Entries from January 2009

Judge returns pit bull to county custody

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, January 31. 2009
A male pit bull, which was seized in a case of alleged dog fighting and then returned to its owner, is now back in county custody. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Malcolm granted a seizure warrant Monday sought by the district attorney’s office and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office to hold the dog as evidence in the case regarding Johnny ... [Full Story »] 

Stanley Stone

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Saturday, January 31. 2009
ATLANTA – Stanley Jay Stone, 53, died Thursday, January 29, 2009. Born in Fulton County and a lifelong resident of metro Atlanta, he was a retired maintenance engineer, a graduate of Tucker High School, a member of the Tucker First United Methodist Church, and was a Mason. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Alex and Donna Stone, ... [Full Story »] 

Pearlene Wood

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Saturday, January 31. 2009
COMMERCE – Pearlene Eula Wood, 70, died Friday, January 30, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late James Hubert and Reba Massey Mealor. She was a homemaker and a member of Cabin Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Wood; and a daughter, ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Taking back tax relief would be a raw deal

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, January 31. 2009
Imagine that a restaurant offers you a coupon on their steak special. You eat your meal, pay for your family’s entrees, go home, go to work, move on with your life, glad that you saved a few bucks on an expensive outing. The phone rings a month later. It’s the restaurant. “That coupon for the steak you had last month is no longer ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co. Relay kickoff celebrates ‘25 years of hope’

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, January 31. 2009
Beth Strickland stood before fellow cancer survivors, caregivers and Relay for Life volunteers at this year’s annual kick off ceremony at the Sanford Community Center Monday night and gave the speech of her life, about her life. “My surgeon told me – you know you are a walking miracle,” Strickland said. Diagnosed in 2007 with Stage 4 ... [Full Story »] 

Tough times: Huber lays off 28

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Huber Engineered Woods laid off 28 employees at its Commerce oriented strand board (OSB) plant last week. That amounted to about a quarter of the plant’s labor force. “Due to the ongoing worldwide financial crisis and the significant downturn in the U.S. housing market which have adversely affected our business, we have unfortunately had to ... [Full Story »] 

UPDATED: State appeals court to hear hospital case

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed on Friday to hear an appeal centering on a proposed hospital in Braselton. Northeast Georgia Medical Center asked the court two weeks ago to hear an appeal of its case after Superior Court Judge Bob Adamson ruled in favor of Barrow Regional Medical Center in December 2008. “We think that ultimately it’s ... [Full Story »] 

Breaking News: State appeals court to hear hospital case

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed on Friday to hear an appeal centering on a proposed hospital in Braselton. Northeast Georgia Medical Center asked the court two weeks ago to hear an appeal of its case after Superior Court Judge Bob Adamson ruled in favor of Barrow Regional Medical Center in December 2008. The Winder hospital is fighting a ... [Full Story »] 

Big government shows its weak side

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Politicians and citizens alike bemoan the idea of “big government,” but on the national and state levels no one actually in office has much of a track record about downsizing government. It is the natural order of things for government to grow as there is never a shortage of new ideas for ways that government can “improve” lives by ... [Full Story »] 

Bill Ward

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 30. 2009
WINDER – Bill Ward, 84, died Thursday, January 29, 2009. A native of Clay County, Ala., he was the son of the late Ulyses and Annie Lee Bunn Ward. He was a retired automobile mechanic and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Ward was preceded in death by sons, Bobby, James and Raymond Ward; and a granddaughter, Jamie Leigh Ward. ... [Full Story »] 
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