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Updated: Couple beaten by daughter, son-in-law

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
Updated: 22 hours ago
A COUPLE was injured in a domestic dispute last week after they say their daughter and son-in-law attacked them.

The daughter, Billie Renee Higgenbotham, 33, and her husband, Timothy Ray Metcalf, 27, were both charged with aggravated assault, battery and interfering with a 911 call.

The victims told a deputy with the Jackson County ... [Full Story »]
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COLUMN: Beck gives voice to frustrations

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, September 2. 2010
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Man sentenced to 10 years probation on meth charge

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
A 25-year-old Dewy Rose man was sentenced to 10 years probation in Madison County Superior Court recently on a drug ... [Full Story »]
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Mixed results among area schools for ACT scores

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Thursday, September 2. 2010
Students at Jefferson and Commerce high schools outperformed their peers in Georgia on the 2010 ACT and have ... [Full Story »]
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Sales tax revenue trends up

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
Sales tax revenue for Jackson County is above both last year and the budget for this year, new figures show.

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Family fun in Sevierville: Outdoor adventure, indoor entertainment

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
Soaring above the Great Smoky Mountains for a birds-eye view of the natural beauty of East Tennessee…getting a ... [Full Story »]
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COLUMN: Politics as usual leaving bad taste

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, September 2. 2010
OK, everybody exhale. Or perhaps maybe everyone should spit.

Such is the case after this summer’s primary ... [Full Story »]
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BCHS runners begin cross-country season

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Thursday, September 2. 2010
With plenty of warm days ahead, the Banks County cross-country team begins their season this week with a home meet ... [Full Story »]
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Charlene Ortman

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Thursday, September 2. 2010
COMMERCE – Charlene Ortman, 89, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., she was the ... [Full Story »]
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rally about Systemax Inc. to bring hundreds of jobs to area
Fri, 27.08.2010 23:58
Jobs....who needs jobs? Nobody wants to pay for starters. Employers at the top get the money and the y are not trickling down to their employees...they squeeze every last hour they can out of you [...]
Frustrated about Systemax Inc. to bring hundreds of jobs to area
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The bigger issue is the perception that Jackson County has done something wonderful to bring "400 Jo bs" to our struggling county and its tax paying residents who are hurting right now. Past expe [...]
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