Entries from May 2008

Gillsville plans May 22 meeting

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
At the council meeting on Tuesday, May 6, the Gillsville City Council members planned a Town Hall meeting for Thursday, May 22 to provide a general update to the citizens on city plans and projects. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. A question and answer session will be held after the meeting. In other ... [Full Story »] 

Raiders open state tournament play Friday

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, May 9. 2008
The Madison County baseball team will travel to Marist Friday to open the Class AAAA state tournament. By Ben Munro Madison County might be facing an Atlanta school it hasn’t seen in a dozen years in the first round of the state playoffs, but its brand of baseball should look strikingly familiar. Raider head coach Charlie Griffeth said the ... [Full Story »] 

SPORTS COLUMN: Raiders have made memories at new field finally

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, May 9. 2008
By Ben Munro References to Madison County’s glory days in baseball are usually limited to what happened at a field that no longer exists — “that little ball park across the street with all the dirt in it,” as head coach Charlie Griffeth once called it. When the diamond Raiders relocated across the street back in 2005 from their old ... [Full Story »] 

Drake's District 4 residency status called into question

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
Melvin Drake has qualified to seek his old District 4 seat at the county commission table. But is he living in District 5? And will he be eligible to challenge the Republican candidate in District 4 in the November general election? District 4 Commissioner Wesley Jordan plans to file a complaint this week with the county election superintendent ... [Full Story »] 

Health study shows abnormal cancer rate in Comer’s Transco area

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
A joint study by the University of Georgia and Northeast Georgia Health District found no abnormal rate of cancer among those living in close proximity to a controversial Madison County pipeline booster station. However, residents of that area remain very skeptical. A survey of residents living in a one-mile radius of Williams Transco ... [Full Story »] 

BOC considers junk car ordinance

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
Madison County commissioners say junk cars are an eyesore, nuisance and health hazard and they don’t want citizens to have unused vehicles on their property for extended periods of time. So the group is considering an ordinance that would establish fines for people who keep non-functioning vehicles on their property. “Our intent is not to ... [Full Story »] 

BOC agrees to maintain old portion of Hwy. 72

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
Madison County commissioners agreed last week to adopt the old portion of Hwy. 72 after the Comer bypass is constructed, an approximate seven-mile stretch of road. But the board wants the state to lay down a new layer of asphalt before they assume responsibility of the road. Commission Chairman Wesley Nash urged the board to approve the upkeep ... [Full Story »] 

No end in sight to drought restrictions

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
There’s no end in sight to the state-imposed restrictions on the use of water. Aside from 25 minutes per day with a hand-held hose, residents of Jackson, Barrow, Oconee and Clarke counties still cannot water their yards, let alone wash their cars. The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority authorized Chairman Hunter Bicknell to write the ... [Full Story »] 

Let’s blame the media

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
It’s easy to blame the media for all that is wrong with the world. Test scores are down. Let’s blame the media for reporting the scores. Taxes going up. It must be the media’s fault for reporting it. I’ve heard time and time again that “negative press” is the problem. I don’t know how many times I have responded, “We just report ... [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: 'Sick Around the World'

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 9. 2008
Journal editor Zach Mitcham discusses a recent documentary regarding health care systems around the globe. Frontline correspondent T.R. Reid recently traveled to five countries to examine their health care systems and compare them to ours. It seems like a simple journalistic assignment that any responsible national news outlet would jump on. ... [Full Story »] 
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