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Parents still await decision on assistant principal

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Tuesday, June 17. 2008

A group of Banks County Elementary School parents arrived at the Board of Education meeting Monday night hoping for some answers in the investigation into a situation involving assistant principal Lori Rylee. The parents left the brief meeting with no additional information than when they arrived. Banks County Board of Education members and ... [Full Story »]

Baldwin sets special election

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Friday, June 13. 2008

The City of Baldwin will have a special election on Sept. 16 to fill the mayor’s seat. Mark Reed resigned recently as mayor to seek a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives. At a meeting last week, the city council unanimously approved the second reading of the special election ordinance. The ordinance sets the special election for ... [Full Story »]

Presidential election proving to be puzzling

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Friday, June 13. 2008

More ramblings from my political notebook as the summer heat arrives a little too early this year: November is still months away, but I’m having a hard time getting a read on just who will be our next president. John McCain doesn’t seem to be the strongest choice the Republicans could have made and despite the rock star status some have ... [Full Story »]

Reward offered for information in stolen Corvette case

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Friday, June 13. 2008

Paul Smith and his family simply want his antique 1965 model Corvette back and they are putting up a reward to see if any information can be obtained. The Florida man arrived in Banks County recently with the prize antique Corvette, but someone decided to help themselves to the classic car valued at more than $100,000. Banks County sheriff ... [Full Story »]

Request for mud bogging facility tabled once again

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Friday, June 13. 2008

Michael Cline will have to wait a little longer in his efforts to open a mud bogging facility in Banks County. The Banks County Board of Commissioners once again tabled a request to open the facility on Brown Bridge Road. It marks the second time the BOC has tabled the matter. Commissioner chairman Gene Hart and commissioner Rickey Cain voted ... [Full Story »]

Motivation, quality teaching keys to success

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Wednesday, June 4. 2008

It came as no surprise to me that the test scores from Banks County Middle School surpassed many of the systems in this area and across the state. The Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) has gained plenty of publicity in recent weeks and most of it bad. However, the news was certainly not all bad at the local level as BCMS students ... [Full Story »]

40 BCMS eighth graders to retake portions of CRCT

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Wednesday, June 4. 2008

Banks County School System officials said Monday approximately 40 eighth grade students will have to retake portions of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) in order to advance to the high school level. Summer school was scheduled to begin Monday and school officials were looking for most, if not all, of these students to be ... [Full Story »]

Arraignment postponed in vehicular homicide case

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Wednesday, June 4. 2008

The arraignment for a 19-year-old Banks County man indicted for vehicular homicide in the 2007 death of a Banks County High School senior has been postponed. Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney Rick Bridgeman said Monday that Chase Poole’s defense attorney reported to the judge he was in court in another county and would be unable to ... [Full Story »]

Citizen’s group formed in Baldwin

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Wednesday, June 4. 2008

A citizen’s group has formed in Baldwin and their concerns include the budget and code enforcement. Several members of the group, named Concerned Citizens of Baldwin, attended the council meeting on Tuesday night, May 27, to offer their services in addressing these issues. “I am here to let you know that a group of concerned citizens have ... [Full Story »]

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