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By Mark Beardsley For all of the anger and ignorance, for all the meanness and hatred being expressed, I think we have the two best nominees for president we’ve been offered in years. I’m voting for Obama, but there are a lot of things about McCain that I like. He’s actually a moderate, a fiscal conservative, although, like Obama, he’s ... [Full Story »] 

More than 50 educators and other "stakeholders" representing business, government, education and citizen groups visited East Jackson Elementary School Thursday to see an example of a school that is "doing things right." East Jackson was the only elementary school on the tour by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. In all, the ... [Full Story »] 

A Commerce man was transported to a local hospital Friday morning after a wreck at the intersection of U.S. 441 and Georgia Highway 98 at about 10:30. The Commerce Police Department said Joseph Stepnek, 164 Piedmont Street, was traveling east on Hwy. 98 when his Ford Taurus was struck by a vehicle traveling south on U.S. 441. Officials at the ... [Full Story »] 

The end is near — the end of a long, long presidential campaign, that is. Record numbers of voters are expected to go to the polls next week. Indeed, 20 percent of Jackson County’s voters have already cast their ballots, thanks to early and advance voting opportunities. They can continue to vote early Thursday and Friday from 9:00 to 7:00 ... [Full Story »] 

He’s running something of a long-shot campaign, but Jackson County resident and Iraq war veteran Bobby Saxon would be a vast improvement over incumbent Paul Broun representing Jackson County in the 10th Congressional District. Philosophically, Saxon is a conservative, same as Broun. But while Broun spends most of his energy on wedge issues of ... [Full Story »] 

Voters who live in Commerce will have to vote in two different places Tuesday to fully participate in the elections. They’ll vote at either North Minish (Commerce Recreation Office, Carson Street) or South Minish (J. Nolan Spear Jr. Public Safety Complex, South Elm Street) in the presidential and congressional races and for the amendments to ... [Full Story »] 

Downtown Commerce will be packed with goblins, ghosts and doubtlessly a Sarah Palin and a Barack Obama or two Friday evening. But they won’t be asking for your vote. The Commerce Area Business Association and Downtown Development Authority will sponsor the annual Downtown Trick-Or-Treat Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 for kids 12 and under and ... [Full Story »]