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Commerce man charged with child molestation

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Friday, February 27. 2009

A Commerce man was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 18 on a charge of child molestation stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in Madison County sometime between June 24, 1999, and June 24, 2000. Phillip Mark David, 49, of 8849 Hwy. 98 West, Commerce, was charged with one count of child molestation. According ... [Full Story »]

Anfinson, Coile named Madison County’s STAR student, teacher

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Friday, February 27. 2009

Laura Anfinson is Madison County’s STAR student for 2009. Marvin White, president of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the STAR student event locally, made the announcement during the Chamber’s monthly coffee hour Feb. 19. Anfinson is the daughter of Tim and Beth Anfinson of Comer. Anfinson, an MCHS senior, selected ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Madison County missed out on a qualified chief appraiser

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Friday, February 27. 2009

Dear Editor: Last week I attended the special meeting of the Madison County Board of Commissioners, called to consider the hiring of a new chief appraiser in the tax assessors’ office. I came home much disappointed but not really surprised. We currently have a four-member board of assessors, and by a 3-1 vote we recommended a current employee ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: What goes on our plates

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Thursday, February 26. 2009

We offer blind faith to those who handle our food, putting our health in the hands of strangers when we purchase anything to eat. Short of raising, harvesting and preparing everything we eat, what else can we do? This is generally a fine arrangement. But most everybody can cite harrowing exceptions to the rule. I think of the evening I ... [Full Story »]

IDA turns to state for water funding

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Thursday, February 26. 2009

Hopes for USDA funding for future water line projects have apparently dried up in Madison County. The Madison County Industrial Development Authority hoped to get some help from the United States Department of Agriculture for major water line improvement/expansion in the county, but IDA executive director Marvin White said Feb. 16 that the ... [Full Story »]

Hull council seat attracting no interest

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009

Hull’s empty city council seat blues continue. The vacated spot at the city council table will remain unoccupied until at least this summer after no one sought to qualify for a March special election to fill the opening. “All we can do is try,” councilmember Becky Elkins said. “Just keep trying, and maybe someone will pick up on it.” ... [Full Story »]

Unemployment claims climbing

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009

First-time filers up 63.6% last month, compared to January 2008 The layoffs keep coming. In Madison County, 414 people filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits in January, up 63.6 percent from 253 in January 2008. However, Madison County’s unemployment numbers weren’t as bad as the state average. According to the Georgia ... [Full Story »]

Comer man charged with aggravated assault

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009

A Comer man was arrested recently on aggravated assault and other charges stemming from an incident that began Friday evening. Gilbert Bernard Saylors, 52, of 888 Clairmont Avenue, was also charged with obstruction of an officer and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. According to Comer police chief Brent Zellner, the incident began on ... [Full Story »]

Board of assessors change meeting date

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Wednesday, February 25. 2009

Madison County’s Board of Assessors will now meet on Thursdays. The group agreed Monday to change its regular meeting dates from the first and third Mondays of the month to the first and third Thursdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. The move was needed because the county board of commissioners recently decided to change its meeting schedule from ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: House approves property assessment freeze

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Tuesday, February 24. 2009

For many years, I have introduced and supported legislation that would put an end to the back-door tax increases on local property owners that occur through the revaluation process. On Thursday, Feb. 12, I joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives who approved HB 233, which would establish a two-year moratorium on property ... [Full Story »]

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