Browse past news stories for John Essex High School in Demopolis, AL.

• Demopolis native promoted to colonel (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 06:52:16 am
  Col. Bobby J. Brown was promoted on Sept. 17
• Juvenile charged with arson in John Essex fire (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on September 5, 2009 at 05:04:20 pm
  A 17-year-old John Essex student was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson (first degree) in connection to a fire at the school last month.
• Three Demopolis schools, all Linden schools meet AYP (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:41:21 pm
  DEMOPOLIS — The state of Alabama released its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports on Monday, and for the most part, there is good news for schools in Marengo County.
• Richey assesses circumstances at JEHS (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on July 11, 2009 at 01:35:01 am
  Newly-hired John Essex High School football coach Lenoise Richey started his tenure with the Hornets July 1 and has since taken the opportunity to assess the status of his new players.
• Lenoise Richey tabbed as John Essex football coach (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 01:16:47 am
  New John Essex High School head football coach Lenoise Richey will take over the program today when he replaces outgoing coach Fentress Means. "I'm very excited about it, very enthused," Richey, who coached Class 4A Livingston to a 2-8 mark in 2008, said.
• NTSB: Takeoff was unintentional (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 06:32:45 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released its preliminary report on the fatal airplane crash that took place on April 24 near John Essex High School.
• 19 earn diploma at JEHS (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 23, 2009 at 07:16:35 am
  DEMOPOLIS — The John Essex High School Class of 2009 accepted their diplomas in the school’s annual graduation ceremony Thursday night. The class numbered 19 students, all of whom qualified for diplomas.
• John Essex students praised for bravery (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 02:46:35 am
  On April 24, a homemade aircraft crashed about 150 yards from John Essex High School.
• JEHS students, staff earn awards (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 02:31:46 am
  DEMOPOLIS — On April 24, a homemade aircraft came plummeting out of the sky, crash-landing within 50 feet of the John Essex High School football field.
• Family thankful for support (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 02:32:06 am
  On April 24, 2009, Mark Keeley perished in a plane accident behind the football field of John Essex High School. As the plane lay burning in the grass, the coach and several students ran out to the plane with fire extinguishers to try and save him.
• A great act of compassion (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 02:31:56 am
  A group of John Essex High School students saw a small airplane spiraling toward the ground. Once it made impact, guess what they did. Panic?
• Marengo Relay for Life raises more than $71,000 (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:17:15 am
  DEMOPOLIS — Marengo County Relay for Life raised just over $71,000 for the American Cancer Society to use in research, education and treatment. The annual fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society came to an end on Friday at River Field in Demopolis.
• Coach affected after seeing crash (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:02:10 am
  DEMOPOLIS — Rodney Dixon expected a difficult day when he returned to work at John Essex High School on Tuesday.
• FAA investigating fatal plane crash in Demopolis (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 08:44:19 am
  DEMOPOLIS | The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a fatal plane crash that occurred Friday near the Demopolis airport. Mark E. Keeley of Forkland died when the experimental plane he was flying crashed at 1:40 p.m., about one and a half miles east of the airport, said Demopolis Municipal Airport director Buzz Sawyer.
• Man killed in Marengo County after homemade plane crashes (Birmingham News)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 10:54:35 pm
  Pilot's name being withheld pending the notification of his family, according to the Marengo County coroner's office.
• Pilot dead in Demopolis crash (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 08:07:06 pm
  DEMOPOLIS, AL (WSFA) - Officials tell WSFA 12 News the pilot of an ultralight aircraft was killed when the craft crashed near a school in Demopolis.
• Demopolis deadly plane crash (FOX 6 News Birmingham)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 08:06:00 pm
  One person was killed Friday afternoon after a small plane crashed in a field close to John Essex High School in Demopolis.
• One killed in plane crash (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 24, 2009 at 07:46:35 pm
  The pilot of a single engine, single passenger aircraft was killed when the plane he was flying crashed behind John Essex High School shortly at approximately 1:45 p.m. Friday.
• Bomb threat reported at A.L. Johnson (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 3, 2009 at 06:30:51 pm
  THOMASTON — Just before 1 p.m. this afternoon (Friday), a bomb threat was reported by A.L. Johnson High School. Emergency agencies reported to the scene.
• Threats are not just a prank phone call (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 06:45:53 am
  In the last 50 days, Demopolis police and fire departments have responded to two bomb threats: one at John Essex High School on Feb. 9 and, most recently, at the Demopolis Inn on Monday.
• Pilot Club marks Brain Awareness Week (The Demopolis Times)
  posted on March 14, 2009 at 03:29:32 am
  The Demopolis Pilot Club is promoting Brain Awareness Week for the week of March 16-22. Begun by the Dana Alliance in 1996, Brain Awareness Week helps to focus worldwide attention on the benefits and progress of brain research. The campaign will include more than 2,000 partners in 69 countries.