Entries from March 2009

Commerce’s Golf Teams Expecting Good Season With A Lot Of Talent

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Thursday, March 5. 2009
Commerce’s Tiger golfers started what they hope will turn out to be a good season last Thursday against Jackson County. Although they finished seven shots behind Jackson County — shooting a 207 to the Panthers’ 200 — Commerce has high hopes for the season. While the weather conditions canceled Monday’s match against Oglethorpe, the ... [Full Story »] 

Banks County's spring baseball schedules

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Thursday, March 5. 2009
The 2009 Banks County baseball schedules were provided courtesy of BCHS head coach Joe Lord. Varsity BanksCountyVarsityBaseball2009.pdf Junior Varsity JV.pdf Middle School BCMSBaseball2009.pdf [Full Story »] 

Track and field open season with several top place finishes

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Thursday, March 5. 2009
Banks County’s track and field athletes opened their season last week at Riverside against the Riverside Eagles and the North Hall Trojans. Head track coach Tressa Moore said that it was a tough competition but with several good performances, the team did well. Up next for Banks County is the Stephens County meet on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. This ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Time to foot bill for chief appraiser

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, March 5. 2009
I feel like I could find a Madison County tax story from 2004 and run it again in 2009 with just a few name changes. The core issues remain. The tax digests are perennially late. There are questions about the uniformity of values. There are real animosities that can’t be disguised through forced smiles. Those who serve on the local assessor ... [Full Story »] 

JCCHS girls tie, boys lose to Hebron

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
It was a mixed bag last week for the JCCHS soccer teams, as the girls recorded a tie, while the boys’ team suffered a loss. Both teams are next scheduled to travel to Franklin County to face the Lions. The girls are slated to begin at 5:30 p.m., with the boys’ game set to follow at 7:30 p.m. Hebron The Jackson County girls traveled to ... [Full Story »] 

East Jackson’s Season Ends With Loss To Coosa

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
After a long season that saw the East Jackson boys’ basketball team make its first appearance in the AA state tournament, the Eagles’ season came to a close on Saturday with a loss to Coosa in Rome. The Eagles entered the tournament as the number three seed from 8-AA after winning seven of their last ten games. East Jackson had also ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co., weather gives Jefferson trouble

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
The Jefferson Dragons now find themselves at 1-1 for the season after a loss last week to Madison County, along with postponed and canceled games over the weekend and this week due to inclement weather. The Dragons are next slated to play host to Madison County tonight (Wednesday), but that game was postponed until Thursday. First pitch is ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers pick up first season win

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009
After losing in their season opener last week to Lumpkin County, the Jackson County Panthers turned their luck around by scoring a victory last Thursday against Oglethorpe County. Up next for the Panthers is the second annual Panther Diamond Day at home. The Panthers are slated to face the 0-2 Osborne Cardinals at noon, and then will face ... [Full Story »] 

CHS bids come in well under budget

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
After last Thursday’s bid opening for the construction of the new Commerce High School, superintendent James E. “Mac” McCoy feels better about all of the delays in the project. “Yes sir, I do,” McCoy said. “If we had started when we wanted to, we probably wouldn’t have gotten these type of numbers. Everything worked out for the ... [Full Story »] 

Police bust 4 for selling — BC Powder

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
BC Powder is supposed to cure headaches, but four men who allegedly passed it off as cocaine created some major headaches for themselves. The Commerce Police Department charged the men with trafficking cocaine, selling cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of tools for the commission of a crime — even though ... [Full Story »] 
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