Entries from December 2008

JCCHS to host Panther Invitational Fri.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 4. 2008
The Jackson County Panthers wrestling team split the night at their last match on Nov. 25 at home, as they won over Washington-Wilkes, then lost to White County. Now the Panthers will zero in on the task at hand, as they prepare to play host to 24 teams this weekend in the Panther Invitational, including Jefferson and Commerce, beginning on ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers basketball kiddie camp

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 4. 2008
JCCHS Panther Boys Basketball held its first Fall Basketball Kiddie Camp on Saturday, Nov. 22. Forty-seven future Panthers participated in the camp. Members of the varsity boys basketball team coached the younger kids and devoted their Saturday to helping the future Panther basketball players.

Christmas in Comer set for Saturday

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 4. 2008
Tis’ the day to be in Comer. The annual Christmas parade in Comer will be held Saturday Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. The theme this year will be “Peace on Earth.” The day will start with a fun run (see Page 2B for details) followed by the Comer Fire Department chicken barbecue. The music will begin at 1 p.m. at the grandstand with Tommy Hall. The ... [Full Story »] 

Ex-boyfriend points two weapons at woman

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 4. 2008
A Braselton woman said her ex-boyfriend stayed in front of her residence for an hour and later displayed two weapons while yelling insults at her, police said. The woman said her ex-boyfriend had been sending her threatening and nasty text messages throughout the day. He then arrived at her Braselton residence, where he sat in his vehicle for ... [Full Story »] 

Boutier Winery opens near Ila

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 4. 2008
Ribbon cutting set for Tuesday Victor Boutier has done little so far to announce the relocation of his winery to Madison County. So it was to this vintner’s surprise last week that customers that drove over an hour to reach his new Hudson Rivers Church Road locale. “Friday after Thanksgiving, we had a couple of people — unexpected — ... [Full Story »] 

Rev. Luther Campbell

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, December 4. 2008
Rev. Luther Campbell Rev. Luther Clinton Campbell, 79, of Lula, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following an extended illness. Rev. Campbell was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Campbell; daughter, Linda Faye Campbell; and grandchildren, Benji Ferguson and Patience Whitfield. Survivors ... [Full Story »] 

Charles Hill

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, December 4. 2008
Charles Overton Hill, 76, of Commerce, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Crawford W. Long Hospital. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late Edwin and Marian Harber Hill. He was retired from the State of Georgia as a Safety Director and was a member of the Homer United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Frances Wood Hill, ... [Full Story »] 

Athens woman charged for leaving accident scene

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 4. 2008
An Athens woman was arrested last week after she reportedly left the scene of an accident. Cynthia Larue Hubbard, 50, of 366 Arch Street, was charged with DUI, following too closely and leaving the scene of an accident. According to the incident report, deputy Douglas Martin noticed a black SUV and a red compact car with front end damage ... [Full Story »] 

Long campaign season comes to an end

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 4. 2008
By the time this paper arrives in your hands, the campaign of 2008 will be over. I am writing this before Tuesday’s runoff election here in our state, so I don’t know how those final three races turned out. (I know how I would have liked for them to turn out, but that’s another issue). For many, including the most die-hard of political ... [Full Story »] 

AHS gears up for tough stretch

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 4. 2008
It was Sunday evening and Apalachee High School varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Morris was preparing for the busy week which awaited his team. The Wildcats, which opened the season with an easy win against Class A Commerce, have had several days since playing that contest and held four days of practice last week, taking only Thanksgiving ... [Full Story »] 
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