Entries from July 2008

Doyle Hart

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Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Doyle T. Hart, 77, of Royston, having lived in the Sandy Cross Community, died Monday, July 28, 2008, on the farm in which he was born, raised and loved. Born in Franklin County on March 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Roy W. and Vallie Phillips Hart. He retired from Georgia Farm Credit with 33-1/2 years services, and was a veteran, having ... [Full Story »] 

Annie Stevens

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Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Annie L. Stevens, 81, of Comer, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Survivors include children, Linda Stevens, Joyce Crew, Margie Davenport, George and Bryant Stevens, Dennis, Steve and John Robinson; 40 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Mac Quillian. Funeral services were held Monday, July 28, at Gholston Baptist Church ... [Full Story »] 

Dorothy Wills

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Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Dorothy M. Wills, 92, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008. She was born on September 23, 1915, in Renfron, Okla., the daughter of the late Roy and Emma Myrick. She was a retired nurse, working at the Winder-Barrow and BJC Hospitals and was a homemaker. She was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II as a nurse, ... [Full Story »] 

Eagles Prepare For Important Season

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Football practice officially gets under way in Georgia on Friday. For the East Jackson Eagles, it’s the beginning of another chapter in the school’s history, as they prepare to enter their first season of region play. Head football coach Frank Caputo said he and his team are ready to get things started. “I feel like we’ve had a really ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers To Hit Practice Field Friday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
In less than one month, the 100th year of Commerce Tiger football will begin. Fresh off of the Northeast Georgia Offensive Camp, which was held at CHS last week, the Tigers will hit the field for the first official day of practice on Friday. Head football coach Steve Savage said the camp was one of the in its 13-year history, with around 220 ... [Full Story »] 

Sandra Corpus

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Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Sandra Ruth Corpus, 26, of Jefferson, died Monday, July 28, 2008. Born in Portsmouth, Va., she was the daughter of Ruby N. and Elise Smith Corpus of Jefferson. She was a certified nursing assistant, a 1999 graduate of Jackson County Comprehensive High School, where she was involved in chorus and the color guard, was a member of ... [Full Story »] 

Council should stand firm on its sign ordinance

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Editor: I was quite surprised to learn that the Commerce City Council has refused to turn down Walgreens’ request for a variance in the sign ordinance. Approximately nine years ago I opened a local insurance agency on State Street in Commerce. The size of my requested signage on the front of the building was well within the city’s sign ... [Full Story »] 

“Friday Night Lights” this week

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
BY KRISTI REED This Friday, August 1, Mill Creek High School will do something no other area high school has done. The school will play host to the Atlanta Falcons as the team travels to Hoschton to kick off a two-day fan fest. “It’s going to be a huge event. We’re excited and we’re just trying to get the word out and make sure ... [Full Story »] 

No foul play suspected in deaths in Madison County

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Autopsies of two people found dead off Hwy. 106 in Madison County Sunday revealed no evidence that they were murdered. “There was nothing to indicate foul play,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Jim Fullington Tuesday afternoon. Now, authorities will wait for the completion of toxicology reports, a process that may take two to ... [Full Story »] 

The clock ticks toward the November vote

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
“To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men.” — Ella Wheeler Wilcox The front page story of USA Today earlier this week informed us we were 100 days away from the Nov. 4 presidential election. That count is now under the century mark until millions of Americans go to the polls in what can easily be argued will be ... [Full Story »] 
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