Entries from February 2009

Kason DuBose

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, February 27. 2009
COMMERCE – Kason Talik DuBose, 17, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Born on April 26, 1991, he was the son of Bernard and Barbara Dubose. He was a member of the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church, played drums for all the choirs, and was secretary of Sunday School. He was a senior and honor student of East Jackson Comprehensive High School and ... [Full Story »] 

Coach calls state tourney trip ‘a momentum builder’

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, February 27. 2009
The Madison County wrestling team produced no placers at the state wrestling tournament at Gwinnett Arena but is all the wiser for the experience. “It was kind of a good momentum builder for next year,” coach Richie Houston said. “I guess the ole saying in wrestling is that you’ve kind of got to be there first.” Cody Phillips (112), ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: The moral hazard of bailouts

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, February 27. 2009
So there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, on all the Sunday morning talk shows saying how happy he was to take all the Washington bailout money he could get. That from the leader of the most dysfunctional state in the union, a state that is on the verge of insolvency because of inept leadership and massive amounts of spending. ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Local papers will survive, prosper

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, February 27. 2009
An extended stretch of illness left me home-bound several consecutive days last week. In between bouts of sleeping for hours at a time, I found myself overcome with a combination of restlessness, boredom and soreness from constant coughing and laying in the bed for too long. During one of the brief stretches when I had the energy to climb out ... [Full Story »] 

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

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MadisonJournalTODAY
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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MadisonJournalTODAY
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 »] 

Seniors show the way

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, February 26. 2009
Raiders return seven seniors off state tourney team Madison County’s veteran players want to make sure last year’s 20-8 season wasn’t a one-and-done type scenario. The Raiders open today (Thursday) at home against non-region Jefferson, hungry for another 20-win season and trip to the state playoffs. “We’ve got a bunch of seniors,” ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Relationship with consultant needs a clear line

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, February 26. 2009
There’s something malodorous going on in the Jackson County government. The firing of several people from the county’s planning staff two weeks ago was not unexpected. With little building activity and few rezoning requests, that department has been underworked for months. During this time of fiscal austerity, the county should be cutting ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS gunmen pick off Aquinas

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, February 26. 2009
Team completes perfect regular season with win Madison County cruised to another win last week and finished another regular season unscathed. The rifle Raiders beat Aquinas 1,125-1,094 at Augusta’s Pinetucky Gun Club last Tuesday to finish the regular season at 6-0. Madison County shoots at the area meet on March 3. Wade Threlkeld led the ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: What were they thinking?

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, February 26. 2009
I am appalled and amazed by last week’s news that the chairmen of our school board and our board of commissioners had not paid some of their property taxes on time. What are these guys thinking? Is it arrogance or lack of attention to detail? Poor management of personal finances or simply making the decision to maximize their use of their ... [Full Story »] 
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