Entries from May 2008

Madison Co. receives $1.75 million for water expansion

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
Gov. Sonny Perdue’s office announced Tuesday that Madison County will receive $1.75 million in state funds to expand water services in the county. Industrial authority director Marvin White said the money will be a great benefit to Madison County. “It will allow us to link the Madico and Hull water systems,” he said. The link will include ... [Full Story »] 

Supreme Court rejects Comer’s appeal in haunted house case

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
The trick or treat candy was digested long ago, now Comer will have to stomach a rejection of its appeal in the lengthy fight with Tim Seymour over his operation of a Halloween haunted house in the city. Judges ruled 5-2 to dismiss the city’s appeal of the haunted house, saying it was a dead matter. “Seymour last operated the haunted house ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS graduation ceremony set for 7 p.m. at Classic Center

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
Approximately 280 seniors will grace the stage at the Classic Center in downtown Athens Friday night as they bid good bye to their Madison County High School days during this year’s commencement ceremonies. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., parents and other attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Seniors are to arrive at 6 p.m. Tickets ... [Full Story »] 

EPD likely to grant LP emissions increase

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division will likely approve Louisiana Pacific's request to increase formaldehyde emissions at its Center plant in Jackson County. Participants in a public hearing In Nicholson last Thursday asked, encouraged and begged the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to decline LP's request to quadruple ... [Full Story »] 

Graduation test scores in for Madison County

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
Science results greatly improved, language art scores down Local high school graduation test scores from 2008 have been released, with results showing that the Madison County School System is close to or above the state average in percentage of students passing for most test areas. For the first time this year, the English/language arts and ... [Full Story »] 

A look at Madison County’s new senior center director

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
Senor Center Open House: May 28, from 9 – 11 a.m. New Madison County Senior Center Director Joe Dudley remembers the day he walked into the senior center a little over five years ago. “I’d just retired from Reliance after 32 years and started a lawn business,” he said. One day after finishing up a grass cutting job, he came home and ... [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Need to get partisanship out of politics

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
By Frank Gillispie Georgia has had a long history of one party politics. In the past, the real elections in the state were not in November. It was all over by the summer because the winner of the Democratic Primary was assured the office. Now a lot of you think that has changed. We now have two parties. In fact, the Republicans are now the ... [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Light years from the porch

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
If you were fired into the sky at the fastest speed mankind has ever achieved in space, it would take you 60,000 years to reach the next closest star system. I love that kind of stuff, the vast distance of space kind of talk, the fact that the light from some stars at night took many millions of years to reach our eyes. The idea of a “light ... [Full Story »] 

Ila man sentenced to seven years probation on meth charge

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
A 19-year-old Ila man was sentenced recently in Madison County Superior Court to seven years probation on a methamphetamine charge. Steven Massey was sentenced to seven years probation and fined $2,015 for VGCSA — possession of methamphetamine. Charges of marijuana — less than an ounce and inmates possession of drugs or weapons were ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Are governments too professional?

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 21. 2008
There’s a growing suspicion by many observers that we’ve over-professionalized local governments. For decades, citizens bucked against elected officials, especially those who were perceived to be incompetent. Citizens clamored for a more professional approach to government. So we hired city managers, county managers and other ... [Full Story »] 
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