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Commerce back to school movie postponed

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The expectation of high winds have caused the Commerce Downtown Development Authority to call off tonight's showing of "Shrek the Third." The DDA's free back-to-school event was planned for dusk tonight in Spencer Park. Executive Director Hasco Craver made the call to postpone the event at about 2:00 Friday afternoon. The company providing the ... [Full Story »]

Governor's proposal would cost local governments $2.8 million

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Gov. Sonny Perdue’s plan to cut $428 million from the state budget would cost Jackson County’s governments — or their taxpayers — more than $2.8 million. Perdue has proposed eliminating the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant, a program started by former Gov. Roy Barnes to provide some relief for local property taxes. The program provides ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton police charge 2 local men with theft

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Hoschton police searched two Commerce houses last week as part of an investigation involving stolen jewelry. A Hoschton woman said she hired two Commerce men to replace sinks in her bathroom. The woman said she bragged about the work of the men — until she noticed that her “high end” jewelry was missing, according to Hoschton police. A ... [Full Story »]

Standridge remains in critical condition

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Colton Standridge remains in critical condition at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta following a four-wheel accident Monday afternoon. He still has swelling of his brain and is in a drug-induced coma. Standridge, 13, has already had several brain surgeries and a feeding tube was inserted Wednesday. Standridge received serious head ... [Full Story »]

Standridge responds to parents; remains in stable condition

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Colton Standridge reportedly responded to his parents by squeezing their hand over the weekend at Egleston Children's Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. On Monday, plans were to take him off of the sedatives he has been on since the accident on May 18 and see how he responds. He continues to have swelling of his brain with the ... [Full Story »]

City schools: state budget cuts a 'moving target'

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

The Commerce City School System has finalized its budget, but that doesn’t mean spending for the 2008-09 school year is set in stone. Far from it. With a state in a fiscal crisis and Gov. Sonny Perdue calling for budget cuts in numerous areas, the man who is responsible for making it all work is still sweating. Perdue has called for cuts in ... [Full Story »]

Time for a moratorium on sign variance requests

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

Not to keep beating a dead horse, but another business is asking the city for a variance for a sign. A lot of space on this page has been dedicated to the controversy over requests for a sign variance from Walgreens, and there have been others before. Blame the city, blame the sign ordinance — whatever. But since a new sign ordinance is under ... [Full Story »]

Closing of probation detention center a blow for Commerce

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

The Department of Corrections’ decision to close the I.W. Davis Probation Detention Center has Commerce scrambling to determine the effect on its operations. “I just heard about it Thursday or Friday. This is something we’re going to have to discuss,” noted City Manager Clarence Bryant. The city gets one to two full-time workers for its ... [Full Story »]

2 injured in Wednesday wreck in Nicholson

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

Two people were injured in a head-on collision on U.S. 441 in Nicholson at about 2:00 Wednesday afternoon. While EMS crews at the scene could not be certain, it was not believed that either victim sustained life-threatening injuries. A Georgia State Patrol trooper said witness statements indicated that a northbound Ford minivan with Habersham ... [Full Story »]

13-year-old on 4-wheeler struck by car

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Monday, August 18. 2008

Thirteen-year-old Colton Standridge was transported by Emory Life Flight late Monday afternoon to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta after being struck by a car while driving a four-wheeler on Cabin Creek Road, Nicholson. "It looks pretty bad," observed a Jackson County deputy on the scene. Details were not immediately available, but ... [Full Story »]

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