Entries from January 2009

No building, business permits last month in Hoschton

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, January 24. 2009
The City of Hoschton didn’t issue any business or building permits in December, according to a city administrative report. The city’s planner is reviewing plans at Hoschton Towne Center that include a bowling alley. In December, the city paid $5,230 in bills from the general fund budget, and $57,267 from the water/sewer fund, according to a ...

LETTER: Caretakers needed for feral cats

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, January 23. 2009
Dear Editor: I’m a member of Disaster Relief Animal Rescue which was formed since Hurricane Katrina by Mark and Shannon Martin, owners of Pet Supplies Plus in Athens. Later the organization was moved here in Athens and is now concerned with felines, feral and stray cats and kittens. I have been involved in trapping now for the past five years ... [Full Story »] 

The thrill of a miracle

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 23. 2009
By Susan Harper I was driving home from work last Thursday evening when I heard that U.S. Airways Flight 1549 had landed in the icy waters of the Hudson River at 3:31 that afternoon, and I felt as if cold fingers had wrapped themselves around my heart. ‘That was two and a half hours ago,’ I thought. Why hadn’t I heard? By the time I did ... [Full Story »] 

Winder-Barrow High School students arrested for bomb threat

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, January 23. 2009
Two Winder-Barrow High School students were arrested Friday in connection with the Jan. 13 bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the high school. The 15-year-old female and the 16-year-old male were taken to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville, where they will remain until a hearing, according to a press release from the ... [Full Story »] 

Two Winder-Barrow High School students arrested for bomb threat

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, January 23. 2009
Two Winder-Barrow High School students were arrested Friday in connection with the Jan. 13 bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the high school. The 15-year-old female and the 16-year-old male were taken to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville, where they will remain until a hearing, according to a press release from the ... [Full Story »] 

Legislature not likely to fund 4th Superior Court judge

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 23. 2009
The Georgia General Assembly may approve a fourth Superior Court judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, but it’s unlikely to fund the position. “There will be none (funding) this year, but we’re eligible for a judge, so we’re going to go ahead and put in for one so that when funds become available, we’ll be at the top of the ... [Full Story »] 

Kathryn Payne

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 23. 2009
HOMER – Kathryn Wood Payne, 83, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Odessa Poole Wood. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church and was retired from Blue Bell. Mrs. Payne was preceded in death by her husband, John William Payne. Survivors ... [Full Story »] 

Loy Thomas

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 23. 2009
NEW HOLLAND - Loy Bascom Thomas, 92, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Limestone Heritage Nursing Home, following an extended illness. Born December 12, 1916, in Hall County, he was the son of the late Richard and Mary Lee Thomas. He was a retired textile employee from New Holland Mills, served in the United States Army during World War II, ... [Full Story »] 

Timothy Seabolt

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 23. 2009
GAINESVILLE - Timothy Alan Seabolt, 22, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a sudden illness. He was the son of Lewis Seabolt of Gainesville and Andrea Wofford of Gainesville. Survivors in addition to his parents, include a brother, Joseph Tyler Seabolt, Gainesville; grandfather and grandmother, Angel ... [Full Story »] 

Herman Baugh

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 23. 2009
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Herman Crawford Baugh, 91, passed away January 19, 2009, in Birmingham, Ala., where he resided since 2001. He was born November 7, 1917, in Lula, the son of the late Arthur Herman and Zadie Church Baugh. After his mother died in the Flu Epidemic of 1918, he was reared by his grandmother, Mary A. Cagle Baugh in the New Holland ... [Full Story »] 
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