Entries from December 2008

David Davis

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, December 29. 2008
David Glenn Davis, 54, of Jefferson, died Friday, December 26, 2008. Born in Atlanta, he was the son of the Edna Beatrice Davis of Monroe and the late Samuel Davis. He was a truck driver with Davis Delivery Service, and was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Randall Davis. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Donna Thompson ... [Full Story »] 

Eula Stringer

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, December 29. 2008
Eula Sue Dyer Stringer, 66, of Murrayville, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at her residence following an extended illness. Born in White County, she was the daughter of the late George Benjamin and Leila Jackson Dyer. Mrs. Stringer was the sister of Hayward and Joyce Dyer of Alto. Funeral services were held Monday, December 29, at Mt. Zion ...

Michael Gailey

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, December 29. 2008
Michael Carlton Gailey, 40, of Baldwin, died Friday, December 26, 2008, at his residence. Born on January 5, 1968, in Stephens County, he was the son of Thomas and Pauline Gailey of Baldwin. He was a 1986 graduate of Habersham Central High School, graduated from North Georgia Technical College in electronics, and graduated from Truett-McConnell ... [Full Story »] 

Charles McCarty

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, December 29. 2008
Charles M. McCarty, 67, of Colbert, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late Benjamin B. and Montez Herring McCarty. He was retired from the Olympic Drive United States Post Office after 39 years of service, and was a member of Colbert First Baptist Church. ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Even now, Bush can hurt our nation

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, December 29. 2008
Dear Editor: As the nation looks forward to the Obama administration’s promise of Guantanamo’s closure, it is important not to underestimate the damage this lame duck president can still inflict on our nation’s human rights record. President Bush retains the power to pardon any number of people responsible for the horrific acts committed ... [Full Story »] 

Economy has many Madison Countians reluctantly asking for government aid

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, December 29. 2008
Dire economic straits have forced many Madison Countians to swallow their pride and ask for government help for the first time. The Madison County Department of Family and Children Service office reports not only seeing more faces, but new faces this year. “It’s not just an increase in volume,” Madison County DFCS director Lisa Plank ... [Full Story »] 

GBI probing teen death in Hoschton

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the results of a toxicology report may give more details into the death of a 14-year-old girl in a Hoschton house on Saturday. Brittane Nichole Brown, Hoschton, was unresponsive when rescue, EMS and several area police agencies were called to a house at 38 White Street on Saturday afternoon. Jim ... [Full Story »] 

Teen dies in Hoschton home

Posted by
Angela Gary
Sunday, December 28. 2008
Local and state authorities are probing the circumstances that led to the death of a 14-year-old teenager in Hoschton Saturday afternoon. Rescue, EMS and several local police agencies were called to an address on White Street in Hoschton around 2 p.m. Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was found unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene ... [Full Story »] 

Town approves three building permits

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
The Braselton Planning and Development approved three residential building permits in November, according to a town report. All three permits were issued in Jackson County. The town didn’t issue any building permits for non-residential structures in November. In October, the town approved two residential building permits. In November, the ... [Full Story »] 

Local teen a national photo finalist

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, December 28. 2008
Barrow Journal photographer Jessica Brown is a finalist for the second year in a row in a national football photo contest sponsored by camera maker Canon U.S.A. Brown, a student at Winder-Barrow High School, is one of 14 national finalists in the “Why Do You Love Football” photo challenge. The grand prize winner will win a trip and four ... [Full Story »] 
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