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County schools open $3 million line of credit

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Tuesday, February 17. 2009

A local bank will extend a $3 million line of credit to a Madison County School System still awaiting its main source of revenue. The county board of education (BOE) approved a tax anticipation note (TAN) last Tuesday that will allow the school system to borrow up to $3 million from Merchants and Farmer’s Bank at a 1.94 interest rate. Since ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Hats off to volunteer fire depts., EMTS

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Tuesday, February 17. 2009

Dear Editor: It can be so devastating to come home and find your house burned. How would we respond to our family, friends, neighbors? Think on this for just a moment. I would say as a friend of Howard and Cody Goss, this was so horrible, yet there were volunteer firemen from Danielsville, Colbert, Comer, 40 or more firemen working hard to keep ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Child passenger restraints are a must

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Tuesday, February 17. 2009

By David Larkins The other day I sat in my car waiting for my fiancée, who had gone inside the store to make a quick purchase. In the five minutes I sat there watching traffic go by, I saw three cars with small children riding unrestrained and bouncing around inside. My blood began to boil. I’m sorry, but this is one of my pet peeves. In 11 ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville man charged with battery after restaurant incident

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Monday, February 16. 2009

A Danielsville man was charged with battery last week after an altercation in a local restaurant on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Johnny Stewart Johnson Jr., 29, of 2333 Hwy. 98 West, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 3, on one count each of simple battery and disorderly conduct. According to the incident report, Deputy Alan Stratton, who was off duty at the ... [Full Story »]

Pit bull in dog fighting case released to county, headed to rehab

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Monday, February 16. 2009

A male pit bull seized from a Madison County man accused of dog fighting is now on its way to rehabilitation. The dog was released to the county and then sent to a rescue group in Atlanta, which placed it in pit bull rehab. Criminal charges are still pending against its former owner, Johnny Johnson, of Danielsville. The case could go to court ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Both parties gambling on the future

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Monday, February 16. 2009

“Be careful what you wish for, you might get it,” is an often quoted saying. But it is a applicable today as it was when it was first invented. Frequently, people find that although things go exactly as they planned, the results are far from what was expected. For example, the national Democrats wished for complete control over the federal ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: More bad news on the budget front

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Bad news! Last week, members of the General Assembly and Georgia citizens received more bad news on the already dismal subject of the annual state budget. State tax collections for January were $262 million below where they were for the same month last year – a 14.3 percent drop-off. As I have been predicting for the last eight months, this ... [Full Story »]

Madison County keeps inmate crew

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Madison County commissioners agreed Monday to maintain a contract with Whitworth Detention Center out of Hartwell for two inmate work crews, who pick up trash along county roads and county facilities. They also pick up recyclable items for the county school system. The board considered eliminating one of the crews as a cost-cutting measure, but ... [Full Story »]

Madison County keeps inmate crew

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Madison Co. couple travels to India for daughter’s wedding

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Saturday, February 14. 2009

A Madison County couple made the trek to Mumbai, India last month to take part in their daughter’s wedding to a native of that country. Greg and Rebecca Bleakley, of Hull, say they’ll never forget the experience of seeing a country and sampling a culture that was so fascinating and vastly different from our own. And to top it off, they were ... [Full Story »]

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