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Madison Co. BOC to meet Monday

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Wednesday, October 8. 2008

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Chairman Wesley Nash – chairman’s report to the board. •County Clerk Morris Fortson – clerk’s report to the board. OLD BUSINESS: •EMS Director Dwayne Patton – EMS station. •Commissioner ... [Full Story »]

Over 1,000 have voted so far in Madison County

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Wednesday, October 8. 2008

Early voting available at county registrar’s office Election Day isn’t until Nov. 4, but many in Madison County don’t want to wait to touch that voter screen. Over 1,000 people have visited the Madison County Registrar’s Office in the county government complex to vote in the 2008 general elections. County registrar Tracy Dean said that ... [Full Story »]

Chemical hazards director to meet with COPS about Transco

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Monday, October 6. 2008

Madison County residents living or owning property under the operations of pipelines are invited to attend the October meeting of Citizens Organized for Pipeline Safety (COPS). The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 in the fellowship hall of Colbert Grove Baptist Church. Jane Perry, Director of the Chemical Hazards Program of GA ... [Full Story »]

Unemployment benefits awarded, then denied for Madison County employee charged with theft

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Sunday, October 5. 2008

Former Madison County employee Melinda Spence, who was arrested in April for allegedly stealing from the senior center, drew an unemployment check from the state this summer, but those benefits were terminated this month after Madison County commissioners appealed to the Department of Labor. Spence, who began working as Madison County’s ... [Full Story »]

Actions filed in Madison County Superior Court

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Sunday, October 5. 2008

Actions filed recently in the office of the clerk of Superior Court of Madison County included: •Jerry Keen, 52, Hull, was sentenced to 10 years probation for sex offender registry violation. •Lois Renee Maddox, 30, Danielsville, was sentenced to 10 years probation for three counts of forgery in the first degree, four counts of identity ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: The paths we take

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Sunday, October 5. 2008

Our local government theft cases are truly disheartening. Though it is absolutely necessary, it brings no pleasure at all to type an ugly headline on the computer screen above the mugshot of someone I’ve known for quite some time, like I did this week for Michelle Dills. We frequently called upon her for information about the city for the ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville council moves forward after arrest of city clerk

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

Dills charged with taking $56,000 in 2006; more missing money expected Danielsville Mayor Glenn Cross handed council members keys to the new locks at city hall Monday night, then the group spent the next two hours discussing how the city will conduct business without clerk Michelle Dills, who was arrested last week for allegedly stealing city ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Well, I say let the big banks fail

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

Lord Acton, the British historian, said: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” That, in my opinion, is the source of our present political, economic and cultural crisis. This nation has drifted far too close to a system that is approaching absolute power. And those exercising that power are, as always, yielding ... [Full Story »]

Widening of Hwy. 72 under state DOT

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

The continued widening of Hwy. 72 in Southeastern Madison County is one of many projects being taken into consideration as the Georgia Department of Transportation re-prioritizes its plans for all state road improvements. The DOT’s improvement plans for Hwy. 72 include a 6.6 mile bypass around Comer and Carlton. But that was before a $456 ... [Full Story »]

Three charged with theft

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Saturday, October 4. 2008

Three men were arrested recently on theft charges after a number of stolen items were found at a residence on Della Slaton Road. Roy Dwayne Ruis, 18, 5828 Pine Road, Doraville, was charged with one count of theft by receiving stolen property and three counts of theft by taking. Kenneth Dewayne Dalton, 18, 1758 Pine Valley Farm Road, Comer, was ... [Full Story »]

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