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Search warrant leads to two drug arrests

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday that deputies executed a search warrant on Thursday afternoon, March 26, at a residence at 145 Loggins Road Commerce and two people were arrested on drug charges. “This is the second search warrant executed at this location in the past three weeks,” Chapman said. During the execution of ... [Full Story »]

Adventure at Louisiana crawfish farm tour

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

Jeff Davis Parish in Southwest Louisiana offers wonderful Southern hospitality in a charming small town atmosphere. It’s where I finally learned how to eat a crawfish properly. I had always peeled the body of the crawfish and been puzzled as to why there was no meat on it. I was doing this same technique at a recent crawfish boil in the Jeff ... [Full Story »]

Property tax relief addressed

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

BY REP. MICHAEL HARDEN This week proved to be another busy one for the House of Representatives. We voted on legislation that would provide property tax relief to our homeowners for a second time and sent a batch of bills to the Governor for his consideration. Earlier this year, we voted to approve Senate Bill 83 which would have doubled the ... [Full Story »]

Roof repair approved for historic courthouse

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

The Banks County Board of Commissioners agreed in a called meeting last week to move forward with repairing the roof in the historic courthouse. Staff will get bids for the project and then proceed. It was reported that it is an emergency situation because the roof has “huge gaping holes” and the leaks are causing other damage inside the ... [Full Story »]

Lula looking at stimulus money to fund new wastewater treatment plant

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

The Lula City Council unanimously approved a motion at a called meeting on Tuesday to proceed with applying for a Georgia Environmental Facilities Association (GEFA) stimulus package totaling $3.5 million to fund the city’s new wastewater treatment plant. Engineer Brian Rindt, Rindt-McDuff Associates, said on Tuesday that Lula could receive ... [Full Story »]

Several vehicles broken into in Lula area

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday that deputies responded to three different locations on Saturday, March 21, to incidents where vehicles had been entered and damaged on Antioch Road in Lula. It is believed the incidents occurred between midnight Friday, March 20, and early Saturday morning. Each vehicle had items taken, ... [Full Story »]

BOE looking at salary cuts; public hearings set April 1-2

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

Banks County School System employees may be the latest to suffer from the economic downturn. The board of education is considering cutting local supplements which would mean a salary reduction for employees. The BOE will hold public hearings to seek input on the proposed cuts at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, and 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, at ... [Full Story »]

Don Shubert appointed to BJC Authority

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Tuesday, March 24. 2009

The Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center Authority has elected Commerce certified public accountant Don Shubert as its newest member. Shubert, who lives in Banks County and has a CPA practice in Commerce, was one of three nominees submitted by the Banks County Board of Commissioners for the position that has been vacant since long-time member ... [Full Story »]

Food Stamp applications continue to rise

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Tuesday, March 24. 2009

As the economy continues to slump, the Banks County Department of Family and Children Services continues to see an increase in Food Stamp applications and cases. Banks County DFACS director Kenny Jarvis told the board at Wednesday’s monthly meeting Banks County has 793 total Food Stamp cases reported as of February 2009 compared to 551 for ... [Full Story »]

BCHS has high failure rate on EOCT

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

Banks County High School had a higher than average failure rate in most of its fall End of Course Test results. The school had results reported in only four out of eight categories for the fall semester, but in three out of those four areas, BCHS students failed at a higher rate than their peers around the state. BCHS students best results was ... [Full Story »]

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