Entries from May 2008

Full-time medical unit proposed for South Jackson

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, May 12. 2008
A proposal to approve a full-time medical unit in the South Jackson area will go to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners when it meets at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at the courthouse in Jefferson. EMS director Steve Nichols presented the proposal to the BOC Monday night. He said the new unit would be in service 24 hours a day, seven days a ... [Full Story »] 

Hwy. 15 road project hearing set

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, May 12. 2008
A hearing will be held in the next few weeks on a planned safety upgrade at the intersection of Hwy. 15 (the Commerce-Jefferson Road) and South Apple Valley Road. The Georgia Department of Transportation will take input on the project from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, in the jury assembly room at the courthouse in Jefferson. The area has ... [Full Story »] 

Crow reports citizens concerned about reappraisals

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, May 12. 2008
Commissioner Tom Crow is getting calls from taxpayers concerned about recent reappraisals being based on property values when the economy was in better shape. “It is their opinion that the tax appraisers are using figures from two years ago,” Crow said. “The values being sent out to them does not reflect the values on Jan. 1 of this ... [Full Story »] 

UPDATED: Strong finish for Hawks’ track and field team

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Sunday, May 11. 2008
Four Mill Creek athletes placed in the State Boys All Class Track and Field Championships this past week at Jefferson Memorial Stadium. Ramael Wilson, Michael Kopanski, Colin Conroy and Brian Graham each scored a top six finish to earn the Hawks a team total of ten points. Mill Creek finished in a three-way tie for thirteenth place out of a ... [Full Story »] 

UPDATED:Mill Creek wins double header

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, May 9. 2008
BY KRISTI REED The Hawks advanced to the second round of the state playoffs after winning back-to-back games against Kennesaw Mountain on Friday. Mill Creek will host Walton, the defending state champion, on Wednesday for the next round of playoff action. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. in Hoschton. MUSTANGS TAMED Mill Creek ... [Full Story »] 

Lucille Shoemake

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 9. 2008
Lucille Geneva Roberts Shoemake, 87, of Braselton, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Willow Wood Nursing Home, following an extended illness. She was a lifelong resident of Hall County and the daughter of the late William Clay and Pearl Ethel Simpson Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church. Mrs. Shoemake was ... [Full Story »] 

Virgil Jackson

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 9. 2008
Virgil P. Jackson, 92, of Winder, died Friday, May 9, 2008. He was a native of Crawfordville, and the son of the late John Henry and Ellen Leola Culver Jackson. He had resided in Winder since 1998 and was a former resident of Riviera, Fla., where he managed a grocery store. Survivors include his wife, Marie Dial Jackson, Winder; sons, Robert M. ... [Full Story »] 

Key local posts up for grabs during July 15 primaries

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
The annual Colbert Fourth of July parade will surely include a long procession of political candidates this year as key local seats will be up for grabs in the July 15 primaries. Qualifying for local primaries wrapped up Friday, with all but one sitting commissioner facing competition. Mike Youngblood, a former Democrat who qualified as a ... [Full Story »] 

‘Beth’ Brasfield

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 9. 2008
Virginia “Beth” Brasfield, 85, of Winder, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008. She was born in Benton County, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Cliffie Reid Cox. She was a charter member of Morningside Baptist Church. In 1961 they moved to Winder to run the Western Auto. She was a certified nurse assistant at Russell Nursing Home. ... [Full Story »] 

OBIT: Mary McFarland

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 9. 2008
Mary Dean West McFarland, 82, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Benjamin and Lela Bell Watson West, she was a lifelong resident of Gainesville and was born on June 6, 1925. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church for more ... [Full Story »] 
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