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'To-be-continued' Todd Booth benefit blood drive set July 18

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

While Nicholson resident Todd Booth recovers from a bone marrow transplant a week ago, he can take comfort in the fact that he has a lot of friends. So many of them showed up for a blood drive in his honor last Thursday that the American Red Cross had to send folks home and rescheduled another blood drive Friday, July 18. Booth received the ... [Full Story »]

Commerce commits to participation in Vogtle expansion

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

Co-owners of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant — including the city of Commerce — announced their intent to maintain their proportionate share of ownership in the proposed Units 3 and 4. As co-owners of two existing units at Plant Vogtle, the utilities had the rights to participate in the new Vogtle units but were required to make a ... [Full Story »]

Commerce commits to participation in Vogtle expansion

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

Bickell, Hardy deserve support of the voters

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

By now, interested voters have seen all of the yard signs and newspaper ads. They’ve possibly attended or read the coverage of the various political forums and formed opinions about which candidates they support in next Tuesday’s election. The general primaries — both the Republican and Democratic primaries are Tuesday — are not ... [Full Story »]

Bicknell, Hardy deserve support of the voters

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

The sound of things falling apart

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

By Susan Harper I have been having “one of those days” for over a month now, and I’m ready for it to be over. I feel like Calamity Jane — everything I touch seems to fall apart or blow up or just simply quit working. My sister has said for years that she has a strange effect on what you might call pieces of equipment — cars, ... [Full Story »]

Mom-in-law is ultimate hostess

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

By Tricia Massey While reading a recent Sunday School lesson on Hospitality, I was reminded of how my mother-in-law possesses true southern hospitality. I also remembered my waitressing days at the Olive Garden restaurant in Macon where the word “Hospitaliano” was a part of the theme for the Olive Garden. Hospitaliano was embroidered on our ... [Full Story »]

B)C chair candidates report contributions

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

The race for chairman of the Board of Commissioners has been the most expensive race so far this year in Jackson County. The three candidates running for BOC chairman have collectively spent over $39,000 through the end of June. According to campaign disclosure reports filed this week, candidate Hunter Bicknell had raised the most money with ... [Full Story »]

BOC chair candidates report contributions

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Thursday, July 10. 2008

Man entering via window wanted 'something to eat'

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Wednesday, July 9. 2008

A man who removed a window air conditioning unit to enter a house told the occupant he was getting something to eat. Commerce police responded to a report of criminal trespass at a Martin Luther King Drive residence in which a 72-year-old black male awakened to find a 32-year-old black male he knows removing the window air conditioner unit. ... [Full Story »]

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