 2008-09 school year during their regular meeting Thursday night at the Jackson County Courthouse.
- Jackson County FFA holds seminar
The Jackson County FFA held its 12th annual outdoor seminar recently at the Paint Rock Valley Lodge and Retreat in Estill Fork.
- JCBOE makes personnel decisions
The Jackson County Board of Education held its regular June meeting on Thursday, June 19, at the Jackson County Courthouse and approved a lengthy list of employees for the 2008-09 school year.
- NAEC plans power outage to replace circuit
An estimated 5,000 people will be without electricity Thursday morning for two hours.
- Grant could save mussel only found in Paint Rock Valley creek
The Jackson County Commission today agreed to apply for a federal grant that could build a bridge for a remote community near the Tennessee line and save a mussel found nowhere in the world but here.
- Grant woman and animal rescue owner at odds over location
A wild animal rescue is moving from Jackson County to Marshall County. But one Valley woman says she doesn't want it in her backyard.
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City DescriptionPaint Rock is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, along the Paint Rock River, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 185.
This was the location where the Scottsboro Boys were arrested.
Paint Rock is located at 34°39′37″N 86°19′41″W / 34.66028, -86.32806 (34.660172, -86.328018).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 185 people, 81 households, and 57 families residing in the town. The population density was 415.9 people per square mile (162.3/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 211.3/sq mi (82.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.76% White, 0.54% Native American, and 2.70% from two or more races.
There were 81 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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