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Shelter benefit set for Wednesday

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Monday, August 4. 2008

The Alibi Saloon on Gaines School Road in Athens will host “Bike Night” Wednesday, Aug. 6, to benefit the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. There will be a 50/50 raffle, with proceeds going to the shelter. Tickets are $1 and may be purchased in advance at the shelter, or the day of the event at the door. Call Alibi Saloon 706-549-1010 or ...

77 participate in advanced voting for BOC runoff

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Monday, August 4. 2008

Visit MadisonJournalTODAY.com for Tues. night election results Seventy seven Republicans cast early votes last week in the runoff for the District 2 county commission seat. BOC District 2 incumbent John Pethel Sr. is facing a challenge from former District 2 commissioner Johnny Fitzpatrick, who held the post from 2001-04. The BOC runoff will ... [Full Story »]

Possible arson reported on Evangelical Church Road

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Friday, August 1. 2008

Investigators are considering whether to contact the state fire marshal’s office about a suspicious fire at a mobile home on Evangelical Church Road last week. According to the incident report, Deputy Jason Luke met with Shiloh VFD personnel at the home of Tamara Zelley. Luke observed that the ground was charred and burned along the entire ... [Full Story »]

Going non-partisan?

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Friday, August 1. 2008

Commissioner proposes taking parties out of local politics Madison County Commissioner Stanley Thomas proposed Monday that all county elections be non-partisan. And county commissioners agreed to allow county attorney Mike Pruett to research what such a change would involve. Thomas said he feels it’s unfair to the people of the county not to ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Sadly, we can’t shove elephant, donkey out the county door

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Friday, August 1. 2008

Madison County Commissioner Stanley Thomas suggested Monday that the county send the elephant packing, bid farewell to the donkey — do away with partisan elections at the county level. But the big animals will probably never be shoved out of the door of the county commission meeting room. They’re too heavy to move. They’ve been there too ... [Full Story »]

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